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The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Craig Silvey’s books pulled from WA and Victoria curriculums after child exploitation material charges

Sydney stage adaptation and new book put on hold after Runt and Jasper Jones author arrested

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14

Exiled gangland boss Kazem Hamad linked to Victoria’s tobacco wars arrested in Iraq

Hamad arrested on behalf of Australian authorities for alleged drug trafficking

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14

Minns says bridge used in Bondi attack should be torn down – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 13

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As we begin to assess the fire damage in Victoria, we must not overlook these hidden costs

Devastated by widespread fires, Victoria has declared a state of disaster. More than 500 structures have reportedly been destroyed and 1,000 agricultural properties have been affected. Tragically, there has also been one fatality.

The Conversation · Jan 13

Bushfire losses mount as premier defends fleeing mob

Volunteer firefighters are "blaming themselves" for being unable to lessen the devastation wrought by an ongoing bushfire crisis, a fire chief says.

AAP · Jan 13

'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

With hundreds of structures destroyed and livestock lost in fires and floods, large parts of rural Australia will never be the same amid ongoing disasters.

AAP · Jan 13

More than 500 structures destroyed in Victoria’s bushfires as 12 major blazes continue to burn

Conditions ease, with no emergency warnings in place for first time since Thursday, but communities urged to remain alert

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12

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New board and chair appointed after event called off – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 12

Nursing home exodus 'last resort' as fire cause probed

A truck trailer sparking along a major road is being probed as the possible cause of a devastating bushfire as cash is set aside to facilitate the clean up.

AAP · Jan 12

A new fight for Victorian farmers – saving livestock that survived devastating bushfires

After trying to fend off the fires, people around hard-hit Longwood quickly turn to keeping animals alive

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12

Bushfires burn 350,000 hectares and leave one person dead as Australia says crisis far from over

Premier says 10 of 30 fires still burning across Victoria considered of particular concern

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Three arrested after alleged racially motivated attack on Muslim religious leader in Victoria

Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-east

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12

Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces appeal to support those affected, as authorities warn fire risk could spike again later in month

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12

Australian shares gain ground in mixed trading session

The ASX200 finished up half a per cent, with goldminers gaining as the metal surged to a new record, while insurance companies fell amid bushfires in Victoria.

AAP · Jan 12

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Opposition ‘deeply sceptical’ of Labor bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Morning Mail: costs of Victoria bushfires hit hard; Iran protests death toll soars; Adelaide festival turmoil continues

Hundreds of homes and businesses lost in Victoria fires; US weighs up Iran intervention; leadership crisis at Adelaide festival

The Conversation · Jan 11

Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather

After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the town of Alexandra in central Victoria, and on the NSW-Victoria border near Corryong.

AAP · Jan 11

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Questions about a state's emergency services preparedness have been slapped down by a premier, as the identity of the first victim of ongoing fires is revealed.

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

‘You can’t replace time’: Harcourt’s wine and beer producers mourn loss of industry’s heart in Victoria bushfires

The Harcourt Cooperative Cool Stores kept priceless stock for local businesses – but it was also the focal point for friendships in ‘a passionate industry’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?

Advocates say even they are surprised by Allan government’s embrace of higher density housing, but warn construction costs risk city becoming ‘victim of its success’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned

Almost a dozen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier saying ‘we are not through the worst of this by a long way’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 10

Lynne and Peter return to find their house still standing but others left devastated after Harcourt bushfire

Dozens of properties including some owned by firefighters and local councillors destroyed in fire that ripped through Victorian town

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

New bushfire warnings issued in Victoria and NSW as Townsville braces for cyclone – as it happened

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AAP · Jan 9

Extreme heat but no fire emergency yet beyond Victoria

As bushfires rage in Victoria, other parts of Australia's southeast are sweltering amid extreme heat ahead of an expected cooler change.

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