The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Dozens of properties have been destroyed at multiple fire scenes as fire-fighters described confronting scenes of danger and destruction.

AAP · Jan 9

CFA volunteer Simon fought the fire that destroyed his own home: ‘I knew eventually it would get to us’

On a day of exhaustion and heartache, more than 700 Victorian firefighters battled 40 blazes as temperatures soared as high as 46C

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Australia bushfires: Aerial footage shows charred landscape after ‘catastrophic’ fires

Aerial footage shows the extent of damage caused by “catastrophic” bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state, which has forced communities to evacuate and hundreds of schools to close.

The Independent UK · Jan 9

Afternoon Update: fires blaze in Victoria; dozens boycott Adelaide festival; and Toowoomba’s ‘deliciously delusional’ dish

The state faces catastrophic heatwave conditions not seen since 2019-20 as temperatures in Melbourne soar into the 40s

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Australia bushfires latest: Three missing as ‘catastrophic’ fires cut power to 90,000 homes in 46C heat

Several properties have been destroyed, and police said a man, woman and child remain unaccounted for

The Independent UK · Jan 9

Victoria police revokes powers to allow warrantless pat-downs across inner Melbourne

Police say declaration of Melbourne CBD and surrounds as a designated area will end on 9 January, more than four months ahead of schedule

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Catastrophic bushfire conditions are worsening with fears damaging winds and lightning strikes will add to the dozens of destructive blazes raging in one state.

AAP · Jan 9

More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safe

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8

‘Toughest conditions imaginable’: Victorians urged to shelter inside from heatwave as tropical cyclone heads for Queensland

Heatwave warnings in place for nearly all states and territories as Sydney braces for 43C forecast on Saturday

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8

Morning Mail: FBI takes over case of ICE killing, Victoria braces for bushfires, Candace Owens promoter goes bust

American city on edge after fatal shooting of woman protester; Victorians on alert as SA also faces extreme fire danger

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8