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Storms, flood threat to Vic bushfire towns

Bushfire-ravaged Victorian communities have been warned of flood risk as up to 70 people are expected to fly back to Mallacoota to reunite with family members.

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Dust and thunderstorms to hit central NSW

Rain will continue to fall across NSW in the coming hours before warm and dry conditions return mid-week.

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Tas Liberals meet to decide next premier

Tasmania’s treasurer Peter Gutwein and senior minister Michael Ferguson are in the running to replace the outgoing Liberal premier.

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Tas Liberals meet to decide next premier

Tasmania’s treasurer Peter Gutwein and senior minister Michael Ferguson are in the running to replace the outgoing Liberal premier.

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More mortuary evidence at Claremont trial

The lengthy Claremont murders trial will hear more detailed evidence this week about post mortems and crime scenes.

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Red Cross teams up with online video game

The Red Cross has teamed up with the makers of the online video game Fortnite to raise awareness about its work in the world’s conflict zones.

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Water restrictions extended to most of Tas

For the first time, water restrictions in Tasmania have been extended to cover most of the state after three years of dry weather with no end in sight.

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Bushfire children to get additional $400

Children whose families have been affected by the devastating bushfires will be getting an additional $400 payment from the government starting on Monday.

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Researchers want the Open dates be moved

Victorian researchers have suggested the Australian Open could reduce the impact of extreme heat on players by moving or extending the event.

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Small business to receive bushfire help

The federal government has announced a suite of measures including loans, grants and tax assistance to help small businesses that were hit by bushfires.

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Sydney memorial for Iran plane victims

An Iranian community organisation president fears there won’t be an open and transparent inquiry into the downing of an airliner over Tehran.

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Childcare review on cards in 2020: Tehan

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan says a promised review of the government’s childcare subsidy will go ahead this year as Labor claims fees have risen.

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Sydney nightlife quiet as lockout laws end

NSW Police have confirmed “nothing out of the ordinary” happened in Sydney on the first weekend after the controversial lockout laws were lifted.

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Victoria gets $75m fire clean-up package

The federal and Victorian governments are contributing $75 million to a clean-up package for properties left damaged in the wake of destructive bushfires.

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18 hours ago

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Law firm looking into sports grant scandal

Law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a class action over the $100 milllion community sports scandal dogging the federal government.

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20 hours ago

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Policies in the fullness of time: Albanese

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is in no hurry to rush a new suite of policies through given the next election is probably two years away.

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20 hours ago

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Relief package as bushfires scorch tourism

The federal government is allocating $76 million from its $2 billion bushfire recovery fund in a new push to revive Australia’s tourism sector.

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Calls to recognise WA town’s dark history

New Norcia, Australia’s only monastic town and a tourist hotspot in Western Australia, bears a murky history which it has been slow to publicly acknowledge.

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