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Fire authorities are better prepared for this summer. The question now is – are you?

Last year, campers had to evacuate because of floods. This year, they’re evacuating because of fire. Over Victoria’s long weekend, campers and residents in Gippsland had to flee fast-moving fires, driven by high winds.

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Toughest race at world’s smallest mountain: Australians run wheat sacks up steep slope for glory

Thousands cram into the Victorian town of Wycheproof as the gruelling King of the Mountain returns for the first time since 1988

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Fires and floods leave many states on extreme alert

Fire season is under way as blazes burn across the country driven by volatile conditions with total fire bans in parts of WA, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

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Australia records driest September as fires rage in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania

The month was also Australia’s third-warmest September on record as El Niño and the climate crisis combined

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Bushfires In Victoria Have Left A Home Destroyed As The Region Now Prepares For Flash Floods

Bushfires have battered the state of Victoria over the weekend leaving a home destroyed as the state now prepares for flash flooding.

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New-look Victorian cabinet sworn in as Allan era begins

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's first cabinet has been sworn in, a week on from Daniel Andrews' shock resignation and a day before parliament returns.

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Teen 'cannot remember' stabbing man at train station

A 19-year-old who was drunk and possibly high on drugs when he fatally stabbed a Victorian father cannot remember the attack, his barrister says.

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International students in crisis not seeking mental health support, Victorian inquest finds

Coroner examining five suicide deaths says tertiary sector faces difficult challenge in encouraging students to get help

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Midnight Oil launch ad targeting voice ‘scare campaigns’ – as it happened

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Sydney smashes 1 October heat record as Victoria fights bushfires

The previous hottest start to October in Sydney was 33.1C but Sunday’s mercury peaked at 35.6C

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Woman charged with murder after man fatally stabbed

A Victorian woman has been charged with murder after a man with stab wounds was found inside a car north of Melbourne.

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Sydney heat records tumble as fires burn in Victoria

Locals and campers have been told to flee an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria's Gippsland region as Sydney sweats through its hottest October day on record.

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Confused cows and more time after work: the pros and cons of daylight saving across Australia

At 2am on Sunday the clocks roll forward an hour in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT. So why aren’t Queensland, WA and the NT onboard?

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Unseasonable heat to hit south-east Australia over grand final weekend

Much of NSW, South Australia and Victoria are forecasting temperatures above the September average, with highs of 29C in Melbourne and 36C in Sydney expected

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The Daniel Andrews era is over. Where to now for Victoria with Jacinta Allan as premier?

The housing crisis and other social issues may be among the new leader’s initial priorities but the state’s debt could hamper her broader plans

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Victoria down NSW, stay unbeaten in one-day competition

Wicketkeeper Sam Harper's career-best 96 has set up a comfortable 59-run victory for Victoria over rivals NSW in the domestic one-day competition.

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Albanese endorses Allan following robust meeting claims

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan met with the prime minister hours after a minister confirmed she was picked for the job after a "robust" meeting.

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Penny Wong refuses to release documents related to Qatar Airways decision – as it happened

The foreign minister claims public interest immunity over Dfat advice. This blog is now closed

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Samuel Eto’o investigated by Cameroon police over match-fixing allegations

Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, has been accused of helping to fix matches in the country’s second tier

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Grattan on Friday: In the second half of this term Albanese will need to concentrate on delivery

Labor’s national landscape is changing. Daniel Andrews’ abrupt exit from the Victorian premiership this week is the latest development in a wider picture.

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A 22 Y.O. Woman Had To Be Rescued After Falling Off A Cliff In Victoria While Taking A Selfie

A woman has been airlifted to safety after falling a 50 metres from a cliff while taking a selfie on Phillip Island in Victoria.

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Basketballer and gardener: Allan introduces herself

New Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is a career politician but says she's in touch with everyday working families and listening to their concerns.

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Burglaries, arsons jump but Victorian crime still down

The number people committing property and deception offences has increased in Victoria in the past year, according to new data from the Crime Statistics Agency.

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'Deep honour': Allan ascends as Victorian premier

Victoria has its first female premier in decades, with Jacinta Allan sworn in as premier, replacing Daniel Andrews after his sudden exit from politics.

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Golf, reading, family beckons as Daniel Andrews departs

Daniel Andrews is no longer Victorian premier and is heading off to a life of golf and possibly the private sector.

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