Melbourne has recorded 41C, the hottest day in six years, and Adelaide’s temperature has reached 43C as a heatwave not seen since the deadly black summer bushfires has caused “really dangerous” conditions and bushfire warnings in several states. Severe to extreme intensity heatwaves stretched from the north-west to the south-east of the country – developing […]
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Australia news live: bushfire evacuation warning for Victorian towns; PM attends funeral of Bondi victim Peter Meagher | Australia news
Leave immediately warning issued for towns in north-east Victoria VicEmergency just issued an emergency warning for an area west of the town of Walwa in the state’s northeast, comprising the Bungil, Thologolong and Granya areas due to a bushfire. The blaze is not yet under control and is traveling south from the Mt Lawson state […]
Australia news live: Albanese to visit flood-hit Queensland; Bondi suspect moved to Goulburn Supermax | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Good morning, and happy Tuesday. Nick Visser here to take over the blog. Let’s get to it. Share Another Victorian Liberal MP to quit The problems facing the party’s new leader, Jess Wilson, have deepened after another MP, Wendy Lovell, announced […]
Damien Martyn: Former Australia batter in coma in hospital
Former AFL star Brad Hardie, speaking on Perth’s 6PR radio station, said: “Damien Martyn, the champ from WA [Western Australia] unfortunately took ill on Boxing Day and currently is residing in a Queensland hospital. “I’d like everybody to have their best wishes and positive thoughts for Marto. Let’s hope he can pull through, because it’s […]
Sydney to Hobart yacht race forecast to be cold, wet and bumpy as Australia’s west faces cyclone and bushfire threat | Australia weather
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is forecast to be cold, wet and bumpy but without a repeat of last year’s fatal conditions, as the rest of the country experiences the full range of weather events over the Christmas period, including cyclone and bushfire danger in the west. A race briefing from the Bureau of […]
Australia news live: Tony Burke defends decision not to call royal commission into Bondi attack; Australia records highest number of road deaths since 2010 | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Update on 12 victims of Bondi terror attack still in hospital NSW Health has provided another update on the 12 victims of the Bondi mass shooting who remain in hospitals in Sydney. Earlier we reported that there had been a worsening […]
Australia news live: Bowen decries Coalition’s ‘disgusting’ partisan ‘pile-on’ after Bondi attack; ABC defends Tingle and Ferguson over coverage | Australia news
Bowen: Sussan Ley’s outburst against Wong was ‘pretty disgusting’ Chris Bowen was asked on ABC RN about Sussan Ley’s quite vocal attack on the government yesterday, particularly the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, whom the federal opposition leader claimed “had not shed a single tear” for the victims of the Bondi massacre. You can catch […]
Australia news live: farmers groups push back against ‘rushed’ Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Kellie Sloane supports call for federal royal commission into Bondi attack Asked about the Put Australia First rally, which went ahead in Sydney on the weekend despite pleas from authorities to cancel, Sloane said there were “important public safety reasons” for […]
Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news
Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme Albanese has announced a national buyback scheme for firearms. The government will establish a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms – the largest buyback since the Howard government initiated one in 1996. Australia’s gun laws were substantially reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy. […]
Bondi terror attack updates: funeral held for Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman; Frydenberg says his criticism of PM is ‘not about politics’ | Australia news
Holocaust survivor and Bondi victim Alex Kleytman remembered at Sydney funeral Mourners have gathered for the funeral for holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, who was killed in Sunday’s attack. Speaking to reporters after the terror attack on Sunday, his wife, Larisa Kleytman, said Hanukah had always been a “very, very good celebration” for the couple, having […]