Australia news live: bushfire evacuation warning for Victorian towns; PM attends funeral of Bondi victim Peter Meagher | Australia news

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 […]

Trump intervention warning over Iran protests 'reckless' says foreign minister

Trump intervention warning over Iran protests ‘reckless’ says foreign minister

Donald Trump’s warning that the US will intervene if peaceful protesters are killed was “reckless and dangerous”, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Abbas Araghchi’s comments came after the US president said Washington “will come to their rescue” of demonstrators taking part in protests over Iran’s economy, writing in a brief social media post: “We are […]

Australia news live: border force detains six foreign nationals found by police in remote WA; emergency bushfire warning near Hobart | Australia news

Australia news live: border force detains six foreign nationals found by police in remote WA; emergency bushfire warning near Hobart | Australia news

Drivers left stranded for hours in Sydney tunnel amid fears of roof collapse Penry Buckley Drivers have been left stranded for up to four hours in Sydney’s M4 motorway tunnel, after fears of a concrete roof collapse saw the closure of all westbound lanes, causing delays on surrounding roads. About 6am this morning, Transport for […]

Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west | Australian politics

Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west | Australian politics

Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens as summer break nears Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor is growing optimistic it can land a deal with the Greens to rush through its signature environment protection laws before parliament suspends for the summer break. The government is desperate to pass legislation to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity […]