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Emergency warning issued for out-of-control fire in northern Victoria
People near the Indigo Valley in northern Victoria are told it is too late to leave after an emergency warning is issued for an out-of-control grassfire burning from Barnawartha towards the area.
 
Live: Fire crews battle out-of-control blazes in southern states
An emergency warning is in place for an out-of-control fire burning in Victoria's north-east while fire crews also tackle blazes in ACT, NSW and Tasmania. Follow our live coverage.
 
Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer to be charged with electoral fraud offences
Controversial Auburn City Council Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer is served with a court attendance notice for alleged electoral fraud offences.
 
$1b plan to eliminate Hepatitis C within a generation, slash drug costs
A $1 billion Federal Government package will see the cost of groundbreaking Hepatitis C treatments fall from $100,000 to as little as $6.10, in a move aimed at eliminating the disease from Australia within a generation.
 
Shkreli dismisses fraud allegations as 'baseless, without merit'
Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceuticals entrepreneur vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving AIDS drug, dismisses the unrelated securities fraud allegations that resulted in his arrest this week as "baseless and without merit".
 
Two bodies recovered from ferry accident off Sulawesi
Two children become the first victims found following a ferry accident in central Indonesia, an official says, as search and rescue teams continue scouring the rough seas for survivors.
 
NASA's New Horizons reveals insight into Pluto's glacial activity
NASA reveals geological evidence of past and present glacial activity on Pluto in the latest findings from the New Horizons spacecraft science team.
 
US Democratic candidates Clinton, Sanders clash over Syria
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accuses rival Hillary Clinton of being too quick to support a regime change in Syria at a debate dominated by national security issues and how best to defeat Islamic State militants.
 
Brazil freezes BHP, Vale assets over dam spill
A federal judge in Brazil has blocked the assets of the mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale over the collapse of a dam in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais last month.
 
Hird bemoans 'power and greed' in sport, 2016 will be 'year of facts'
Reflecting on the highs and lows of 2015, former Essendon coach James Hird says sport is being dominated by administrative "power and greed".
 
Flying Padre brings Christmas presents to outback Queensland
Rural chaplains from the Salvation Army's Flying Padre are travelling to communities in Queensland's north-west, bringing presents and sharing the holiday spirit.
 
Tree planting memorial service honours eight children killed in Cairns
About 200 people attend a memorial and tree planting service in Cairns to remember eight children who died in a home in far north Queensland a year ago.
 
Beijing slams 'provocative' US South China Sea flypast
Two US B-52 bombers flew close to islands in the flashpoint South China Sea this month in a "serious military provocation", Beijing says, as tensions simmer in the disputed waterway.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Tracey Holmes Grieving among the waves: Only a surfer knows the feeling
By Tracey Holmes
By Luke Buckmaster Is this the victory for film pirates we think it is?
By Luke Buckmaster
By Terri Psiakis It turns out that size does matter - in the brain
By Terri Psiakis
By Mike Steketee A healthy budget shouldn't mean an unhealthy nation
By Mike Steketee
 
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US Democratic candidates Clinton, Sanders clash over Syria
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World
Yemen fighting intensifies despite ceasefire
Rwanda changes constitution to allow president to stay in power
Conductor, political maestro Kurt Masur dies aged 88
 
Business
Jetpacks drive companies higher on Australia share market
Miners, banks hit as post-Fed glow rapidly fades
Research shows Australians not overly concerned with Chinese investment in agriculture
 
Politics
US Democratic candidates Clinton, Sanders clash over Syria
As it happened: Candidates seek to dent Clinton's campaign in third Democratic debate
Conductor, political maestro Kurt Masur dies aged 88
 
Sport
Hird bemoans 'power and greed' in sport, 2016 will be 'year of facts'
City edges Victory in enthralling A-League Melbourne Derby
Renegades power home to seven-wicket win over Heat
 
Science and Tech
NASA's New Horizons reveals insight into Pluto's glacial activity
Dogs generously give to their canine friends: study
Scientists brace for widespread coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef
 
Environment
Beijing issues second red alert for choking smog
Conservationists concerned over lack of tugboat facilities in port expansion
Volkswagen emissions component not a 'defeat device', lawyers say
 

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