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High winds lifted 10-tonne truck off the ground, killing volunteer firefighter.
Australian bushfires claim third firefighter's life in South Australia
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'Extreme' heatwave about to hit Australia
"That heat is going to build through southern parts of Australia."
'He's gonna kill him': Man clings to bullbar in shocking video
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Black Christmas: Australian bushfires rage on as hundreds of homes destroyed
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Australia bushfires: 'Like standing behind a 747 jet engine'
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'I'm quite offended at the suggestion that we lost that village.'
Aussie PM hits back at Greta Thunberg over bushfire 'catastrophe'
Greta said politicians failed to connect the climate crisis with extreme weather events.
Nurse crushed to death while in the back seat of an Uber
"Our hearts go out to the family and friends impacted by this tragic incident."
Man's incredible 'coffin' escape from raging bushfires
An Aussie artist managed to save his own life by using a makeshift "coffin".
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Scott Morrison spoke for the first since his holiday – and many Aussies weren't impressed.
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Aussies told to cancel travel plan
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