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A rural firefighter paused to rescue a group of stranded koalas.
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'Catastrophic' fire conditions in Australia as temperatures soar over 40C
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Aussie PM's holiday blunder in wake of killer fires
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'Force may be used' at protest outside PM's house
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White Island tragedy: Mother and daughter die in bitter twist of fate
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Australia registers new hottest day on record
The heat is only set to worsen over the next few days across the nation.
Parents' horror as baby dies at childcare
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How a uni dropout, earning $7 an hour at Pizza Hut, built a $260m empire
'I'd go for early morning meetings and then after school I'd be making pizzas.'
'Absolutely heartbroken': Siblings of Karla Mathews, killed in eruption, speak of their loss
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'Sweltering heatwave' could give Australia hottest ever day
Trio of high pressure systems is conspiring to smash the record books with 50C levels.
Now we're getting serious: New cricket academy established
The partnership is a first between the New Zealand Cricket Foundation and a school.
Human leg washes up on Aussie beach
The remains appeared to be two intact leg bones with a diver's bootie attached.
Two dead following axe attack in Sydney's southwest
Two people have been killed following an axe attack in Sydney's southwest.
Photo baffles Aussies: Can you spot the killer creature?
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Australian Foreign Minister speaks on White Island tragedy
Marise Payne is in New Zealand after the White Island deaths.
White Island tragedy: Bad weather hampers morning efforts to recover last two bodies
Efforts to find two remaining bodies on Whakaari/White Island have been hampered.
Australian wildfires declared 'a public health emergency'
Doctors warn the smoke contains highly dangerous levels of deadly particulates.
Leighton Smith: Who to believe in a post-truth world?
Comment: Washington is putting on a master class in the corruption of liberal democracy.
Govt approves $5m fund to help small businesses after White Island eruption
The Government's Cabinet paused for the national minute of silence today.
'It was terrible': Furious dad slams cruise ship operator
The Ovation of the Seas cruise ship has arrived back in Sydney following the disaster.
Mum's angry parking note to 'idiot' driver
Sydney mum has let rip at an "idiot" driver after her car was "blocked" in while shopping.