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Australian bushfire now ‘size of Singapore’ as homes abandoned
More residents have been told it is too late for them to flee.

Millions on high alert as Australia bushfires grow
Extreme Boxing Day weather conditions raise fire danger across several Australian states.

Ex-Auckland pharmacist asks judge to toss conviction for $50,000 theft so he can work in Australia
A conviction might make it more difficult to attend pharmacist conferences, he said.

Retirement village vacancies rise: Ryman's chairman Dean Hamilton explains
Opening three new hospital buildings in Auckland and Hastings pushed up vacancies.

Ryman result: Australasian business has 1156 empty retirement homes
A new phenomenon: increasing vacancies being declared in our retirement villages.

Police hunt travels to Australia in search of Arthur Easton's killer
Detectives flew to Victoria, NSW and Queensland as part of the investigation.

‘Russian sugar daddy’: CCTV reveals teenager's horrific final moments
What she told friends before the tragic rubbish tip discovery.

'Right thing to do': Stranger steals car after 5-year-old left in back seat
'It's not a big crime, right? I'm saving a child mate.'

Australian state luring Kiwi ECE teachers with $55,000 incentives
Victoria Government is targeting New Zealand early childhood teachers to move.

Adult dead, child injured as truck hits kindergarten in Victoria
Riddells Creek crash less than two weeks after a similar fatal tragedy in Melbourne.

Worker killed by fallen turbine blade at Victorian wind farm
Unions warned of safety concerns at a wind farm weeks before a turbine fell in Australia.

Here's how you score exclusive access to three coveted Melbourne attractions
The city’s expert-led tours add depth to the city’s cultural history.

'My mate, my champ': Dad’s tribute to ‘beautiful son’ killed in school crash
'You were my inspiration and motivation. I cannot comprehend the life ahead without you.'

Child dies, more injured after car crash at Melbourne primary school
A woman picking up her son smashed through a fence and into a group of children.

Aussie Jetstar pilot jailed for 32 years for 'brutal and horrific' killing of missing camper
Greg Lynn will spend at least 24 behind bars for killing Carol Clay.

First Victorian convicted of Nazi salute feels no shame, mulls appeal
Jacob Hersant says he will continue to do the gesture but hopes police won't see it.

Kiwi tradie makes chilling Google search before suspected suicide overseas
Samuel Keast's grieving sister believes her brother's workplace was 'toxic'.

Heartbreaking update in search for missing Aussie mum Samantha Murphy
The 51-year-old was last seen alive when she went for a run on the morning of February 4.

Man arrested in Rome over 1977 Melbourne cold-case murders
Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were found dead with multiple stab wounds.

Aussie brothers set fire to home while residents slept
The two men were jailed for the arson attack.

Watchdog launches probe after Westpac customer loses $323k in scam, bank CEO 'sorry' for huge loss
Westpac's CEO is confident it had acted appropriately and 'exercised our duty of care'.