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News A NZ man, 22, who moved to Brisbane to recover from the death of his best mate, tragically suffered a similar fate after a New Year’s party.

News Aussies have been blown away by RFS chief Shane Fitzsimmons’ leadership, with firefighters paying tribute to his grit and determination.

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News An $80 million bounty has reportedly been placed on Donald Trump's head following the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani.

Environment ”Apocalyptic scenes” have been seen in Eden, stricken by enormous bushfires, where residents haven’t seen daylight since yesterday.

News The actor became a well known face on the original SeaChange series. He had thought he had beaten cancer but reports this morning say he has passed away.

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News Comedian Celeste Barber has raised more than $22 million for fire services battling the Australian blazes.

News Emergency services are today picking through the burned rubble of homes to see how many have been lost, adding to the thousands already destroyed.

News Scott Morrison has sparked a backlash after tweeting a short clip about his government’s response to the devastating bushfires.

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News The royals have joined the global outpouring of grief at Australia’s bushfire crisis by sharing touching messages on social media.

Celebrity Local and international stars are sharing their heartache over the bushfires — and Pink’s just put her money where her mouth is.

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News LIVE: Catastrophic conditions could force major blazes raging to merge and create "monster infernos", authorities fear, with multiple states on edge.

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News Australia's third-largest island has been left devastated after a massive bushfire tore through 150,000 hectares of land.

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News Facing renewed criticism over his response to the bushfire crisis, Scott Morrison went on TV last night – where he faced some blunt questions.

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Environment Thousands of Australians fleeing the bushfires are on the “highway from hell”, exhausted, hungry and enduring bumper to bumper traffic.

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Entertainment Industry sources have reported Karl Stefanovic will return to the Today Show even earlier than predicted.

News Eight outstanding candidates are in the running for Senior Australian of the Year.

News A brave 19-year-old has captured the moments she attempted to save her home from a ferocious blaze, using nothing but a small hose.

News Horror conditions in the coming hours could cause major bushfires in NSW and Victoria to "suck each other in" and merge into one giant fire.

Pets & Animals Vets now have a job of euthanising as hundreds of thousands of animals suffer from the bushfires, with entire species also under threat.

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News Constance said Prime Minister Scott Morrison got "the welcome he deserved" when he was heckled and snubbed by RFS volunteers and south coast locals.

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