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- Victorian bushfires: Emergency warning issued for out-of-control grassfire near Indigo Valley
An out-of-control bushfire near the Indigo Valley in northern Victoria is threatening a number of communities ahead of a gusty change.
- Live: Fire crews battle out-of-control blazes in southern states
Emergency warnings are 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.
- High chance of cyclone forming off Australian coast before Christmas
The chance of a tropical cyclone forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria before Christmas has risen from low to high, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has warned.
- Tasmania 'dodges a bullet' as cold front moves in to douse fires
Tasmania has "dodged a bullet" after a cold front doused the threat of serious bushfires, but the reprieve could be short-lived, Tasmania Fire Service has warned.
- Cool change arrives in South Australia after record-breaking December heatwave
A long-awaited cool change has arrived in South Australia after much of the state sizzled in over 40 degree Celsius heat for four consecutive days.
- Cooler, thundery change spreading through VIC after record heat
The searing heat that has scorched Victoria since early this week is coming to a thundery end today as a cool change sweeps through the state.
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