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The Little Desert fire burning out of control on Monday.

Firefighters battling dangerous conditions as mercury soars above 40

A total fire ban is active for the Mallee, Wimmera, South-West, North-Central and Central forecast areas.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan

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Hot weather predicted for Monday.

What time to leave the beach before scorching heat turns to wild winds

Victorians will endure quickly soaring heat on Monday morning and a change that could hit bayside beaches with strong wind gusts.

  • Roy Ward
Monday’s public holiday is expected to be a scorcher, with temperatures above 40 degrees in Melbourne.

‘Fantastic’ weather for tennis finals ahead of statewide scorcher

Extreme fire danger ratings are in place for much of Victoria on Monday, with temperatures set to exceed 40 degrees.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Climate changed has increased the risk of Melbourne experiencing LA-type fires.

The home front: Could the Los Angeles fires happen in Australia?

Experts say it is only a matter of time until major Australian cities experience “house-to-house ignition” on a similar scale to Los Angeles.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
landslip in McCrae

Surgery for injured worker as unsafe landslide homes remain off limits

The Age has obtained a recording of a meeting the Mornington Peninsula Shire council held with affected residents, at which authorities said work to identify the source of the landslide was ongoing.

  • Lachlan Abbott, Sarah Danckert and Angus Delaney
February next month marks 10 years since Tamara Dawson was diagnosed with melanoma.

‘Australia’s national cancer’: Melbourne’s melanoma hotspots

Tamara Dawson was just 36 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. She says there’s still “so much we’re not doing to reduce the burden of disease”.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Broede Carmody
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Spectators walk through the rain during day one of the 2025 Australian Open.

Manic Monday at Open after thunderstorms drench courts

Play was suspended for more than six hours on all but three of Melbourne Park’s courts on Sunday.

  • Marc McGowan and Sophie Aubrey
The rain sends people running for cover.
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Australian Open in pictures: Day 1

The best pictures from on and off the court at the 2025 Australian Open.

Rain caused chaos on day one of the Australian Open.

Thousands without power as unexpected wild thunderstorm lashes Melbourne

A wild storm caused flash floods, lightning strikes and power outages, rolling in from western Victoria and lashing the city at lunchtime.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Melbourne is sweltering through another hot summer day.

State swelters before late change, fires break out near Bendigo, Ballarat

A cool change won’t bring relief to Melbourne until late Sunday, as firefighters tackled fresh bushfires in the Central Goldfields region.

  • Brittany Busch

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