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Firefighters warn of power shortages sparked by coal station fires
Firefighters have warned Victoria’s power supply could be at risk, and extra pressure placed on the national grid, as crucial firefighting equipment used to respond to mine and power station fires undergoes repairs.
- by Bianca Hall
Queensland on flood alert
Urgent flood warnings are in place in southern Queensland after days of heavy rain.
Out of control bushfire in Victoria
Evacuation warnings are in place for an out of control bushfire burning in regional Victoria.
Blue skies and sunscreen or lunch inside? The Christmas Day forecast is in
Last Christmas a storm cell smashed Sydney and a plane was struck by lightning. Here’s what’s in store this year.
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief
The mercury hit 32 degrees in Sydney’s CBD and climbed to more than 40 degrees out west.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Riley Walter and Penry Buckley
Bushfire burning near Ballarat downgraded to ‘advice level’
Firefighters are getting the upper hand over a bushfire burning near Ballarat, with the Creswick blaze downgraded to "advice level".
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Out-of-control bushfire near Ballarat is downgraded after mercury cools from 40-degree peak
Residents of Clarkes Hill, Wattle Flat and Dean were told shortly before 7pm to leave immediately, after a bushfire started near Creswick, but that advice has since been downgraded.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
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