Firefighters across Victoria brace for extreme risk, residents told to evacuate immediately
There are fears new fires will start and a large blaze in the state’s west will spread further amid 100km/h winds and near 40-degree temperatures predicted for Thursday.
- by Angus Delaney and Cassandra Morgan
Latest
‘Not forgotten’: PM pays tribute to Cyclone Tracy victims 50 years on
Survivors sobbed in Darwin as Anthony Albanese recalled the disaster that left “an entire city almost wiped off the map”.
- by Angus Delaney
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Victoria bushfires
Statewide total fire ban declared as Boxing Day scorcher looms
Tuesday’s mild conditions allowed Halls Gap residents a brief window to return to their homes, but temperatures and wind will soon contribute to extreme fire danger.
- by Angus Delaney
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Crime
Man charged with murder after fatal double shooting in Rye
Jack Gilmour and Charlyze Hayter were found with fatal gunshot wounds after a fight broke out in a home on the Mornington Peninsula on December 2.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
Bali Nine members arrive home having paid ‘heavy price’
After nearly two decades jailed in Indonesia on drug trafficking convictions, the five men touched down in cities across the east coast this morning.
- by Angus Delaney
Enjoy the sparkle at five of Melbourne’s best Christmas light homes
From Coburg to Hampton Park to Bayswater, here are five of the best Christmas light shows to visit across the city.
- by Angus Delaney and The Visual Stories Team
Crime in Victoria at highest level on record
Youth crime has hit a 15-year peak and domestic violence is at a record high, according to the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency.
- by Angus Delaney
Australian student allegedly shot by Israeli army has eye removed
Ranem Abu-Izneid often thinks of the day her eye was ruptured by shrapnel in the West Bank. Now she has faced her worst fear – having it removed.
- by Angus Delaney
Family heartbroken after boy, 10, dies in car boot in ‘tragic game of hide-and-seek’
Bentley was playing in his mother’s car in Victoria’s north on Sunday afternoon when he became trapped in the boot and died.
- by Angus Delaney
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Weather
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
Explainer
Language
‘Peak popularity’: Why names go in and out of vogue
One of the earliest names ever recorded was Enpap-x. But Alexander and Freya are ancient too. Some names catch on, others fade from glory. Why? And what are the rules on trading in your name for a new one?
- by Angus Holland and Angus Delaney
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