Multiple out-of-control bushfires are threatening dozens of towns in central and north-eastern Victoria, with hot temperatures and strong winds resulting in "catastrophic" fire conditions. Follow live.
During winter, the trees and hills surrounding the small hamlet of Ruffy are beautiful and green, but now it has been "decimated" by an out-of-control bushfire.
The prime minister's critics feel he failed to meet the moment in the immediate aftermath of the Bondi attack, but with the royal commission he has a chance to get it right.
Protecting women and children, halting climate change and preventing acts of terrorism — these are the goals the White House now says go against America's goals.
US Border Patrol agents were conducting a vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon, when the driver "weaponised" the vehicle before an officer "fired a defensive shot", according to the Department of Homeland Security.
