Victoria

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Shania Lee  is being sought by police after failing to appear in court.

Mum accused of leaving kids in house fire on the run

Her two young daughters were killed and her son was left injured in the fire.

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Human remains were located on Phillip Island, Victoria.

Plumber’s horror find at holiday home

‘He just pulled a bit of sand out and emptied his bucket, and that’s when he saw the human head.’

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Cars have been swept out to sea and a campground is underwater as thunderstorms and flash flooding hit a popular holiday hotspot in Victoria.

Tsunami-like waves sweep cars out to sea at popular holiday spot

Onlookers have been left shocked by what was unfolding before them at the Victorian beach.

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Tom Silvagni has launched an appeal against his rape conviction.

Tom Silvagni claims judge made mistakes in rape trial

The son of AFL great Steven and celebrity wife Jo has revealed the grounds for his appeal.

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An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman charged over the deaths of two of her children. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Mother charged over kids' deaths in fire skips court

A woman charged over the death of her two children has not reported to police since December, with a warrant issued for her arrest after she skipped court.

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Residents impacted by Victoria's bushfires are returning to survey the extent of the damage. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Homes lost, farms burned: $15m recovery after week-long inferno

Bushfire-devastated communities are starting a long rebuilding effort as residents return to regional communities that have lost more than 200 homes.

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Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad, one of Australia’s most wanted criminals, has reportedly been arrested in Iraq.

Australian drug, crime kingpin captured in Iraq

Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad, the illicit tobacco king of Australia, has been described as ‘one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world’.

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Police have announced a $1 million reward for information regarding the suspicious disappearance of Eloise Worledge fifty years ago.

Million dollar reward after girl vanished from bedroom

Fifty years after eight-year-old girl Eloise Worledge went missing from her Melbourne bedroom, police have announced a $1 million reward for information regarding her suspicious disappearance.

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Recovery and rebuilding are coming into focus with easing conditions helping firefighters.

Devastated regions pick up pieces from bushfire's wrath

Easing weather conditions are helping firefighters tackle blazes that have razed homes and taken at least one life as wary authorities begin recovery efforts.

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Residents in north-east Victoria have been warned to ‘take shelter now’ as an out-of-control bushfire rages near the New South Wales border.

‘Take shelter now’: Warning as out-of-control bushfires rage

A man aged in his 60s is dead and hundreds of homes have been razed as out-of-control bushfires continue to rip through Victoria.

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A peak body had earlier warned Australian Muslims were increasingly being targeted for their faith. NewsWire / Brendan Read

Three charged over vicious race-hate attack on Imam and wife

Three people have been charged over a terrifying attack on a prominent Muslim leader and his wife in Victoria. 

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Flames are continuing to burn out of control across Victoria, which has turned deadly over the weekend.

‘Too late to leave’: Deadly bushfires tear through state

Despite the heat settling across Victoria, it is doing little to deter the catastrophic bushfires from tearing through the state, which have claimed one person’s life.

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Paddocks are littered with the remains of animals and livestock that could not escape the bushfires. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Recovery mission begins amid ongoing bushfire disaster

Communities devastated by a bushfire that has claimed one life are beginning recovery efforts as blazes continue to burn across Victoria.

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A person has died as Victorians deal with the devastation of multiple raging bushfires. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

A person has died as bushfires tear through a state, with authorities warning it is expected to take weeks to get them under control.

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