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Smoke from Victoria's deadly bushfires is expected to blanket Melbourne once again this weekend, as some people living in the state's northeast are being urged to leave their homes.

A surfer has suffered a deep shark bite to his left foot south of Port Kembla in the NSW Illawarra.

A union head wants an immediate raise in the disaster recovery allowance for bushfire-affected Australians.

Calls are growing for the government minister at the centre of the $100 million sports grant scandal to step down.

A second person has died due to pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus discovered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, local authorities say.

Renowned British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has criticised the Morrison government's approach to climate change as the coalition stands firmly by the nation's coal exports.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has begun, with senators swearing an oath of "impartial justice" as jurors, and House prosecutors formally reciting the charges.

Wildlife carer Kevin Clapson says his scorched property on NSW's south coast used to look like a scene from a David Attenborough documentary.

Despite high rainfalls across the state, NSW emergency services have reported a "relatively quiet period" with only a smattering of call-outs for flash flooding and leaking roofs.

An award-winning Queensland milk company has accused the state government of "hogwash" after a lucrative contract to supply hospitals went to foreign-owned companies.