Victorian emergency services have warned Halls Gap residents to leave immediately and holiday-makers to stay away, as an expanding bushfire is expected to burn for weeks.

A man says his truck displaying the Palestinian flag was burned outside his inner-Melbourne home,  as also investigate a separate incident involving an anti-Semitic sign that was displayed outside state parliament.

The new legislation extends government funding until March 14, provides $US100 billion for disaster-hit states and $US10 billion for farmers.

Bus company Greyhound Australia says it is 'heartbroken' by the death of a 32-year-old bus driver in a collision on the Hume Highway this morning that also injured several passengers.

While most Australians will enjoy settled Christmas Day weather, conditions leading up to December 25 and from Boxing Day onwards are looking extreme.

Two days after Virat Kohli berated a female reporter at Melbourne Airport, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was declared off limits to Australian reporters on Saturday.

In his last hit out before a potential Test debutant, Sam Konstas, was dismissed for a duck in the BBL.

India has had its first look at the MCG ahead of the crucial Boxing Day Test but there was a notable absence from its nets session.

Many in the Victorian Liberal Party want John Pesutto to go. If only they could decide who they want to replace him.

North Queensland saw another day of heavy showers which may cause flash flooding in the region.

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Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.

The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.

Police are looking for vehicles of interest, a Ford Falcon and a Mazda Axela.

In his last hit out before a potential Test debutant, Sam Konstas, was dismissed for a duck in the BBL.

India has had its first look at the MCG ahead of the crucial Boxing Day Test but there was a notable absence from its nets session.

North Queensland saw another day of heavy showers which may cause flash flooding in the region.

The Queensland government has ordered a review of DV Connect to make sure funding is well-spent as calls are ringing out.

An emergency warning to evacuate immediately was also issued for a small town in the Macedon Ranges early on Saturday afternoon, but was later downgraded.

A car ploughed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in Germany, killing at least two people and injuring at least 68 others.

A car ploughed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in Germany, killing at least two people and injuring at least 68 others.

Another 141 Australian citizens touched down in Brisbane overnight following the devastating earthquake.

Donald Trump urged the US government shutdown to “start now”, but a bipartisan a deal was approved by Republicans and Democrats alike at the last minute.

The driver was arrested shortly after he had barrelled into a crowd in Magdeburg, Germany, about 7pm, when the town centre was teeming with holiday shoppers.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.