Australia news live: residents urged to leave as bushfire spreads east of Melbourne; SA Labor pledges $100k ‘empty nester’ incentives
The fire at Gaffneys Creek is still out of control and has burned through 1,100 hectares since it started on Thursday night. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice investigating the mistaken kidnapping of grandfather Chris Baghsarian are appealing for information about suspicious car fires that could be related to the case, AAP reports.Hopes are fading of finding the 85-year-old alive, who was taken captive more than a week ago when three men stormed his Sydney home and bundled him into an SUV. Continue reading...
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Tony Burke says Australia has few options to block return of 34 women and children from Syrian camp
One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, but home affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Burke says authorities “know the state of mind” of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in a Syrian detention camp, but says his options to prevent them returning to Australia are limited.The home affairs minister, who represents a south-western Sydney electorate with a high Muslim population, also warned Pauline Hanson’s recent derogatory comments against Muslims in Australia could incite violence. Continue reading...
Pakistan carries out strikes in Afghanistan, ‘killing and wounding dozens’
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All nine bodies of skiers killed in California avalanche recovered
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