Victoria Braces for Extreme Bushfire Risk Amidst Severe Weather Forecast
Extreme fire danger is forecast for Victoria on December 25, 2024, with 100km/h winds and 40-degree temperatures expected, leading to immediate evacuations in Halls Gap and parts of the Macedon Ranges, while a large western blaze threatens to spread further.
Victoria Braces for Extreme Bushfire Risk Amidst Severe Weather Forecast
Extreme fire danger is forecast for Victoria on December 25, 2024, with 100km/h winds and 40-degree temperatures expected, leading to immediate evacuations in Halls Gap and parts of the Macedon Ranges, while a large western blaze threatens to spread further.
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36% Bias Score
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
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32% Bias Score
Victoria's Power Grid at Risk Due to Broken Firefighting Equipment
Victoria's power grid is at risk due to an out-of-service aerial pumper vital for fighting coal mine and power station fires in the Latrobe Valley, which supplies 72% of the state's energy; concerns arise about firefighter safety and potential grid instability.
Victoria's Power Grid at Risk Due to Broken Firefighting Equipment
Victoria's power grid is at risk due to an out-of-service aerial pumper vital for fighting coal mine and power station fires in the Latrobe Valley, which supplies 72% of the state's energy; concerns arise about firefighter safety and potential grid instability.
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40% Bias Score
Victorian Bushfires Trigger Emergency Alerts, Blanket Melbourne in Smoke
Uncontrolled bushfires in regional Victoria, fueled by extreme dry conditions and strong winds, are blanketing Melbourne in smoke haze and threatening multiple towns, prompting emergency alerts and evacuations in the Grampians, Macedon Ranges, and Bass Coast regions.
Victorian Bushfires Trigger Emergency Alerts, Blanket Melbourne in Smoke
Uncontrolled bushfires in regional Victoria, fueled by extreme dry conditions and strong winds, are blanketing Melbourne in smoke haze and threatening multiple towns, prompting emergency alerts and evacuations in the Grampians, Macedon Ranges, and Bass Coast regions.
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24% Bias Score
Victoria Imposes Total Fire Ban Amidst Extreme Heatwave and Bushfire Risk
A total fire ban is in place across much of Victoria due to a forecast extreme heatwave (temperatures up to 46°C in some areas and 41°C in Melbourne) and strong winds, impacting six districts with an extreme fire danger rating, due to unusually dry conditions and an early start to the fire season.
Victoria Imposes Total Fire Ban Amidst Extreme Heatwave and Bushfire Risk
A total fire ban is in place across much of Victoria due to a forecast extreme heatwave (temperatures up to 46°C in some areas and 41°C in Melbourne) and strong winds, impacting six districts with an extreme fire danger rating, due to unusually dry conditions and an early start to the fire season.
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52% Bias Score
Victoria Faces $24 Billion School and Kindergarten Construction Bill
Victoria faces a $24.2 billion infrastructure challenge to accommodate a surge in early childhood education and primary/secondary school demands by 2036, necessitating 900 new kindergartens and 60 new schools to create nearly 138,000 new places.
Victoria Faces $24 Billion School and Kindergarten Construction Bill
Victoria faces a $24.2 billion infrastructure challenge to accommodate a surge in early childhood education and primary/secondary school demands by 2036, necessitating 900 new kindergartens and 60 new schools to create nearly 138,000 new places.
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32% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire: Evacuations and Shelter-in-Place Orders Issued Amidst Extreme Fire Danger
An out-of-control bushfire near Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to over 50,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as extreme heat and strong winds create 'dreaded Boxing Day' conditions.
Grampians Bushfire: Evacuations and Shelter-in-Place Orders Issued Amidst Extreme Fire Danger
An out-of-control bushfire near Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to over 50,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as extreme heat and strong winds create 'dreaded Boxing Day' conditions.
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36% Bias Score
Victorian Bushfires Prompt Christmas Eve Evacuation Warning
Australian residents near the Grampians in Victoria were given two hours to collect belongings before Christmas due to severe bushfires that have already burnt over 41,000 hectares of land in the past week, with authorities warning that conditions in the days ahead could be the worst since the 2019-...
Victorian Bushfires Prompt Christmas Eve Evacuation Warning
Australian residents near the Grampians in Victoria were given two hours to collect belongings before Christmas due to severe bushfires that have already burnt over 41,000 hectares of land in the past week, with authorities warning that conditions in the days ahead could be the worst since the 2019-...
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24% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire Grows to 34,000 Hectares as Heatwave Approaches
A bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to 34,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings as a heatwave approaches; meanwhile, Queensland recovers from severe flooding.
Grampians Bushfire Grows to 34,000 Hectares as Heatwave Approaches
A bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park, sparked by lightning, has grown to 34,000 hectares, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings as a heatwave approaches; meanwhile, Queensland recovers from severe flooding.
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40% Bias Score
Victorian Property Investor Exodus Amidst Rising Costs
Increased land tax and stricter regulations in Victoria are prompting investors to sell properties, causing a 22.6% drop in new home loan commitments from May to September, impacting rental supply and potentially harming low and middle-income renters.
Victorian Property Investor Exodus Amidst Rising Costs
Increased land tax and stricter regulations in Victoria are prompting investors to sell properties, causing a 22.6% drop in new home loan commitments from May to September, impacting rental supply and potentially harming low and middle-income renters.
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52% Bias Score
"Victoria's Underfunding of Lifeline Creates $7 Million Crisis"
"Victoria's $1.54 million annual funding for Lifeline is drastically insufficient, resulting in a $7 million shortfall due to interstate call routing and lack of text services; this underfunding affects service access for vulnerable groups and necessitates increased state investment."
"Victoria's Underfunding of Lifeline Creates $7 Million Crisis"
"Victoria's $1.54 million annual funding for Lifeline is drastically insufficient, resulting in a $7 million shortfall due to interstate call routing and lack of text services; this underfunding affects service access for vulnerable groups and necessitates increased state investment."
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60% Bias Score
Victorian Health Services Reject Government's Restructuring Plan
Victoria's plan to restructure health services into 11 networks faces opposition from multiple health services citing concerns about increased travel times, worse patient outcomes, and the impracticality of proposed groupings; Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Health want to be remove...
Victorian Health Services Reject Government's Restructuring Plan
Victoria's plan to restructure health services into 11 networks faces opposition from multiple health services citing concerns about increased travel times, worse patient outcomes, and the impracticality of proposed groupings; Gippsland Southern Health Service and Bass Coast Health want to be remove...
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40% Bias Score