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Woman falls into 9ft sinkhole in garden

A 45-year-old woman fell into a 9ft sinkhole while hanging out washing in a Melbourne backyard. She had to swim to stay afloat in the sinkhole.

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Australia braces itself for more fires

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Australian court lifts ban on naming arson suspect

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Australian wildfire death toll 'will exceed 200'

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Authorities rethinking policy on wildfires

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Homes destroyed by wildfires in Australia as heatwave peaks

Southern Australia hit by heatwave

Southern Australia suffered a record-breaking heatwave that has threatened rural towns with wildfires and sent ambulance crews after heat-stressed patients.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2009

Houses destroyed in Australia wildfires

Two houses were destroyed by wildfires in drought-stricken south-east Australia today on the region's hottest December day in 53 years.

Sun, 10 Dec, 2006