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Tasmanian bushfire could take months to contain | Sky News AustraliaTasmanian authorities are warning a bushfire burning across the state’s central plateau could take months to contain. \n\nFirefighters spent the day making up for lost time due to Friday’s hot and windy conditions. \n\nSpot fires continue to emerge with fire crews working fast to prevent the flames moving forward. \n\nA total fire ban will remain in place until Monday. \n\nImage: Warren Frey \u002F Tasmanian Fire Service \n More fake news . Don’t you people who put out fake news very soon it will not be safe for you to walk down the street? Qanon WWG1WGA And the Tasmainianfires gets zero air play on channel9 tonight
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‘Watch and Act’ issued for bushfire in Jandabup, Perth | Sky News AustraliaA ‘watch and act’ has been issued for a bushfire burning in Jandabup, Perth.\n\nThe warning covers the area between Franklin road to the west, Trichet Road to the south, Rousset Road and Townsend Road to the north and the Pine Plantation to the east. \n\nAuthorities are still warning residents a possible threat to lives and homes remains due to changing conditions. \n\n\n\n
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Focus shifts to Tasmania's south as bushfires continue to burn | Sky News AustraliaTasmanians are being warned not to become complacent in milder conditions as bushfires continue to burn across the state.\n\nThe Bureau of Meteorology warned that Wednesday would be the hottest day for the week before possible rainfall and thunderstorms, as a cooler change moves through.\n\nFirefighters have warned its only days before a total fire ban could be reinforced - as they turn their efforts to protecting communities in the state's south.\n\nSome residents of lower Judbury in the Huon Valley have been told to get ready to leave because of concerns about the Riveaux Road bushfire.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Waterbombing helicopter crashes while battling bushfires | Sky News AustraliaA waterbombing aircraft has crash landed in a dam while battling bushfires in Gippsland, eastern Victoria. \n\nThe helicopter made a crash landing about 7.15pm on Monday with three crew on board including two engineers and a pilot. \n\nThose on board the aircraft managed to swim to the shoreline of the dam and escape the crash without major injury. \n\nThe incident is being investigated by the Air Transport Safety Bureau and Worksafe. \n\n\n\n
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Tas fire crews prepare for most dangerous day of bushfires yet | Sky News AustraliaFire crews in Tasmania are preparing for what is expected to be the most dangerous day for bushfires due to hot and windy weather across the state.\n\nResidents have been told to enact their bushfire survival plans after two new emergency warnings were put in place for fires burning at Shannon and Waddamana in the central plateau region.\n\nThe bushfires have already ripped through more than 63,000 hectares, creating a line of fire more than 80 kilometres long. \n\nPolice Minister Michael Ferguson says the fires are 'going to take a lot of work' to extinguish.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Firefighters to establish control lines for Timbarra bushfire | Sky News AustraliaFirefighters will try to establish control lines for a bushfire burning near Timbarra, Victoria. \n\nThe blaze is not yet under control, despite the emergency warning being downgraded to ‘advice’.\n\nAt least 8,000 hectares of land has been damaged by the fire which could take weeks to put out. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n
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Drug overdoses are a health issue, 'not a criminal issue' | Sky News AustraliaSky News host and Melbourne City Councillor Nicholas Reece says that the drug overdose issue is predominantly a health issue, not a crucial issue. \n\nMr Reece says that an evidence-based approach to the issue is necessary, as current plans promoting abstinence and giving harsher penalties don’t work.\n\nSix people hospitalised for suspected drug overdoses at the Rainbow Serpent Festival in Victoria, while ten people were taken to hospital after suspected drug use at two music festivals in Sydney on Australia Day.\n\n\n So all drugs are legal ? It remains criminal issue - don’t be deluded. The issue can be managed but no-one wants to put the solution in place !!! More BS from the Left If people do not take drugs, it will not because a health issue. ‘harsher penalties don’t work’ - really? I wonder how Singapore does it ... we just became too weak to fight.
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Search for plane with footballer on board moves to recovery operation | Sky News AustraliaThe search for a plane that disappeared over the English Channel with footballer Emiliano Sala on board has moved from a rescue to recovery operation. \n\nPolice say they are looking at four possibilities for the fate of the plan e including that it landed on water with Sala and the pilot making it onto a life raft. \n\nThe footballer reportedly voiced fears over the safety of the plane in a WhatsApp voice message he sent to friends while on board. \n\n\n\n\n
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'Knifed twice' Mundine empathises with dumped Grant Shchultz | Sky News AustraliaThe Liberal candidate for the seat of Gilmore Warren Mundine says he understands how dumped candidate Grant Schultz feels, having been ‘knifed twice’ himself. \n\nMr Mundine unsuccessfully attempted to enter federal parliament in 2001, when was selected third on Labor’s NSW Senate ticket. \n\nHe contested preselection for the seat of Fowler in 2004 but was again unsuccessful. \n\nMr Schultz resigned from the Liberal Party on Tuesday, claiming he could no longer be a member of a party that ‘does not support democracy’, and announced he would run as an independent for the marginal NSW seat. \n\n\n\n nyunggai And you'll get that same feeling again in 3 months time - what sort of moron would split the vote in a seat they hold by 1500 votes with no chance of a preference deal? Morrison has gifted Gilmore to the ALP on a silver platter nyunggai Grub nyunggai He knows how it feels but does it anyway, not great form
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We cannot take Australian freedom for granted: Okotel | Sky News AustraliaFULL PANEL DISCUSSION: Labor MP Michael Danby and Federal Liberal Party Vice-President Karina Okotel discuss the detainment of an Australian writer detained in China as well as the rise of Chinese propaganda in movie theatres. \n\nMs Okotel told Sky News we cannot take Australia’s freedom and democracy for granted. \n We can't take it for granted, we have to be very cautious- especially with a country as subversive as China right on our doorstep trying as hard as they can to buy up Australia to make us a part of their Communist regime. We'll be better off when their economy finally collapses. Fear fear fear
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