Fire authorities will monitor conditions in South Australia and Victoria in coming days, with hot temps elevating bushfire risk.

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A total fire ban has been declared for Victoria on Boxing Day, while SA authorities are closing monitoring conditions over the next few days.

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Plus - Sydney's iconic NYE fireworks will go ahead, after a back down from the rail union over strike action

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A fire ravaged community has been allowed to briefly return to their homes to grab their Christmas presents in Western Victoria.

It's as firefighters are simultaneously battling large blazes and preparing for conditions to worsen over the next two days. 

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Queensland's on track to become the country's road fatality hot spot. 

The most recent a 23-year-old man the passenger in a car which crashed into a pole in the states north this morning.

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Worst fire conditions for years expected over the next two days.

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Neighbours have spoken of their devastation after the death of a boy in a house fire at Mandurah, south of Perth.

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Authorities are talking up the danger the state faces, as three main bush fires burn out of control.

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Plus - News Corp has sold pay TV giant Foxtel for $3.4 billion

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Australia has sent over more aid supplies to help the recovery.

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