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Victoria Police have charged a 22-year-old man with the murder of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy.

Increasing access to university education for regional and remote students is key to the University Accord's vision for the future of Australia's tertiary sector.

Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle bushfires in Western Victoria, with residents being warned of extreme fire danger in the coming days.

The Bayindeen fire is burning west of Ballarat and has already destroyed 6 homes in the area. 

Guest:Robert Vance, Pyrenees Shire Mayor

Residents west of Melbourne have endured a terrifying night after bushfires developed late yesterday, driven by strong winds and scorching temperatures.

Emergency warnings remain in place for dozens of communities West of Ballarat. At least 1000 firefighters, and 24 aircraft are battling an out-of-control fire between Ballarat and Ararat in the Pyrenees Ranges.

Guest:Luke Hegarty, Victoria State Control Centre Spokesperson 

Residents are continuing to assess the damage of Victoria's devastating storm and fire disaster, as the number of homes lost grows.

In Pomonal, bushfires destroyed 44 homes, with close to half the town disappearing in a day.

South Australia's primary industries set another record-breaking year for agribusiness, raking in $18.5 billion in revenue, Australia's potato industry hits $1billion in value for the first time, and CFS research reveals more than half of South Australians would wait until they are threatened by fire before leaving.

Thousands of Victorians remain without power following Tuesday's storms, this comes as bushfire authorities work to bring fires under under control in the state's west.

Victorian fire authorities are that warning today may pose the greatest fire risk in four years. 

Melbourne correspondent Donna Demaio told Mike Hosking that there’s a catastrophic bushfire danger rating for parts of the state, with high winds, heat, and the potential for dry lightning likely.  

She says it's going to reach 40 degrees plus, and the fire experts say these forecast conditions haven't been seen since the Black Summer of 2019. 

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Kirsty experienced financial abuse, and wants others to know it is possible to rebuild their lives.

Rabobank's latest Rural Confidence Survey has shown a late turnaround in farmer confidence in South Australia, Livestock SA has called for the resumption of live sheep exports out of Adelaide by sea, and artifical intelligence is now helping to defend forest plantations in the state's South East from bushfires.

Landholders are concerned about litigation and fines over planned burns 

Skate, salmon and the remote Tasmanian town of Strahan 

New research shows global timber production is under significant threat from wild fires, with Australia one of the worst affected, more job cuts are expected as the CBH Resources' Rasp mine in Broken Hill is put up for sale, and new Australian research has shown that the likelihood of hail has changed substantially over the past 40 years

The database Books3 contains more than 180,000 works of literature that were taken without permission from authors to develop AI linguistic software.

New figures from the Rec Cross show only one in 10 Australians are prepared for a natural disaster, despite knowing they'll likely be hit by one.

After three years of above average national rainfall, the switch has been flicked.

We’re heading for a hotter and drier spring than average, which isn’t good news for summer. But does that mean we’ll be battling bushfires once again? 

Today, a former Fire and Rescue Commissioner and founder of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action Greg Mullins on how to prepare for what’s ahead. 

Featured: 

Greg Mullins, former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and founder of Emergency Leaders for Climate Action

You may have noticed your home insurance bill is a lot higher than usual. 

In the past year there’s been a huge jump in premiums, with most of us paying almost 30 per cent more. 

Those in flood prone areas are seeing even bigger rises. 

Today, what’s behind the premium price spikes and what can be done to bring them down. 

Featured: 

Sharanjit Paddam, Principal of Climate Risk at Finity Consulting

Soaring temperatures have been fuelling wildfires across Canada — which have had far-reaching effects in the US and Europe. 

Climate change is already having far-reaching consequences, for our forests, our oceans and ourselves.