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Search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy postponed due to fire danger

Volunteer-led group cancels Saturday’s search as 30,000 Victorians told to evacuate amid bushfire warnings

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'Leave early': thousands warned to flee wild bushfires

Victorians who could be caught in the path of raging fires are being urged to relocate before hot and windy conditions threaten lives and homes.

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Six homes destroyed, bushfire tipped to burn for weeks

Communities affected by a bushfire west of Ballarat have been warned it is not safe to return, with six homes confirmed to have been destroyed by the blaze.

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Victoria fires: at least three homes destroyed as authorities warn towns still under threat

Warnings remained in place for a group of communities west of Ballarat as crews work to get blaze under control

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Search parties, intrigue and a piece of Australian bushland hiding a secret: what happened to Samantha Murphy?

Nearly three weeks since she was last seen outside her Ballarat home, volunteers are refusing to give up the search for answers

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‘It’s just what you do for people’: the volunteer force helping Victoria’s Beaufort bushfire evacuees

Thousands of people are under evacuation warnings due to a 11,000ha fire burning west of Ballarat and locals have opened their homes to help

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Samantha Murphy unlikely to be found alive, police

Ballarat mother of three Samantha Murphy, who has been missing for three weeks is unlikely to be found alive, police say.

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Battle rages on as fire destroys at least one home

Fire crews are set to fight a massive bushfire in western Victoria for days before another spike in severe conditions is forecast.

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More detectives to aid search for Samantha Murphy

More detectives have been deployed to Ballarat to help search for missing mother Samantha Murphy, last seen more than two weeks ago.

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‘It’s a net zero cargo solution’: could Victoria become home to an airship renaissance?

French startup hoping to develop Ballarat manufacturing hub says dirigibles will transport freight too cumbersome for road or aid to inaccessible locations

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Missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy’s disappearance ‘suspicious’ and ‘unusual’, police say

Commissioner says there are ‘some suspicions’ in case of 51-year-old, but doesn’t know whether foul play was involved

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Missing Ballarat mum's disappearance deemed suspicious

The time since Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy disappeared and a lack of leads is suspicious, police say as investigators continue sifting through information.

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Psychics and amateur sleuths toss unfounded theories into search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy

As the police investigation enters its second week, wild speculation and conspiracy theories spread on social media

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Tough terrain for volunteers in search for missing mum

Volunteers continuing a ground search for missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy have been warned to take care of their own safety in difficult bush terrain.

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Search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy turns to dashcam footage as police ‘scale back’ on-the-ground operation

Mother-of-three, 51, was last seen leaving her Eureka Street home about 7am last Sunday to go for a run

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Ballarat still hopeful after days of searching for mum

The Ballarat community is still hopeful of finding missing mother Samantha Murphy six days after she disappeared as the State Emergency Service stands down.

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Afternoon Update: Labor MP breaks ranks over Gaza; search for missing Ballarat woman; and Finnair asks passengers to step on the scales

Labor MP Josh Wilson condemns Israeli’s military campaign in the Middle East as ‘unconscionable’

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'We need you at home', daughter pleads to missing mum

Police are concerned about the out-of-character disappearance of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, who vanished after going for an early morning run.

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Autopsy suggests baby death is not suspicious

An autopsy has determined the death of a two-month-old boy at the regional Victorian city of Ballarat is not suspicious.

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Perth to host road cycling nationals for three years

AusCycling has confirmed speculation that Perth will host the national road cycling championships from next year.

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Goodbye Ballarat, hello Perth – Australian Road National Championships heads west

Western Australian capital to host the event for the next three years

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Australian cycling to pay tribute to Hoskins at titles

The Australian road cycling championships start on Wednesday as the sport struggles with the death of Olympian and former world champion Melissa Hoskins.

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The 2024 WorldTour starts here – A guide to Australia's pro cycling festival

The dates, themes and key events as the new season launches in the southern hemisphere summer

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After growing up Iranian in Ballarat, I know it to be a welcoming place – a hate march won’t change that

The regional Victorian city welcomed my parents as refugees in the 1990s and is now a diverse community. Sunday’s extremist march does not represent us

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Police union calls for ban on neo-Nazi marches after ‘hateful’ rally in Ballarat

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan describes Sunday’s protest in regional city as ‘disgraceful and cowardly’

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