Here's what made headlines today: In Victoria, an out-of-control bushfire has forced residents to leave, with firefighters bracing for the worst ahead of extreme conditions tomorrow. Authorities fear hot and dry winds will pose a major threat to any new or existing fires, including in Grampians National Park. That fire has razed more than 44,000 hectares, but Boxing Day conditions could see the blaze almost triple in size. For those who survived Darwin’s Cyclone Tracy, the memories are palpable,

Here's what made headlines today: The father of a teenager killed by a drunk driver who fled to India, is urging the federal government to intervene, like it did in the case of the Bali 5. Puneet Puneet pleaded guilty in 2009, but left the country before he could be sentenced. Tributes are pouring in from across the world for Jimmy Carter, after the former US President died at the age of 100. Two families have been torn apart after their loved ones died in eerily similar circumstances in Queensl