BREAKING: Another person caught up in the New Zealand volcano disaster has died at an Auckland hospital. The official death toll now stands at 17, while a further two people are still missing. More to come:
Rapid Relief Team assisting NSW fire crews with water supply on fire fronts
Sky News host Rita Panahi says she "feels sorry" for Swedish activist Greta Thunberg because she looks like "a miserable child manipulated by adults".Greens MP David Shoebridge has revealed he is planning to go on holidays for more than a week despite criticising Prime Minister Scott Morrison for going on a break while bushfires raged.
Sky News contributor Caleb Bond says Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is more concerned about "looking virtuous" and talking about how the world should "go back to the dark ages" than combating climate change.McDonald's has dumped a franchisee of two of its restaurants in northwest Victoria after the man was allegedly involved in a stoush with an Aboriginal artist.
McDonalds has taken back control of two restaurants in northwest Victoria after its franchisee Robert Vigors was caught on film during a racist rant.Passengers have been evacuated from a Qantas flight forced to make an unexpected landing in Sydney, after smoke reportedly filled the cabin.
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