Flash flooding to strike state

By DANIEL SANKEY - The Age

4:01pm Wind gusts of up to 100kmh are expected to hit Victoria's Alpine areas in the next few hours as severe storms continue to lash the state.

New bushfires hit New South Wales

3:57pm With temperatures rising across New South Wales, forecast to reach more than a scorching 40 degrees in many areas, firefighters are being faced with a growing number of bushfires.

Kiwi dies after Bali accident

A New Zealand woman has died five weeks after suffering head injuries in a cycling accident in Bali.

Bear attacks as man leaps into enclosure

A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder.