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Australian state abandons burn-off plan after bushfire damages town

​The Australian state of Victoria will scrap its burn-off targets, introduced in the wake of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires which killed 173 people.

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Western Australia bushfires brought under control

A bushfire in Perth's City of Swan in Western Australia has been brought under control, the state fire authority said on Friday.

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Western Australia's bushfire contained but not controlled

A bushfire burning near the town of Dwellingup in Western Australia's south west has been contained but not controlled