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Welcome to the Australia live news blog for Monday 12 January.
Major Victorian bushfires that have left at least one person dead and hundreds of structures destroyed are expected to burn for weeks, including the Longwood blaze in the state’s north. Cooler conditions could offer some relief to firefighting efforts, but for many small communities, the damage has already been done. More soon.
