Australia news live: community at Gellibrand warned too late to leave as Otways bushfire grows; manhunt continues in remote NSW

Smoke hangs over Victoria as out-of-control fire at Carlisle river in state’s south-west continues. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast40-year-old man charged over allegedly religiously-motivated assault in SydneyA 40-year-old man was charged over an...

<p>Smoke hangs over Victoria as out-of-control fire at Carlisle river in state’s south-west continues. Follow updates live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>40-year-old man charged over allegedly religiously-motivated assault in Sydney</strong></p><p>A 40-year-old man was charged over an assault that was allegedly religiously motivated in Bankstown, in Sydney’s south west on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/25/victoria-otways-bushfires-nsw-lake-cargelligo-manhunt-federal-politics-anthony-albanese-labor-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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