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A HEROIC passenger came to the rescue of a man who was on fire after a molotov cocktail was hurled through the window of a bus last night.

POLICE are investigating a fire which caused about $3 million damage to a shopping centre east of Melbourne.

TWO women are dead and a man earlier pursued by police critically injured following a head-on crash in a suburban area.

POLITICAL unknown Nathan Rees admitted yesterday Labor had let down the people of New South Wales but promised a "red-hot go" to turn the state around.

THE West Australian Government is in danger of becoming the first Labor administration to fall in more than a decade

THE Federal Government was red-faced after the first petrol commissioner Pat Walker walked out of his job yesterday, four weeks sooner than expected.

AUSTRALIA'S iconic tourist destinations Port Douglas and the Daintree are in the grip of a health scare with officials yesterday revealing the region has a contaminated water supply.

THE nuclear family image of the typical Aussie dad raising 2.3 kids with one life partner is more elusive than ever, new figures suggest.

A SCHOOL lollipop man has licked his local council after complaints his friendliness with drivers was causing noise pollution.

AN illegal pit bull terrier trade is flourishing in Victoria, with brazen breeders posting advertisements for banned pups on the internet.

THE devastated father of a teenager killed by Thomas Towle has settled his million-dollar claim against thefatal driver.

A BLACKOUT has plunged a city's show celebrations into darkness, causing chaos and trapping frightened revellers on rides.

IT was known a little girl was at risk in the care of a drug-addicted couple years before a car crash that has left her fighting for life.

A CRITICALLY wounded Australian soldier's evacuation from Afghanistan to Germany has been delayed because he's unfit to fly, defence says.

THE West Australian Liberal party leads Labor in key marginal seats and could win government at tomorrow's state election, according to internal polling by both major parties.

UP to 60,000 southeast Queenslanders could be affected by power billing errors, says the state's Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson.

THREE men have been charged after allegedly threatening motorists with replica machine guns north of Cairns.

THE intervention into remote Aboriginal communities can be blamed for an increase in the number of murders in the Northern Territory, lawyers say.

QUEENSLAND Health Minister Stephen Robertson says he's concerned criticism of the state's health system has become a "national sport", after it was revealed an outback hospital sourced patient meals from a service station.

NSW premier Morris Iemma has dramatically sacked Treasurer Michael Costa, even as his own leadership is threatened.