Residents in the Derwent Valley northwest of Hobart are being told to activate their bushfire plans. A large fire is burning out of control around Molesworth and has already destroyed a caravan and several sheds. Fire crews are worried about worsening weather conditions today.

 

The AFL and the Australian Sports Anti-doping authority expected to make an announcement today about drugs in sport and the infiltration of organized crime. The move's been prompted by investigations into the Essendon Football Club, both looking at whether Essendon players have use banned substances, and whether other clubs and codes may be implicated.

 

At least 6 people are dead and three villages have been flattened by a one meter tsunami in the Solomon Islands. A magnitude eight earthquake triggered a tsunami warning across the South Pacific. Emergency relief teams are arriving in remote communities on the Santa Cruz Islands.

 

The Fairwork ombudsman has launched a crackdown on unpaid work. A new report by the university of Adelaide says unpaid work experience and internships are often illegal. It found a growing number of businesses are using the schemes as an alternatives to hiring paid staff.