Victorian police were disappointed that 59 drug-related arrests were made at
Melbourne's Summerdayze annual dance party.

More help has been announced for primary producers and small businesses affected by
flooding in Queensland.

The Pacific Highway in northern NSW will remain closed for some hours in the
aftermath of a petrol tanker overturning and catching fire.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says there is a flood crisis in Emerald with the army
evacuating people and building makeshift emergency accommodation outside the town.

New Year fever was in full swing long before the glorious Sydney sun went down as
thousands jostled for the best vantage points ahead of the "biggest party on Earth".

Retail public holiday trading laws have been relaxed in flood-ravaged Bundaberg and
Rockhampton in central Queensland.

A teenage boy is fighting for life after he touched high-voltage power lines at a
railyard in the city of Bundaberg.

Flood-stricken communities already suffering crop loss, destruction and evacuations
now face a range of possible health risks arising from the inundation of water,
experts say.

Police believe a large number of witnesses can help them solve a stabbing after a
group of skateboarders were attacked by an armed gang of up to 10 men at a Melbourne
beach.

Catastrophic bushfire conditions have been declared in six districts in South
Australia on Friday as high winds and temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s combine to
see out 2010.