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Three people have died of drug overdoes in Perth in the last 24 hours, prompting a warning from police.

NSW firefighters are hoping to get some critical back-burning and containment work done before temperatures soar early next week, as dozens of bushfires continue to burn throughout the state.

A man has been charged after he allegedly stole a police uniform during a burglary in regional Victoria.

A man is fighting for life and five others have been taken to hospital following a brawl at a reception centre in Melbourne's north.

A woman jumped from a moving vehicle and sought help at a fast food restaurant in the NSW Hunter region after she was allegedly kidnapped from a toilet block and strangled until she lost consciousness.

A man is set to be charged after allegedly setting fire to a telecommunications exchange and three cars in southern NSW.

A 24-year-old man from Merrylands in western Sydney has been arrested and charged after police clocked his vehicle travelling more than 100 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.

A 12-year-old Queensland girl who had been missing since Friday evening has been found safe and well.

A man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in the chest by a knife-wielding intruder to his Gold Coast home.

A 32-year-old man is to face court charged with intentionally causing a fire and other offences in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW's Hunter region.