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Three bushfires are burning in southern Tasmania.
A fire near the Arve Valley, north of Geeveston, has burnt 20 hectares.
Fire crews are working to bring it under control.
Meanwhile, crews are monitoring a blaze on Bruny Island that has so far destroyed 10 hectares.
A large blaze around Policemans Point, south of Geeveston, is burning out control and threatening state forest.
Migration law must be reviewed to end discrimination against people with disabilities.
NZ police are hailing a new approach to dealing with young Maori offenders as a success.
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