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Authorities warn Australians to make sensible water safety decisions after multiple holiday drowning deaths, Ukraine's foreign minister provides more details on a conditional peace summit with Russia next February, Andoo Comanche leads the charge for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

In this bulletin: A summer heatwave to peak across many parts of Australia; The Australian Retailers Association projects a record Boxing Day shopping spree as consumers hunt for bargains; and in sport, the English Premier League returned with a bang after a six week break.

South Australia's emergency authorities say the flood peak has been reached at Renmark, Dating app operators to meet with the federal government and discuss new safety measures, The fleet sets sail for the 77th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

South Australians brace for the Murray River to peak, At least 25 people have been killed in the United States in a monster winter storm, Scott Boland retains his spot in Australia's bowling attack for the Boxing Day test match with South Africa.

In this bulletin: South Australians brace for the Murray River to peak; at least two killed and three missing in Spain after a bus crash; and in cricket, Scott Boland retains his spot in Australia's bowling attack for the Boxing Day test match with South Africa.

Dozens of homes and two caravan parks have been evacuated in South Australia due to floods, Stranded passengers on their way to the UK after a Qantas emergency landing, India with an edge over Bangladesh as day three of their second test continues.

In this bulletin, a child is killed in a car accident in Sydney; two inmates escape from a women's prison in Townsville; and in football, a Manchester United player says his team must prove themselves.

In this bulletin, a different Christmas for families in South Australia hit by rising floodwaters; Prime Minister uses his Christmas message to highlight service to others; and in cricket, David Warner says he is preparing to play his very best, come the Boxing Day Test.

Qantas passengers stranded in Azerbaijan, after an emergency flight landing, an anxious wait for residents in South Australia ahead of a flood river peak; and in sailing, favourable weather conditions could see a race record broken at this year's Sydney to Hobart.

In this bulletin, the home of a Queensland siege victim saved from a bushfire; one dead and others injured in a bus crash at a Romanian shopping centre; and in sport, English footballers get back to business in the Premier League after their World Cup campaign.