An Australian snake catcher struggled to capture a “ridiculously” feisty eastern brown snake at a home in Moreton Bay, Queensland.

The Coalition and Greens are demanding answers after it was revealed defence personnel on-board the now-defunct Taipan helicopter fleet were flying with equipment deemed to carry an “increased risk” in certain situations by internal testing.

The dangerous measles virus has been detected in a Jetstar passenger flying into Sydney from the Gold Coast, with health authorities urging anyone who might have been exposed to the traveller to be on alert for symptoms.

A number of bush and grassfires have broken out across Victoria as large parts of the state remain under a catastrophic fire danger rating for the first time in four years.

Dramatic footage has emerged of a woman being struck by a car in Melbourne as she attempts to cross the road — and the reaction of the motorist and the surrounding pedestrians has left some shocked.