Headlines: Two adults and a child missing in Vic bushfires

Today's headlines include:

• Three people are missing in central Victoria and many properties have been destroyed as out-of-control bushfires have escalated today in catastrophic conditions. 
• Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
• Nick Kyrgios has announced he will not play singles at the Australian Open, ruling himself out of a likely wildcard.
• And today’s good news: Australian 21-year-old Teagan Croft will play Rapunzel in Disney’s live-action Tangled. 

Reporting with AAP.

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