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Two taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

Two taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

Two people have been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning in the Blue Mountains after a severe storm lashed the area.

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Hundreds of people evacuated from a flood-hit far north Queensland community may not go home any time soon despite roads reopening following Cyclone Jasper.

Storm-hit residents warned recovery may take months

Storm-hit residents warned recovery may take months

Storm-hit residents warned recovery may take months

Storm-hit residents warned recovery may take months

Authorities have warned it could take months for one of Queensland's worst-hit regions to recover from damaging storms.

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Bikie links suspected in couple's cold case murders

Bikie links suspected in couple's cold case murders

A trickle of information has sparked hopes that the 2008 murder of a NSW couple can finally be solved.

Alleged contract gunman charged with drug lord's murder

Alleged contract gunman charged with drug lord's murder

NSW Police have charged an alleged contract gunman with the daylight shooting murder of a convicted drug kingpin in a Sydney car park.

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

A 50-year-old woman has died after being caught in a rip along with a child on the NSW north coast in the latest drowning tragedy on Australian shores.

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Twelve Australians were on board a Japan Airlines flight that went up in flames following a collision on a runway.

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Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

A father and his teenage son have been rescued after their kayaking expedition in northern Tasmania did not go as planned.

Recycling factory fire sends black smoke billowing

Recycling factory fire sends black smoke billowing

Recycling factory fire sends black smoke billowing

Recycling factory fire sends black smoke billowing

A blaze at a metal recycling factory in Melbourne's outer west has been contained but firefighters will work overnight to extinguish it.

Teen's body found on remote Alice Springs road

Teen's body found on remote Alice Springs road

Teen's body found on remote Alice Springs road

Teen's body found on remote Alice Springs road

Police are treating the death of a 19-year-old man as suspicious after his body was found on a remote road outside Alice Springs.

Victorians left in the dark after wild thunderstorms

Victorians left in the dark after wild thunderstorms

Victorians left in the dark after wild thunderstorms

Victorians left in the dark after wild thunderstorms

Severe thunderstorms have left tens of thousands of Victorians in the dark and sparked widespread delays at Melbourne Airport.

WA top cop backs officer filmed punching NYE reveller

WA top cop backs officer filmed punching NYE reveller

WA top cop backs officer filmed punching NYE reveller

WA top cop backs officer filmed punching NYE reveller

WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has denied an officer filmed punching a man outside a pub during New Year's Eve celebrations was heavy-handed.

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

There are calls for a review into the drowning deaths of two children in a Perth park on New Year's Eve amid claims safety concerns were ignored for years.

Australian serving in Israeli army killed, reports say

Australian serving in Israeli army killed, reports say

Australian serving in Israeli army killed, reports say

Australian serving in Israeli army killed, reports say

Australian-Israeli man Lior Sivan has been killed in southern Gaza while serving in the Israeli Defence Force, the ABC has reported.

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'Freewheeling spirit': family grieves Olympian Hoskins

Former track cyclist Melissa Hoskins' family says they will honour her memory after her husband and fellow Olympian Rohan Dennis was charged over her death.

ADF to help with clean-up as floods keep rescuers busy

Australian Defence Force personnel are set to arrive in storm-ravaged areas of southeast Queensland and northern NSW from Thursday.

Teenage boy left lying on highway road dies after crash

A 16-year-old boy who was left lying on a Tasmanian highway has died after being run over by a car.

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

The pilot of one of the helicopters involved in a crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast consumed cocaine in the days before the mid-air collision.

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Man dies after unit blaze as police investigate cause

Police and Fire Investigation and Research unit officers are investigating the cause of a major unit fire which claimed the life of a 45-year-old man.

Cyber hackers break into Victorian court recordings

Hackers have broken into the audio visual technology network of Court Services Victoria, going undetected for weeks.

Heavy rain, flood threat dampen start to new year

The risk of flash flooding is threatening communities in two states as heavy rain brings a soggy start to the new year and many people are still without power.

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for an unpredictable blaze threatening fishing towns in Western Australia.

North feels the heat as temperatures soar into new year

Hot conditions will continue to roast parts of northern Australia into the new year, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C.

Ages revealed of children in river drowning tragedy

Police have released more details about two young children who died after they were found in a Perth river on New Year's Eve.

Fairytales do come true, Mary to be Danish Queen

Princess Mary will become the first Australian to rule a country after Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced she would abdicate the throne to her son.

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