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Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Premier Chris Minns has visited Eugowra more than a year after floods razed the NSW village. The disaster serves as a lesson for future emergencies, he said.

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

An ethical standards unit will probe police involvement in a fatal e-scooter crash, following reports the rider was fleeing officers in Townsville.

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

A heatwave is poised to spread eastward across the country after scorching parts of Western Australia with maximum temperatures approaching 50C.

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Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

A country vet is designing an online course in resilience for colleagues enduring the stress, burnout and customer abuse besetting the profession.

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

A heatwave is expected to scorch parts of Western Australia with temperatures approaching 50C before expanding east across the country.

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

Search for missing man continues off SA coast

A man remains missing in waters off the South Australian coast after six others, including four children, were rescued from a rip.

NSW agriculture, biosec head gone after a decade in job

NSW agriculture, biosec head gone after a decade in job

A senior public servant and former meat industry leader has departed abruptly after a 10-year stint, drawing questions about the future of his department.

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Man charged over crash deaths of boy and woman

Man charged over crash deaths of boy and woman

Man charged over crash deaths of boy and woman

Man charged over crash deaths of boy and woman

A man has been charged over a crash that killed an 11-year-old boy and a 26-year-old woman in regional Victoria.

'A bit lost': art prize gives veterans a new calling

'A bit lost': art prize gives veterans a new calling

'A bit lost': art prize gives veterans a new calling

'A bit lost': art prize gives veterans a new calling

Napier Waller prize winners say art changed the trajectory of their lives after the military. The award highlights the experiences of defence force personnel.

'It feels creepy': the public places women feel unsafe

'It feels creepy': the public places women feel unsafe

'It feels creepy': the public places women feel unsafe

'It feels creepy': the public places women feel unsafe

Poorly lit streets, car parks and public-transport hubs often make women feel unsafe, an interactive map pinpointing the fear-inducing hot spots reveals.

V/Line rail workers to shut down regional rail network

V/Line rail workers to shut down regional rail network

V/Line rail workers to shut down regional rail network

V/Line rail workers to shut down regional rail network

Victorian regional rail workers have voted to stop work as negotiations over pay conditions stall.

Birdsong to soar over Australia's country music capital

Birdsong to soar over Australia's country music capital

Birdsong to soar over Australia's country music capital

Birdsong to soar over Australia's country music capital

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham found solace in song, in a creative and personal partnership that has earned them six Golden Guitar Award nominations.

Great Scot, it's Elvis: thousands turn out for the king

Great Scot, it's Elvis: thousands turn out for the king

Great Scot, it's Elvis: thousands turn out for the king

Great Scot, it's Elvis: thousands turn out for the king

Builder Ross Cummings leaves his Sydney life behind to transform into Scottish Elvis at the Parkes Elvis Festival every year.

Fast as a snake, Elvis acts use their animal instinct

Fast as a snake, Elvis acts use their animal instinct

Fast as a snake, Elvis acts use their animal instinct

Fast as a snake, Elvis acts use their animal instinct

US Elvis tribute artists get all shook up as they're warned to look out for a deadly eastern brown snake named Frank at the Parkes Elvis Festival in rural NSW.

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Flood risk persists as warm weather returns to Victoria

Communities impacted by heavy rain and floodwaters in Victoria remain at risk with emergency warnings in place despite warm weather returning to the state.

Parkes is jumpin' as the town begins to swing for Elvis

The Parkes Elvis Festival is off to a hot and sweaty start, as thousands of fans spend a summer weekend in rural NSW to celebrate the king.

Fans can't help falling in love at Elvis extravaganza

It's now or never for thousands of Elvis fans as they show off their collective burning love at Australia's biggest celebration of the king of rock 'n' roll.

Companies charged over 70-year-old farm worker's death

Worksafe Victoria has slapped a fruit grower and labour hire company with unsafe workplace charges after a 70-year-old man fell from a trailer and died.

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Vic faces wettest January days as floodwaters shift

Victoria's first nine days of 2024 have broken January records dating back more than 120 years as floodwaters continue to flow, impacting communities.

Floods swamp towns as kayaker found safe and well

Crews have found the owner of an empty kayak seen floating down a river as support arrives for communities impacted by floods.

Flood threat brings back memories of recent devastation

Many communities on alert for flooding are still reeling from devastating floods in late 2022, with a plea for visitors to return once the threat has passed.

Three months of rain in a day as big wet sets in again

Three Victorian towns have been ordered to evacuate and others are on alert as storms and heavy rain lash parts of the state before an expected move into NSW.

Music comes out of the woods for WA singer-songwriter

The dramatic landscape of Western Australia's coast looms large in singer-songwriter Simone Keane's new album, which has attracted international airplay.

Everybody let's rock, as Elvis returns to rural NSW

While many Australians hit the beach over summer, thousands of rock and roll fans are strapping on their blue suede shoes for the 31st Parkes Elvis Festival.

Flash flooding after Christmas deluge in northern Vic

Almost 100 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours has brought flash flooding in and around the northern Victorian towns of St Arnaud and Wedderburn.

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