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Explosive device under review after fatal mine incident

Explosive device under review after fatal mine incident

Investigators have revealed the accidental initiation of an explosive device lead to the Cobar mine incident that resulted in the deaths of two workers.

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

Call for inquest after woman's island death on cruise

An investigation has been launched after an 80-year-old woman's body was found on a tropical island during a cruise but her family have called for an inquest.

'Rest easy Benny': heartbreak as teen cricketer dies

'Rest easy Benny': heartbreak as teen cricketer dies

'Rest easy Benny': heartbreak as teen cricketer dies

'Rest easy Benny': heartbreak as teen cricketer dies

Tributes are flowing for a teen, who is being remembered as a "a truly great young person" before his death from injuries during a cricket pre-match warm-up.

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'Farewell old friend': Irishman killed in mine disaster

'Farewell old friend': Irishman killed in mine disaster

A close-knit outback town is in mourning as experts begin their investigations into the cause of an underground mining explosion that killed two people.

Body found in search for missing bushwalker

Body found in search for missing bushwalker

A body has been found in the search for a missing bushwalker, who vanished in harsh weather conditions in Tasmania 11 days ago.

Passerby tried to save boy struck and killed by truck

Passerby tried to save boy struck and killed by truck

A city is mourning the loss of a teenager who died after being hit by a truck near a school, with a passerby attempting to save the boy's life with CPR.

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Recovery mission: bodies found in remote alpine region

Hikers have made a grim discovery in a remote alpine region accessible only by foot, prompting a challenging recovery mission for police.

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'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

'Unprepared' hikers rescued after bushwalker dies

A bushwalker is dead and others have been rescued from a remote national park after a group of Chinese nationals "not prepared" for conditions got into trouble.

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

How safe are the roads you regularly travel? A free online tool ranks most major arterial roads out of five stars and its maker plans to expand it.

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

Master of the waves: family mourns shark attack victim

The family of a Sydney surfer and horticulturalist who died in a shark attack has been hailed as a hero as a premier pauses a shark nets removal trial.

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Portugal mourns victims as railcar crash investigated

Flags fly at half-mast in Portugal as authorities work to identify those killed when a light-rail carriage crashed at the bottom of a steep slope.

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

Friend saw men hanging from plane amid skydive 'chaos'

A young mechanic has become emotional while describing how he saw his friend dangling upside-down from a plane before a fatal skydiving fall.

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Two police officers have suffered minor injuries after an SUV ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, with the driver due to face court.

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Skydivers snagged mid-air during 'catastrophic' jump

Video of tandem skydivers getting snagged on a plane mid-air has been played in court, as a company director faces charges over their deaths.

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Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

More pedestrians are being killed in road accidents across the nation, figures have revealed, leading calls for urgent speed limit reductions.

Married couple, dog missing as light plane disappears

An extensive search continues in two states after a light plane with two people and a dog on board failed to reach its destination.

Racing car driver killed during motor championship

A racing car driver has died at the scene of a crash during a motor race championship.

Body in creek fourth grim discovery on glitter strip

A woman's body found in a creek marks the fourth grim discovery in less than a week at one of Australia's most popular beach locales.

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Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

A state government is considering rule changes for elderly drivers after a female pedestrian was killed and a man and child seriously injured in a car crash.

Oh deer: feral pest on highway a fatal crash risk

Sitting at a population of about 1.5 million, feral deer could soon move in on a capital city with one galloping across a busy highway a sign of things to come.

Lion bites woman in 'inexplicable' zoo attack

A lion in a zoo has lunged at a woman biting her arm and causing significant damage in a freak attack.

Man pulled alive from rubble of suburban unit explosion

Some of 40-odd evacuated residents remain unable to return home after a blast ripped through a block of flats and left one man trapped under ruins.

Man might contest charges over child's accidental death

Weapons charges laid over the accidental shooting of a nine-year-old boy might be contested pending police investigations, a lawyer says.

Airshow pilot reveals spinal damage in aerobatic crash

An experienced pilot who crashed in front of thousands of spectators at an air show remains without full feeling below his waist as he continues his recovery.

Horror Easter weekend as drowning toll rises to six

Easter Sunday was marred by another drowning tragedy when a fisherman was washed off rocks in rough conditions, with six people, mostly anglers, dead so far.

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