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Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash

Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash

Stricter enforcement on seatbelts and a new database of coach drivers and their complaints are among a suite of recommendations stemming from a tragic crash.

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Survivors pulled from mall rubble as quake toll rises

Rescuers are racing against time to find people alive amid the destruction after a powerful earthquake rocked southern Japan, killing at least 13 people.

Young girl's family baffled as 'manic' driver jailed

Young girl's family baffled as 'manic' driver jailed

Young girl's family baffled as 'manic' driver jailed

Young girl's family baffled as 'manic' driver jailed

A family is heartbroken after a sentence was handed down to the drug driver who broke the law before crashing into their car and killing their daughter.

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'No stone unturned': search for baby's body to continue

'No stone unturned': search for baby's body to continue

Rough conditions have restricted the search for a baby boy believed to have fallen into the ocean, in a tragedy that claimed the lives of his mother and sister.

'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

'Spreading like a wildfire': Ebola death toll hits 1400

The number of Ebola cases in the in the ‌Democratic ⁠Republic of Congo is rapidly climbing as authorities battle to contain the deadly outbreak.

Memorial unveiled for army chopper crash victims

Memorial unveiled for army chopper crash victims

Families of the victims of an army helicopter crash have come together for the unveiling of a memorial overlooking Queensland's picturesque Whitsunday Passage.

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

An inquest into a primary school jumping castle tragedy that left six children dead is moving closer to a start, almost five years after the event.

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Former accused killer fails to get last charge tossed

Former accused killer fails to get last charge tossed

Former accused killer fails to get last charge tossed

Former accused killer fails to get last charge tossed

There have been gasps in court as a man previously accused of murdering Melbourne teenager Isla Bell learnt he will still face trial on a lesser charge.

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Tracee Grosvenor was found dead behind the wheel of a crashed car but it soon emerged someone else had been driving, an inquest has been told.

'Lifetime of grief': Family confront woman's murderer

'Lifetime of grief': Family confront woman's murderer

'Lifetime of grief': Family confront woman's murderer

'Lifetime of grief': Family confront woman's murderer

The family of a woman who was stabbed to death by her drug-addled neighbour has called for a life sentence for her killer.

Duo jailed for killing man in bungled home invasion

Duo jailed for killing man in bungled home invasion

Duo jailed for killing man in bungled home invasion

Duo jailed for killing man in bungled home invasion

Two men responsible for fatally shooting a man after barging into his home in the early hours of the morning have been sentenced.

Grieving dad backs testing tool for invisible killer

Grieving dad backs testing tool for invisible killer

Grieving dad backs testing tool for invisible killer

Grieving dad backs testing tool for invisible killer

Researchers have developed laser technology that can detect deadly chemicals such as methanol in sealed alcohol bottles.

'One of the greats': tributes flow for star actor Neill

'One of the greats': tributes flow for star actor Neill

'One of the greats': tributes flow for star actor Neill

'One of the greats': tributes flow for star actor Neill

Tributes for actor Sam Neill are being led by Australia and New Zealand's prime ministers as both countries mourn the death of the international superstar.

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

Call for probe of Australian's death in Bali detention

The death of an Australian man who was being detained in a Bali immigration detention centre over alleged visa breaches has raised questions, his family says.

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'Courage': tributes for firebrand newsman Derryn Hinch

The prime minister is leading tributes for firebrand broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch, who is being remembered for his uncompromising opinions.

Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies

Welsh pop ‌singer ‌Bonnie Tyler, who was known for 1980s power ‌ballads ‌such ⁠as Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding ⁠Out for ‌a Hero, has died ‌at 75.

Killer reconsiders plea as judge 'troubled' by evidence

Expert evidence in court on the mental state of a man who admitted to the manslaughter of his stepfather has led to the defence to reconsider their plea.

Tributes flow for teen killed and dumped outside clinic

Mourners have begun leaving flowers and tributes for a teenage boy allegedly stabbed and left to die outside a hospital.

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Trauma lives on in witness years after bloody murder

A killer has faced court after being found guilty of murder as a witness described how she will never forget hearing the dying victim's suffering.

Floods kill at least 59 people in Ivory Coast

At least 59 people have been killed since the start of the wet season in Ivory Coast, the government says.

Venezuela's toll from twin earthquakes rises to 2295

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 2295 with tens of thousands reported missing.

Village People lead singer Victor Willis dies aged 74

Victor Willis, the police uniform-wearing frontman of 1970s disco group Village People, has died after a "short but aggressive illness".

Shaman accused of lying to save skin in mushroom death

A shaman healer and a woman's partner were too worried about self-preservation to tell medics she had ingested magic mushrooms, an inquest has been told.

Balcony escape, neighbour rescue from deadly house fire

Two men have been critically injured trying to rescue a resident from a burning bedroom while two others jumped for their lives from a balcony.

Tip-offs spark second inquest for missing hitchhiker

Two men will be called to give evidence in a second inquest probing the suspected death of a mother who went missing while hitchhiking almost 30 year ago.

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