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Azerbaijan president points finger at Russia for crash

Azerbaijan president points finger at Russia for crash

Azerbaijan's president says Russia accidentally shot down their passenger plane, killing 38, and then attempts were made to cover it up.

Financial help on its way as bushfires hit livelihoods

Financial help on its way as bushfires hit livelihoods

Financial help on its way as bushfires hit livelihoods

Financial help on its way as bushfires hit livelihoods

Farmers, tourism operators and others suffering income loss following a huge bushfire will be eligible for financial support.

Drowning deaths claim two tourists and swimmer

Drowning deaths claim two tourists and swimmer

Drowning deaths claim two tourists and swimmer

Drowning deaths claim two tourists and swimmer

Two tourists have died at a dangerous beach and a man was unable to be revived after being pulled from the water as the summer drowning toll continues to rise.

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Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Putin apologises for 'tragic' Azerbaijan plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised for the "tragic incident" which resulted in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Russian airspace.

Man dies after bitten by shark while fishing

Man dies after bitten by shark while fishing

The man in his 40s has succumbed to his injuries after being attacked by a shark while fishing with his family.

Body of boy found after swept off rocks to sea

Body of boy found after swept off rocks to sea

Rescuers have found the body of Luca Bennett, his family says, after dolphins were seen circling near where the teen was swept off rocks at a popular beach.

Bushfire rages but cool change a chance to check damage

Bushfire rages but cool change a chance to check damage

The threat of bushfires will linger in Victoria's already-scorched Grampians region even after hot and windy conditions move north.

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Prayers and tears 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami

Prayers and tears 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami

Prayers and tears 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami

Prayers and tears 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami

Mourners have visited mass graves and held ceremonies in Indonesia, Thailand and beyond to mark two decades since a massive tsunami killed 230,000 people.

End of the world: tsunami seared into survivors' minds

End of the world: tsunami seared into survivors' minds

End of the world: tsunami seared into survivors' minds

End of the world: tsunami seared into survivors' minds

December 26 marks 20 years since a monster earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people including 26 Australians.

'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

Survivors gathered at the shoreline in Darwin at dawn to remember the moment 50 years earlier when Cyclone Tracy made landfall, claiming 66 lives.

Grave fears for boy swept off rocks into sea

Grave fears for boy swept off rocks into sea

Grave fears for boy swept off rocks into sea

Grave fears for boy swept off rocks into sea

A multi-agency search is underway to find a boy swept off rocks and into the sea while with a group of friends on a popular beach.

Christmas inferno fears spark total fire bans

Christmas inferno fears spark total fire bans

Christmas inferno fears spark total fire bans

Christmas inferno fears spark total fire bans

Total fire bans have been declared in two states over the Christmas break as emergency services prepare for the worst conditions since Black Summer.

Australian story: PM remembers 50 years of Tracy

Australian story: PM remembers 50 years of Tracy

Australian story: PM remembers 50 years of Tracy

Australian story: PM remembers 50 years of Tracy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reflected on how Cyclone Tracy impacted the nation on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Darwin being flattened.

Disaster team back home after marathon Vanuatu mission

Disaster team back home after marathon Vanuatu mission

Disaster team back home after marathon Vanuatu mission

Disaster team back home after marathon Vanuatu mission

A Queensland-based team of 66 including paramedics, engineers and firefighters has spent almost a week helping locals following Vanuatu's deadly earthquake.

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Ready to burn: travellers urged to reconsider travel

Millions of residents and travellers across the country are being warned to be on high alert as the risk of Christmas-week infernos intensifies.

Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique

The death toll from Cyclone Chido in northern Mozambique has risen to 94, as authorities continue to assess the damage caused by the devastating storm.

Blazes force evacuations amid rising risk of Xmas fires

Firefighters are working around the clock to prepare for sweltering Boxing Day conditions as warnings for several major blazes are downgraded.

Evacuations as fires rage in nation's east

Evacuation orders are in place for an out-of-control fire in Victoria as blazes and sweltering temperatures begin Australia's bushfire season.

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Driver killed, passengers injured in highway bus crash

A Greyhound bus driver has died after his vehicle collided with a truck on a highway in the early hours of the morning, leaving several passengers injured.

Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue

Defence flights have brought home more than 400 Australians but one man still stranded in Vanuatu says the government’s response is "slow and inadequate".

More Australians on the way home from quake-hit Vanuatu

Two more defence flights will bring stranded Australians home from quake-hit Vanuatu as rescue efforts continue amid severe damage and looming cyclone threats.

Macron booed as he visits Mayotte after deadly cyclone

French President Emmanuel Macron has been booed and jeered in Mayotte, as residents begin cleaning up after Cyclone Chido.

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

More than a dozen people are dead after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Vanuatu but little is known about the extent of the damage further afield.

'Scariest moment': Vanuatu earthquake relief on the way

An estimated 23,000 vulnerable people including those with a disability and children are in urgent need of help after a deadly earthquake rocked Vanuatu.

Major damage in Vanuatu earthquake, deaths feared

A response effort is underway in Port Vila after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu.

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