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Disaster alert: the areas at higher risk of flood, fire

Disaster alert: the areas at higher risk of flood, fire

Australia's emergency management teams are preparing for severe spring weather, with parts of the nation set for higher-than-average fire and flood risk.

Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council

Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council

Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council

Rain reduced worst sewage spill's impact: council

The Gold Coast council says a study it commissioned has found significant rain helped reduce the impact of Queensland's worst sewage spill.

'Beyond comprehension': cop killed on memorial ride

'Beyond comprehension': cop killed on memorial ride

'Beyond comprehension': cop killed on memorial ride

'Beyond comprehension': cop killed on memorial ride

A police officer visiting NSW from Queensland has died after his motorbike went down an embankment during a commemorative ride.

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Blaze at Kenya boarding school kills 17 students

Blaze at Kenya boarding school kills 17 students

A fire at a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 17 students and injured 14 others, the latest in a series of blazes at the nation's schools in recent years.

Fire response ramps up ahead of stark spring warning

Fire response ramps up ahead of stark spring warning

Queensland is preparing its aerial firefighting fleet ahead of the high bushfire risk warning across spring and summer.

Bodybuilder dies, 15 hours unconscious in gym shower

Bodybuilder dies, 15 hours unconscious in gym shower

A bodybuilder who collapsed in a gym shower and spent 15 hours unconscious without staff noticing has died in a hospital.

Family top of mind for yachties rescued in wicked seas

Family top of mind for yachties rescued in wicked seas

Family reunions are in order for two yachties rescued 300 kilometres off Australia's east coast before one gets back on the water this week.

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'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

'Like a missile': fatal crash road reopens after blast

A major highway has reopened days after a truck full of chemicals exploded and created a five metre crater following a fatal collision in central Queensland.

Extremely lucky yacht duo 'glad to be back' on dry land

Extremely lucky yacht duo 'glad to be back' on dry land

Extremely lucky yacht duo 'glad to be back' on dry land

Extremely lucky yacht duo 'glad to be back' on dry land

Rescuers battled massive seas to pluck two "extremely lucky" crew members to safety from a yacht stricken off the NSW south coast.

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

A well-trained handler is recovering from lacerations to her arm after a tiger bit her at the popular theme park, Dreamworld.

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

Fatal crash on major highway ends in massive explosion

A man has died in a fiery crash and almost 50 people were evacuated before a truck carrying chemicals exploded on a main highway.

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Sailors hurt as famous tall ship hit by container ship

Australia’s largest sail-training tall ship, the Leeuwin, will not be in use for some time after being struck by a container ship in Fremantle port.

Ride stoppages 'standard' despite two incidents

Ride stoppages 'standard' despite two incidents

Ride stoppages 'standard' despite two incidents

Ride stoppages 'standard' despite two incidents

A popular Gold Coast theme park says ride stoppages aren't uncommon after thrill seeking passengers were stuck twice in a week at Sea World.

Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters

Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters

Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters

Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters

Almost $400 million will be spent on projects to better protect Australians from natural disasters including key cyclone and flood protection upgrades.

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Operations set to resume at mine after latest fatality

Operations at a central Queensland coal mine are set to resume following a fatality, after the industry regulator gave the green light amid an investigation.

At least 30 dead after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Torrential rains have caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam in eastern Sudan, killing at least 30 people, with hundreds more missing.

Italy prosecutors 'probe sunk superyacht's NZ captain'

Italian media reports say prosecutors have placed under investigation the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week.

Probe into second death in 3 weeks at coal mine

A second fatality in less than three weeks at a coal mine has stoked safety concerns and led to operations being suspended amid a probe.

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Sunk yacht 'was celebrating tech magnate's acquittal'

Police divers have resumed searching for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank off Italy.

Search resumes for six from sunken superyacht off Italy

Rescuers have returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht off Sicily to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch.

Bus driver charged after three women killed in crash

Months after three women died in a crash, police have charged the driver of a bus that collided with a vehicle towing a caravan on a major highway.

Turkey faces wildfires amid fears for Anzac war graves

A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.

Turkey battles blaze amid fears for Anzac war graves

A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.

Farewell party before pilot crashed chopper into hotel

A pilot who fatally crashed a helicopter into a hotel was a ground crew employee who earlier attended a farewell party, a charter company says.

Mystery surrounds fatal 'unauthorised' chopper flight

Authorities are investigating how a chopper was flown out of a far north Queensland airport and crashed into a hotel, with hundreds evacuated.

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