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'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.

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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

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

Ready to burn: travellers urged to reconsider travel

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

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.

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Blazes force evacuations amid rising risk of Xmas fires

Blazes force evacuations amid rising risk of Xmas fires

Blazes force evacuations amid rising risk of Xmas fires

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

Evacuations as fires rage in nation's east

Evacuations as fires rage in nation's east

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.

Driver killed, passengers injured in highway bus crash

Driver killed, passengers injured in highway bus crash

Driver killed, passengers injured in highway bus crash

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

Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue

Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue

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

More Australians on the way home from quake-hit Vanuatu

More Australians on the way home from quake-hit Vanuatu

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

Macron booed as he visits Mayotte after deadly cyclone

Macron booed as he visits Mayotte after deadly cyclone

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

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

Vanuatu counts earthquake cost with 14 dead, 200 hurt

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.

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'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.

Fire threat high despite cool relief as states swelter

Temperatures are starting to ease after a blast of heat sent the mercury soaring past 45C in parts of Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia.

Holiday mode: Storm warning ahead of festive season

Research shows nearly three-quarters of Australians don't plan or properly protect their homes from potential storm damage before leaving on summer holidays.

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'Mayhem': Woman injured after tourism hot spot blasts

An electrical fault may have caused a number of underground explosions on the Gold Coast which injured a young woman after she fell into a manhole.

Couple stalked by giant crocodile after car washed away

A missing couple has spent two terrifying nights being stalked by a giant crocodile after their car was swept away in floodwaters.

Man dies after yachts collide on Sydney Harbour

A man has died after suffering a severe chest injury following a collision between two yachts on Sydney Harbour.

TasTAFE ignored carbon monoxide danger before poisoning

TasTAFE knew of dangerous carbon monoxide levels months before a teacher and two students were hospitalised, a damning report has found.

Meltdown: homeowners taught about 'massive' heat impact

An unseen, pervasive natural disaster is expected to have a growing impact in coming decades, costing billions of dollars each year.

Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off

Building one new helicopter base a year for three years to improve regional health care is proving far more difficult than first thought.

Flash flooding, rescues after major storms

A torrent of rain fell within an hour, turning roads into rivers, submerging cars and trapping drivers who tried to cross floodwaters during sudden storms.

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