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Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Three dead after 'horrific' head-on midnight crash

Police were called to conduct a welfare check at a home moments before a head-on car crash that killed three people.

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

An Australian police officer has died in Peru after falling from the Inca Trail near the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu while on holiday.

Tributes flow for father-of-two killed in shark attack

Tributes flow for father-of-two killed in shark attack

Tributes flow for father-of-two killed in shark attack

Tributes flow for father-of-two killed in shark attack

A father-of-two is being remembered as a genuine soul after he was killed in a shark attack, with his mates praised for bringing his body back to shore.

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Man killed by shark near popular holiday island

Man killed by shark near popular holiday island

A man has died after he was attacked by a shark at Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth.

Overseas tourists in fatal crash on 'trip of lifetime'

Overseas tourists in fatal crash on 'trip of lifetime'

Passengers on board a bus involved in a deadly crash were tourists on a “trip of a lifetime”, with police now probing other incidents linked to the company.

Legal costs fail for operator in jumping castle tragedy

Legal costs fail for operator in jumping castle tragedy

Rosemary Gamble has failed to have her legal bill paid by the state after being cleared of criminal charges over a jumping castle incident that killed six kids.

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Six cruisers evacuated from a hantavirus-stricken ship will arrive back in Australia ahead of a three-week quarantine under the watch of critical care staff.

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Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash

Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash

Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash

Afghanistan veteran dies in parachute training crash

A highly-respected Special Forces sniper who went on multiple overseas deployments has died after colliding with a fellow paratrooper during an exercise.

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two charged after car plunges into weir in fatal crash

Two men will face charges in court after a car crashed into a weir in an incident that left one person dead.

Loved ones honour volunteers killed in rescue tragedy

Loved ones honour volunteers killed in rescue tragedy

Loved ones honour volunteers killed in rescue tragedy

Loved ones honour volunteers killed in rescue tragedy

Two volunteers who made the ultimate sacrifice while responding to a boat in distress, died while doing what they were passionate about, their loved ones say.

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

'Courage on steroids': volunteers die in rescue mission

Two rescuers who died while trying to save a stricken yachtsman in wild seas have been honoured by their local community for their courage and heroism.

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.

Hunt on for Australian hiker in Canadian wilderness

Hunt on for Australian hiker in Canadian wilderness

Hunt on for Australian hiker in Canadian wilderness

Hunt on for Australian hiker in Canadian wilderness

A major search effort is underway for an Australian hiker who vanished in Canada two weeks ago and is believed to have entered a national park.

Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash

Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash

Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash

Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash

Investigators are collecting evidence and assessing the "catastrophic scene" where a plane crashed into a hangar, killing two people and injuring 10 others.

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Young children who died in tragic house fire identified

A fundraiser supporting a family who lost two children in a house fire on the day they were due to move interstate has revealed tragic details about the blaze.

Grain belt hit by worst mouse plague in years

Mouse numbers have exploded to plague proportions across a state's grain belt, with thousands per hectare threatening crops and straining bait supply

Survivors leave hospital after inferno killed children

The surviving family members of a house fire that killed two children and hospitalised four siblings and a parent have been discharged from hospital.

Heartbreak, outpouring of support as inferno kills kids

A community is rallying around a local family after a house fire killed two children and hospitalised four siblings and their father.

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Chernobyl survivors recall battle against invisible foe

A Chernobyl survivor who helped clean up after the world's worst nuclear disaster recalls the hardest part was convincing people of the danger they faced.

Beaconsfield 20 years on: premier pays tribute

Two decades after the Beaconsfield mining disaster, a community reflects on the tragedy and the survival of two men from deep underground.

Dingoes attack three children at remote campground

A four-year-old girl is among several children who have been attacked by dingoes at the same remote campground, prompting rangers to hunt down the animals.

'Just instinct': farmer loses arm, neighbour steps up

A quick-thinking neighbour has been credited with helping save the life of an elderly Queensland farmer who lost his arm in a horror harvester accident.

Emergency declared as fires rip through southeast US

It is not yet clear how the latest wildfires started in Georgia, but the conditions have prompted the US state's first-ever burn ban.

Warning after extreme weather's financial toll revealed

The eye-watering cost of extreme weather for 2025 has been revealed, sparking a warning the financial toll may only get worse.

Japan eases tsunami alert after powerful quake strikes

Japan has downgraded tsunami warnings triggered after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck in waters off its northeast coast.

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