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Tourism bounces back after destructive cyclones

Tourism bounces back after destructive cyclones

Tourists are flocking back to north Queensland, months after two cyclones caused destruction in the region.

Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

Bus driver charged over fatal CBD crash

A bus driver has been charged over a horror peak hour crash that killed an 18-year-old girl in Brisbane.

Woman identified in deadly unit blast as probe goes on

Woman identified in deadly unit blast as probe goes on

Woman identified in deadly unit blast as probe goes on

Woman identified in deadly unit blast as probe goes on

Investigators will probe the aftermath of a Sydney unit explosion amid claims residents smelled gas in the weeks preceding the deadly blast.

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Missing hiker found dead on Alice Springs track

Missing hiker found dead on Alice Springs track

Missing hiker Alistair Thomson has been found dead after setting off on a solo hike along the Larapinta Trail near Alice Springs.

Stranded teens rescued after pilot spotted SOS in sand

Stranded teens rescued after pilot spotted SOS in sand

An eagle-eyed pilot who saw 'HELP' written in the sand alerted authorities who rescued three teenagers stranded after their 4WD became bogged in the outback.

Race to free woman trapped beneath collapsed townhouse

Race to free woman trapped beneath collapsed townhouse

The search to find a woman feared trapped beneath a collapsed Sydney townhouse is continuing as rescuers compare the scene to the Thredbo landslide disaster.

'Taps, noises': Crews comb rubble for missing resident

'Taps, noises': Crews comb rubble for missing resident

Fire crews and police are searching for a missing resident feared trapped in rubble after a townhouse collapsed in Sydney's west following a large explosion.

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Heavy rain, flash flooding to hit WA

Heavy rain, flash flooding to hit WA

Heavy rain, flash flooding to hit WA

Heavy rain, flash flooding to hit WA

Heavy rainfall leading to possible flash flooding could hit Western Australia as a "very strong" weather system hits the region.

No survivors expected in Papua New Guinea landslide

No survivors expected in Papua New Guinea landslide

No survivors expected in Papua New Guinea landslide

No survivors expected in Papua New Guinea landslide

PNG authorities don't expect to find anyone alive under the rubble of a massive landslide that might have buried more than 2000 people.

Extraordinary weather causing disasters, PNG PM says

Extraordinary weather causing disasters, PNG PM says

Extraordinary weather causing disasters, PNG PM says

Extraordinary weather causing disasters, PNG PM says

Papua New Guinean authorities have ramped up rescue efforts following a deadly landslide the prime minister blames on "extraordinary weather patterns".

Warning of 'active' PNG landslide as relief trickles in

Warning of 'active' PNG landslide as relief trickles in

Warning of 'active' PNG landslide as relief trickles in

Warning of 'active' PNG landslide as relief trickles in

Relief is trickling in as residents are told to evacuate from the path of a landslide that has already killed an unknown number of people in Papua New Guinea.

Over 2000 people buried in landslide, PNG tells UN

Over 2000 people buried in landslide, PNG tells UN

Over 2000 people buried in landslide, PNG tells UN

Over 2000 people buried in landslide, PNG tells UN

The number of people feared dead from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea has soared to more than 2000, according to the government.

PNG aid on the way, more considered as death toll rises

PNG aid on the way, more considered as death toll rises

PNG aid on the way, more considered as death toll rises

PNG aid on the way, more considered as death toll rises

The federal government will provide $2.5 million and consider more aid for Papua New Guinea as the death toll from a landslide rises to more than 2000.

No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

No review of bus-driver plea deal for 'abused' families

Families of those killed in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash should have been consulted after manslaughter charges were dropped, the NSW premier says.

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More than 670 feared dead in PNG landslide: UN agency

Five bodies have been recovered as hundreds of people are feared dead, buried beneath rubble after a landslide in a remote region of Papua New Guinea.

Aircraft hit by deadly turbulence returns to Singapore

The aircraft that encountered deadly turbulence flying over Myanmar has returned to Singapore after it was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing.

Thai hospitals treat 43 Singapore Airlines passengers

Forty-three patients injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit deadly turbulence are being treated in three hospitals in Bangkok.

No more meals when seatbelt sign on: Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines is adopting a more cautious approach to turbulence after a mid-air incident killed one person and left dozens critically injured.

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At least 14 dead in Vietnam residential building fire

More than a dozen people have been killed after a fire broke out in a residential area of Hanoi, Vietnam.

'We were fish in a barrel': Australian man shot by ISIS

An Australian tourist shot in Afghanistan thought he would die after an ISIS gunman shot him in a targeted attack on his travelling group.

Mourners pack Iranian holy city for Raisi burial

Many thousands of mourners have packed the streets of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad for the funeral of president Ebrahim Raisi.

Passengers arrive in Singapore after deadly flight

A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing after the plane was buffeted by turbulence.

Passengers shaken after deadly turbulence-struck flight

A Singapore Airlines jet carrying 56 Australians has fallen into an air pocket, causing severe turbulence and leaving a man dead of a suspected heart attack.

Australians return home after deadly plane turbulence

Relieved passengers from the deadly Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Thailand after turbulence have started returning to Australia.

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

A person has died and 30 others have been injured as a Singapore Airlines flight plummeted in severe turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing.

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