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Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's hardliner president killed in helicopter crash

Iran's leadership has vowed no change to the country's path after President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash.

Eye on Iran as president goes missing in chopper crash

Eye on Iran as president goes missing in chopper crash

Eye on Iran as president goes missing in chopper crash

Eye on Iran as president goes missing in chopper crash

Developments in the disappearance of Iran's president in a helicopter crash over mountainous terrain are being monitored by Australia's government and experts.

Mum says daughter's body kept on crashed bus for days

Mum says daughter's body kept on crashed bus for days

Mum says daughter's body kept on crashed bus for days

Mum says daughter's body kept on crashed bus for days

The mother of Hunter Valley bus crash victim Rebecca Mullen says she has lost faith in justice after a plea deal tore apart any progress the family had made.

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Olympic hero's bravery award for ice-cool surf rescue

Olympic hero's bravery award for ice-cool surf rescue

Steven Bradbury has received a bravery award for saving four struggling girls from rough surf, more than 20 years after his historic Winter Olympic gold medal.

Pilot cheered for safe landing after gear failure

Pilot cheered for safe landing after gear failure

A light plane has battled stormy weather, mechanical failure and a stream of pelicans in order to make a "textbook" emergency landing.

Kids evacuated after blaze at Olympic Park pool

Kids evacuated after blaze at Olympic Park pool

Up to 2000 students competing in a swimming championship have been forced to flee after solar panels on the Sydney Olympic Park aquatic centre roof caught fire.

Council gets to work on Sydney sinkhole caused by rain

Council gets to work on Sydney sinkhole caused by rain

Council workers have started to fix a 10-metre sinkhole that opened up on an east Sydney street in heavy rain over the weekend.

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Brazil flood toll rises to 143, rains continue to pour

Brazil flood toll rises to 143, rains continue to pour

Brazil flood toll rises to 143, rains continue to pour

Brazil flood toll rises to 143, rains continue to pour

The death toll from the Brazil floods has risen to 143, as the government announces $A3.5 billion in emergency money to deal with the crisis.

'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma

'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma

'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma

'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma

Insurers offered small cash payouts to flood victims and quibbled over minor issues, worsening trauma for people who lost everything, an inquiry has heard.

Pilot warns 'someone is going to die' before crash

Pilot warns 'someone is going to die' before crash

Pilot warns 'someone is going to die' before crash

Pilot warns 'someone is going to die' before crash

A decorated army pilot killed in a helicopter crash along with three others sounded the alarm on the aircraft's risks months beforehand, an inquiry was told.

Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy

Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy

Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy

Flight path changed before army chopper tragedy

Grieving family members have tearfully given evidence at an inquiry into a helicopter crash that killed four servicemen off the north Queensland coast.

Safety test found upgrade used in crash 'unacceptable'

Safety test found upgrade used in crash 'unacceptable'

Safety test found upgrade used in crash 'unacceptable'

Safety test found upgrade used in crash 'unacceptable'

A safety evaluation of a software upgrade used by military pilots in a helicopter crash that killed four servicemen found it posed a risk.

Whale found at WA beach after mass stranding nearby

Whale found at WA beach after mass stranding nearby

Whale found at WA beach after mass stranding nearby

Whale found at WA beach after mass stranding nearby

Authorities say a stranded pilot whale has been found at a beach 14km from the area where 160 whales beached themselves a day earlier.

Mass stranding kills 29 pilot whales

Mass stranding kills 29 pilot whales

Mass stranding kills 29 pilot whales

Mass stranding kills 29 pilot whales

After an hours-long rescue mission, the majority of a pod of up to 160 whales stranded at a beach in Western Australia have been saved.

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Council probed as tonnes of sewage spilt into river

The Gold Coast City Council is under investigation after a broken pipe spilt more than 350 million litres of sewage into a river over a period of months.

CBD to be shut down for fatal bus crash re-enactment

Brisbane's CBD will be shut down on the weekend as authorities carry out a re-enactment of a bus crash that killed a young woman to investigate the cause.

Four-metre croc euthanised after boy's body found

Wildlife officers have euthanised a four-metre crocodile days after a 16-year-old boy's body was found in mangroves on a far north Queensland island.

Funding boost for warning systems in flood-hit regions

New river height gauges, cameras, signage and sensor technology will form part of a $7 million investment for flood-hit regions in Queensland.

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'Unimaginable': three brothers, friend die in car crash

Four people, including three brothers, are among four people killed in a car accident tragedy on a country road.

Teen's body found mauled by croc after dinghy sinks

The body of a 16-year-old boy has been found mauled by what is believed to be a 3.5 metre crocodile after he tried to swim ashore when his dinghy broke down.

Clean up and damage under review as flooding recedes

Residents have returned to flood-affected homes as emergency crews assess the damage inflicted by record rainfall in parts of NSW.

Man dies diving for scallops off Tasman Peninsula

A 38-year-old diver has died after friends had to pull him to the surface in Wedge Bay off the Tasman Peninsula.

Man's body found in western Sydney floodwaters

The body of a man has been found near a flooded reserve in suburban Sydney, the second death linked to the current flash floods across Australia's east.

Australians missing as Taiwan quake death toll hits 12

Two Australians are missing in Taiwan as rescuers continue to search for survivors following a massive earthquake that's killed at least 12 people.

Two men in hospital after boat accident

Two men are in hospital after their boat collided with an object in the water but confusing reports led to a day long search for more people.

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