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Australian dies during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Australian dies during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Intense heat has killed hundreds taking part in the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, including one Australian, the government has confirmed.

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Engine failure risk warning before fatal chopper crash

Air crew were warned of the risk of engine failure ahead of a fatal army helicopter crash off the Queensland coast, an inquiry has been told.

Hundreds die during Hajj pilgrimage amid intense heat

Hundreds die during Hajj pilgrimage amid intense heat

Hundreds die during Hajj pilgrimage amid intense heat

Hundreds die during Hajj pilgrimage amid intense heat

Saudi Arabia has not commented on the death toll amid the heat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, required of every able Muslim once in their life.

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Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Fatigue concern before army chopper crash, inquiry told

Air crew was working up to seven days a week with some 18 hour days prior to a fatal helicopter crash during a military training exercise, an inquiry has heard.

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

Excessive alcohol blamed for waterfront deaths

A coroner has blamed excessive service of alcohol for the separate waterfront deaths of two men in Hobart.

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

The type of army helicopter that crashed and killed four servicemen was complex and overwhelming to fly, a pilot has told an inquiry into the tragedy.

Call to release 'secret' data to help curb road deaths

Call to release 'secret' data to help curb road deaths

Urgent data transparency reforms are needed to help reduce the nation's road toll, a peak motoring body says after a 12-month spike in road deaths.

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Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Father and children killed in car crash

Three people have died, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash west of Brisbane while a woman has been airlifted to hospital.

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Community devastated after house fire kills mother, son

Mourners have left floral tributes at the site of a house fire that has left a community devastated after an elderly woman and her son died in the blaze.

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

One man dead, two survive after yacht capsizes

A father and son have been rescued and a third man is dead after a yacht capsized off the central Queensland coast, triggering a major search operation.

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

Sydney surfer likely killed by someone he knew

The person behind the mysterious death of beloved Sydney surfer Guy "Creature" Haymes might have been known to him, according to police.

Malawi VP Chilima, nine others, killed in plane crash

Malawi VP Chilima, nine others, killed in plane crash

Malawi VP Chilima, nine others, killed in plane crash

Malawi VP Chilima, nine others, killed in plane crash

"I'm sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy," Malawi's president has said after the death of the nation's vice president.

Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy

Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy

Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy

Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy

A year on from the Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people, a grieving father has turned his attention to preventing a similar tragedy.

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert race

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert race

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert race

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert race

Six people have been injured, five of them hospitalised, during an explosion at an off-road race in the Northern Territory,

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British TV presenter Mosley found dead on Greek island

A body has been found believed to be that of Michael Mosley days after the British TV doctor went missing after going for a walk on a Greek island.

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

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

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 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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