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Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

Man drowns, children in hospital, after beach emergency

Man drowns, children in hospital, after beach emergency

Man drowns, children in hospital, after beach emergency

Man drowns, children in hospital, after beach emergency

A man has drowned and several children have been taken to hospital after they were pulled from the water at a Tasmanian beach.

Miner on the mend in hospital after deadly collapse

Miner on the mend in hospital after deadly collapse

Miner on the mend in hospital after deadly collapse

Miner on the mend in hospital after deadly collapse

The condition of a man who suffered life-threatening injuries in a deadly rockfall near Ballarat has improved to serious but stable.

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Teenage girl survives suspected shark attack at beach

Teenage girl survives suspected shark attack at beach

A teenager who suffered minor injuries after a suspected shark at a Queensland beach has been taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Five fires a week in NSW from lithium-ion batteries

Five fires a week in NSW from lithium-ion batteries

Dozens of lithium-ion battery fires have been recorded in 2024, including one that caused the deaths of two people.

Victim's phone video helps explain plane crash

Victim's phone video helps explain plane crash

A pilot was distracted during pre-flight checks before a plane crashed north of Brisbane, with video retrieved from a victim helping to explain what happened.

Dozens injured in 'technical event' on Sydney-NZ flight

Dozens injured in 'technical event' on Sydney-NZ flight

At least 50 passengers and crew have been injured after what LATAM Airlines described as a "technical event" on a flight from Sydney to Auckland.

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Music festival death sparks fresh pill testing calls

Music festival death sparks fresh pill testing calls

Music festival death sparks fresh pill testing calls

Music festival death sparks fresh pill testing calls

The Victorian Greens are renewing calls for onsite pill testing following the suspected overdose death of a man at a weekend music festival.

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

Answers sought after woman killed in Brisbane bus crash

A bus crash that killed a woman in Brisbane's CBD is being investigated after the driver mounted a kerb, pinning the 18-year-old against a building.

Woman pinned to wall by bus in 'devastating' incident

Woman pinned to wall by bus in 'devastating' incident

Woman pinned to wall by bus in 'devastating' incident

Woman pinned to wall by bus in 'devastating' incident

A woman has died after being pinned to a wall by a bus in central Brisbane.

Search under way for lost hiker

Search under way for lost hiker

Search under way for lost hiker

Search under way for lost hiker

Emergency services are scouring bushland for a hiker lost in Queensland's far north.

Wide search for regional rescuers as SES chase recruits

Wide search for regional rescuers as SES chase recruits

Wide search for regional rescuers as SES chase recruits

Wide search for regional rescuers as SES chase recruits

There's more to life in an orange uniform than wading through floodwaters and cleaning up after storms, as the search begins for new SES volunteers.

False hope fears as MH370 families search for closure

False hope fears as MH370 families search for closure

False hope fears as MH370 families search for closure

False hope fears as MH370 families search for closure

Family members of the 239 people who disappeared on flight MH370 have called for another search in a bid for answers and closure on the 10th anniversary.

Investigation launched into mine worker blast claim

Investigation launched into mine worker blast claim

Investigation launched into mine worker blast claim

Investigation launched into mine worker blast claim

Investigators are looking into claims explosives have been detonated 30m below three workers at Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in north Queensland.

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Malaysia happy to reopen search for missing MH370

Any fresh evidence in the search for the MH370 flight that mysteriously disappeared a decade ago could compel a fresh operation, Malaysia's leader says.

Elderly pedestrian dies after being struck by car

A man will appear in court charged with mid-range drink driving after he allegedly struck an elderly pedestrian who later died in a Gold Coast hospital.

Investigators race to identify two dead in unit fire

Two bodies have been recovered from a unit destroyed by fire in regional NSW, with further examination paused while investigators assess the structure's safety.

'Not the same': cyclone leaves dirty water, $150m fix

Months after Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit, a far north Queensland region is still counting the cost with landslides blocking roads and affecting water supply.

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Workers evacuated after sinkhole appears near building

Multiple emergency crews are at a Sydney industrial park after a section of ground collapsed into a sinkhole, causing a two-level office block to sag.

Data roaming during disasters not for widespread use

Telstra officials say plans to allow mobile customers to share the networks of other telcos during disasters could not be used in widespread incidents.

NZ court orders millions in payouts over deadly volcano

Tourist operators of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people have been ordered to pay around $A12 million in fines and reparations

Charge over SES volunteer's death in 2022 floods

Two years after an SES volunteer died in floodwaters, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has been charged with the matter set to appear in court this month.

Crews keeping watch over fire ahead of more danger

Fire crews are keeping a close watch over a massive blaze in Victoria's west days before more dangerous conditions are expected in the state.

Residents safe to return as fire deemed suspicious

A blaze south of Ballarat that threatened homes is being treated as suspicious after firefighters controlled two raging bushfires in western Victoria.

'People forget': experts chart year of extreme weather

Scientists have released a snapshot of the extreme weather events that hit Australia and hope it will get people to focus on preparing for what's ahead.

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