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More residents leave as authorities renew dire warning

More residents leave as authorities renew dire warning

New emergency warnings have led to more residents fleeing fire danger zones in Victoria as a massive blaze threatens a number of towns.

Man rescued after being trapped under tonnes of grain

Man rescued after being trapped under tonnes of grain

Man rescued after being trapped under tonnes of grain

Man rescued after being trapped under tonnes of grain

A silo has collapsed and trapped a man under tonnes of grain at a remote central Queensland property, prompting emergency services to cut him out.

Chopper nosedived before fatal crash, inquiry told

Chopper nosedived before fatal crash, inquiry told

Chopper nosedived before fatal crash, inquiry told

Chopper nosedived before fatal crash, inquiry told

The timeline of events surrounding a fatal army helicopter crash off Queensland has been detailed for the first time at an inquiry in Brisbane.

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'All clear' for downgraded bushfire in WA's south

'All clear' for downgraded bushfire in WA's south

A bushfire near Bunbury in WA's south has been contained and controlled, with authorities issuing an all-clear alert.

'Leave early': thousands warned to flee wild bushfires

'Leave early': thousands warned to flee wild bushfires

Victorians who could be caught in the path of raging fires are being urged to relocate before hot and windy conditions threaten lives and homes.

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Scramble to set up camp ahead of extreme fire danger

Extreme or catastrophic fire danger is predicted in six of Victoria's nine weather districts, with temperatures of more than 40C tipped in the state's west.

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

Woman hurt in tiger shark attack off small WA island

A woman in her 40s has been attacked by a tiger shark in shallow water at a small island north of Perth.

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Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln, now a tropical low, is expected to dissipate as it moves across the WA interior.

Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Huge apartment block fire in Spain kills nine people

Valencia's mayor says 105 people have been rehoused following a huge fire that ripped through an apartment block and killed at least nine people.

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW taxpayers could pay nearly triple the current annual cost of natural disasters by 2060 unless a new plan to reduce their impact is followed.

At least 14 dead in Venezuela gold mine collapse

At least 14 dead in Venezuela gold mine collapse

At least 14 dead in Venezuela gold mine collapse

At least 14 dead in Venezuela gold mine collapse

Officials in Venezuela say at least 14 people are confirmed dead from the collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine.

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Bushfire closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

Part of the Eyre Highway in Western Australia has been shut as a bushfire burns out of control amid strong winds and high temperatures.

Delay in compensation to Victorians without power

Delay in compensation to Victorians without power

Delay in compensation to Victorians without power

Delay in compensation to Victorians without power

A power provider has been taken to task by the Victorian energy minister for its delayed rollout of prolonged outage payments.

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

Man dies after crashing electric unicycle on trail

A Melbourne man has died after he was ejected from his electric unicycle while riding on a track.

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Theme park patrons at risk from out-of-control bushfire

Firefighters are battling an out-of-control bushfire threatening patrons at a theme park and ice skating rink in Perth.

Four people knocked out by lightning in wild storms

Two men and two women have been injured by lightning, dozens of flights delayed and trains halted as slow-moving storms batter Sydney and northern NSW.

Storm system could redevelop into a cyclone over state

Ex-Cyclone Lincoln has blasted the Top End with heavy rainfall as it moves west amid a warning it could redevelop into a cyclone off the Kimberley coast.

Cyclone downgraded but Top End braces for more rain

Residents in northern Australia are bracing for continued heavy rain triggered by ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln as it drifts west.

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Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

A new study will "care for the carers" by examining the unique trauma faced by rural emergency workers, in the hopes of minimising burnout and attrition.

Flood-hit regions brace after cyclone warning issued

Flood-hit regions in northern Australia are bracing for more rain and strong winds after a cyclone watch was upgraded to a warning by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Flood-hit regions prepare as cyclone watch issued

A cyclone watch has been issued for the Gulf of Carpentaria's southern coastal areas as flooded regions brace for gale-force winds and heavy rain.

Homes lost and firefighters injured as bushfires rage

Three fires are raging out of control in Victoria with people near the Grampians National Park ordered to shelter while those in Ballarat were told to evacuate.

Cyclone threat looms again for flood-hit regions

As Queensland counts the cost of an already disaster-riddled summer, another cyclone threat is looming in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Firefighting water bombers drop sewage water onto homes

Authorities have issued an alert after firefighting helicopters accidentally dropped effluent while battling a blaze in Perth's northeast.

Farmers in far north Qld face long road to recovery

The Albanese government announced $91.8 million in funding for disaster resilience support in the region but it won't help those affected by recent cyclones.

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