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Pay relief for workers after blaze shuts coal mine

Pay relief for workers after blaze shuts coal mine

Workers will be paid until the end of August and may be redeployed to other sites after an underground coal mine fire erupted at central Queensland.

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

More sewage leaked into a Queensland river than first reported after a "catastrophic" spill, says an independent report critical of delay in detecting the flow.

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

A Queensland man died from severe burns after a lithium-ion battery fire erupted in an e-scooter connected to a different model charger, a coroner has ruled.

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Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues

Workers have been told they will continue to be paid for another couple of weeks as authorities battle an underground coal mine fire in central Queensland.

Stampede at Hindu religious event in India kills 121

Stampede at Hindu religious event in India kills 121

Authorities in northern India say at least 121 have been killed in a stampede that occurred at a Hindu religious gathering.

At least 60 dead in stampede at India religious event

At least 60 dead in stampede at India religious event

Officials say at least 60 people have been killed after a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.

Fire casts pall over future of coal mine and workers

Fire casts pall over future of coal mine and workers

Counselling has been offered to workers "traumatised" by an underground fire that has cast uncertainty over the future of a major coal mine.

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Highway criticised by opposition after fatal bus crash

Highway criticised by opposition after fatal bus crash

Highway criticised by opposition after fatal bus crash

Highway criticised by opposition after fatal bus crash

Queensland's opposition says a major highway is "not up to standard" after a crash that killed three women and left two men in a critical condition.

Major coal mine's future uncertain after fire shutdown

Major coal mine's future uncertain after fire shutdown

Major coal mine's future uncertain after fire shutdown

Major coal mine's future uncertain after fire shutdown

An Australian coal mine faces an uncertain future after an underground fire started when methane gas ignited, prompting authorities to start sealing the site.

Workers evacuated from central Qld mine after fire

Workers evacuated from central Qld mine after fire

Workers evacuated from central Qld mine after fire

Workers evacuated from central Qld mine after fire

Workers at the underground Grosvenor coal mine in central Queensland have been evacuated after a fire, which is under investigation.

Two farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash

Two farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash

Two farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash

Two farm workers dead, nine injured in minibus crash

A minibus crash in Victoria has killed two migrant workers and left nine others injured, with two in a critical condition.

New Zealand's Interislander ferry runs aground

New Zealand's Interislander ferry runs aground

New Zealand's Interislander ferry runs aground

New Zealand's Interislander ferry runs aground

Tugboats will attempt to refloat the Aratere after an Interislander ferry ran aground in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds.

High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

High workload worry before chopper crash, inquiry told

Pilots were concerned about taking on multiple roles leading to fatigue and distraction before a fatal army helicopter crash, an inquiry has been told.

Australian dies during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Australian dies during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

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.

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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

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.

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

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

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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

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.

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

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

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

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

"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.

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