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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.

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.

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.

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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.

Malaysia happy to reopen search for missing MH370

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

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

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.

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

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

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

'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.

Workers evacuated after sinkhole appears near building

Workers evacuated after sinkhole appears near building

Workers evacuated after sinkhole appears near building

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

Data roaming during disasters not for widespread use

Data roaming during disasters not for widespread use

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

NZ court orders millions in payouts over deadly volcano

NZ court orders millions in payouts over deadly volcano

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

Charge over SES volunteer's death in 2022 floods

Charge over SES volunteer's death in 2022 floods

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

Crews keeping watch over fire ahead of more danger

Crews keeping watch over fire ahead of more danger

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

Residents safe to return as fire deemed suspicious

Residents safe to return as fire deemed suspicious

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.

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'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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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