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Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

Lost hiker asked for chicken parmi after being found

A 20-year-old hiker has been found by passers-by after going missing for almost 24 hours in a national park in Victoria.

Japan Airlines counts losses from destroyed plane

Japan Airlines counts losses from destroyed plane

Japan Airlines counts losses from destroyed plane

Japan Airlines counts losses from destroyed plane

Japan Airlines estimates the Tokyo runway disaster that destroyed one of is planes will result in an operating loss of about 15 billion yen ($A149 million).

Help sought for community devastated by record floods

Help sought for community devastated by record floods

Help sought for community devastated by record floods

Help sought for community devastated by record floods

A community is becoming desperate as it remains cut off three weeks after being devastated by record floodwaters caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

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Number of Aussies on burning Japanese plane downgraded

Number of Aussies on burning Japanese plane downgraded

There were four fewer Australians on the Japan Airlines flight that burst into flames after landing than originally feared but all are safe and accounted for.

Japan begins twin probes into Tokyo runway collision

Japan begins twin probes into Tokyo runway collision

Police will investigate whether professional negligence led to two aircraft colliding at Tokyo's Haneda airport, media outlets report.

Storms continue after sparking power outages, rescues

Storms continue after sparking power outages, rescues

Thousands of Queensland and Victorian homes remain without power as thunderstorms and flooding continue to wreak havoc in parts of eastern Australia.

Two taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

Two taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

Two people have been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning in the Blue Mountains after a severe storm lashed the area.

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Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Roads reopen after north Qld region hit hard by cyclone

Hundreds of people evacuated from a flood-hit far north Queensland community may not go home any time soon despite roads reopening following Cyclone Jasper.

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

'Untold ripple effect' after woman drowns near child

A 50-year-old woman has died after being caught in a rip along with a child on the NSW north coast in the latest drowning tragedy on Australian shores.

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Australians safe after deadly Japanese plane collision

Twelve Australians were on board a Japan Airlines flight that went up in flames following a collision on a runway.

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

Father, son kayaking duo rescued after 10 hours missing

A father and his teenage son have been rescued after their kayaking expedition in northern Tasmania did not go as planned.

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

'Low level' cocaine found in fatal chopper crash pilot

The pilot of one of the helicopters involved in a crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast consumed cocaine in the days before the mid-air collision.

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

Unpredictable blaze threatening lives and homes in WA

A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for an unpredictable blaze threatening fishing towns in Western Australia.

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Driver charged over two killed in truck and train crash

Investigators have charged a truck driver over the deaths of two train drivers killed when the vehicles collided near the South Australia-NSW border.

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Two children dead after found floating in Perth river

Two children have died after they were found floating in Perth's Swan River by members of the public on New Year's Eve.

Two dead after train derails in horror truck crash

Two train drivers have died after their locomotive collided with a truck at a level crossing near the South Australia-NSW border.

Teen shark attack victim had a 'passion for surfing'

The surfing community is in mourning after a 15-year-old was killed by a shark on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, the state's third fatal attack this year.

Two-year-old girl drowns in backyard pool

A two-year-old girl has died after being pulled unconscious from a pool in northern NSW as the number of drownings this holiday season continues to rise.

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Teenage boy killed by shark at remote SA beach

Emergency services have pulled the body of a teenage boy from the water off a remote beach in South Australia after he was attacked by a shark.

No sign of missing swimmer as sea search suspended

Emergency crews have suspended their search for a 19-year-old man swept out to sea while trying to assist his brothers at a beach on the NSW south coast.

Boy killed by falling tree branch in northern Victoria

A falling tree branch has killed a child in Victoria's north after wild weather in parts the state, two days after a similar tragedy.

Arson squad probe after firefighter dies battling blaze

The cause of a massive bushfire in southern WA and the death of a volunteer firefighter while battling it are being investigated by the arson squad.

Older swimmers, tourists warned of peak season danger

The period between Christmas and New Year is the deadliest for drownings in Australia, and the week has already taken a major toll.

Search for swimmer, 19, swept out to sea

A 19-year-old man was caught in a rip and swept out to sea after coming to the aid of a family member in difficulty in the surf off the NSW South Coast.

Tourists urged to visit north Qld amid recovery efforts

Port Douglas is grappling with water supply challenges as tourism bodies ask for visitors to return to the region.

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