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Bus driver on crash manslaughter charges after upgrade

Bus driver on crash manslaughter charges after upgrade

Brett Button has been hit with 10 counts of manslaughter for allegedly causing the deaths of several wedding guests when his bus left the road.

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

Funding boost for region still reeling from deadly fire

A Queensland region hit hard by a deadly bushfires has received $1 million in state-federal funding in a major boost to its recovery which may take years.

Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch

Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch

Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch

Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch

Authorities are scrambling to deal with contaminated mulch found throughout a park in inner-city Sydney after a child brought home a sample containing asbestos.

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Dramatic rescue after man falls down 30m mine shaft

Dramatic rescue after man falls down 30m mine shaft

Rescuers have pulled a man from a 30-metre opal mine shaft in outback SA while two other men are lucky to be alive after a van ploughed through their wall.

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Lives and homes threatened as bushfires tear through WA

Bushfires in Western Australia have flared in lingering heatwave conditions as firefighters battle to save homes and lives north of Perth.

RAAF base among areas under fire threat north of Perth

RAAF base among areas under fire threat north of Perth

Several fires have broken out north of Perth including near the entrance to a Defence site and on the outskirts of a regional wheatbelt town.

Tracking option raised after dingo bites girl on K'gari

Tracking option raised after dingo bites girl on K'gari

Rangers have increased patrols and are keeping an eye on tourist behaviour around dingoes on the island of K'gari after a girl was bitten multiple times.

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Battling region hit again by heavy rain, cyclone threat

Battling region hit again by heavy rain, cyclone threat

Battling region hit again by heavy rain, cyclone threat

Battling region hit again by heavy rain, cyclone threat

A far north Queensland region still recovering from wild weather has been lashed by heavy rain as another cyclone threat looms in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

'I thought you were dead': Aussies survive US avalanche

'I thought you were dead': Aussies survive US avalanche

'I thought you were dead': Aussies survive US avalanche

'I thought you were dead': Aussies survive US avalanche

Three Australians were buried in snow and thought they were going to die before surviving a massive avalanche at a Californian ski resort that killed a man.

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

Helicopter crash pilot not prepared for 'wall of cloud'

The pilot in a helicopter crash that killed him and four passengers had not been trained in how to fly through fog and cloud, a safety investigation has found.

Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Thousands of Queenslanders are back on the power grid after crews worked for days to rebuild a network damaged by storms.

Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

The disaster bill has already reached $2 billion in Queensland but the deputy premier expects that figure to rise after weeks of damaging weather.

$5 million pitch to lure back tourists after cyclone

$5 million pitch to lure back tourists after cyclone

$5 million pitch to lure back tourists after cyclone

$5 million pitch to lure back tourists after cyclone

A $5 million pitch to lure tourists back to far north Queensland has been made after more than $270 million was lost in cancellations.

Japan quake rescuers race against time to aid survivors

Japan quake rescuers race against time to aid survivors

Japan quake rescuers race against time to aid survivors

Japan quake rescuers race against time to aid survivors

Rescuers in Japan are racing against the clock to free many more people still trapped under rubble after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake.

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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 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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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