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Thousands flee wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes

Thousands flee wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes

Greek authorities say thousands of tourists and residents have been forced to flee a wildfire that has been raging on the island of Rhodes for six days.

A forever home ruined by floods and insurance battles

A forever home ruined by floods and insurance battles

A forever home ruined by floods and insurance battles

A forever home ruined by floods and insurance battles

A federal parliamentary inquiry will examine insurance companies' handling of claims after historic floods ravaged most states and territories in 2022.

Australian, dog adrift for months in Pacific 'grateful'

Australian, dog adrift for months in Pacific 'grateful'

Australian, dog adrift for months in Pacific 'grateful'

Australian, dog adrift for months in Pacific 'grateful'

Australian sailor Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock has stepped foot on dry land for the first time since a vessel carrying him and his dog was damaged in a storm.

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Search for missing man off WA coast ends in tragedy

Search for missing man off WA coast ends in tragedy

A body found after three days of searching is likely to be the man who went missing after his boat overturned at night off the West Australian coast.

South Korea's Yoon calls for disaster response overhaul

South Korea's Yoon calls for disaster response overhaul

South Korea's president says unprecedented abnormal weather caused by climate change means authorities must change the way they respond to natural disasters.

Record fine issued over worker's woodchipper death

Record fine issued over worker's woodchipper death

A record $2 million fine has been issued to a tree lopping company over the death of a worker who was killed while using a woodchipping machine in Sydney.

Rangers reject cull call as dingo pack attacks woman

Rangers reject cull call as dingo pack attacks woman

Two men in a ute helped rescue a woman injured by a pack of dingoes on a K'gari beach in the latest in a series of attacks on the popular Queensland island.

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Volcano survivor 'still bothered' by leaving parents

Volcano survivor 'still bothered' by leaving parents

Volcano survivor 'still bothered' by leaving parents

Volcano survivor 'still bothered' by leaving parents

Sydney's Jesse Langford was just a teenager when confronted with a nightmare decision after he and his family were badly injured by a volcano eruption.

'Glimmer of hope' for community after wedding bus crash

'Glimmer of hope' for community after wedding bus crash

'Glimmer of hope' for community after wedding bus crash

'Glimmer of hope' for community after wedding bus crash

The close-knit AFL club shattered by the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash has made a tough return to the field after losing multiple players in the tragedy.

Volcano turned island into 'horror movie', court told

Volcano turned island into 'horror movie', court told

Volcano turned island into 'horror movie', court told

Volcano turned island into 'horror movie', court told

WorkSafe NZ is alleging health and safety laws where breached when a New Zealand island volcano erupted killing 22 people including 14 Australians in 2019.

Two-metre crocodile attacks man at popular waterhole

Two-metre crocodile attacks man at popular waterhole

Two-metre crocodile attacks man at popular waterhole

Two-metre crocodile attacks man at popular waterhole

A popular waterhole has been closed to the public after a man was attacked by a saltwater crocodile that wildlife authorities are now trying to remove.

Survivors of deadly NZ volcano eruption set to testify

Survivors of deadly NZ volcano eruption set to testify

Survivors of deadly NZ volcano eruption set to testify

Survivors of deadly NZ volcano eruption set to testify

Prosecutors are set to open their case against NZ tourism industry operators after the 2019 White Island volcanic eruption which killed 22 people.

Injured sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

Injured sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

Injured sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

Injured sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

A 22 year-old man plucked from his stranded vessel amid eight-metre high waves in the Great Australian Bight has been airlifted to an Adelaide hospital.

Sailor rescued after failed circumnavigation attempt

Sailor rescued after failed circumnavigation attempt

Sailor rescued after failed circumnavigation attempt

Sailor rescued after failed circumnavigation attempt

A 22-year-old sailor has been winched to safety after a night spent on his stricken yacht in the Great Australian Bight, battling severe winds and giant waves.

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Teens arrested after warehouse fire near Melbourne CBD

Boys aged 13 and 15 have been arrested after a fire at a warehouse in Melbourne's Southbank with detectives trying to work out what caused the blaze.

Reset needed on troubled flood buybacks: NSW Premier

A flood buyback scheme for low-lying properties in the Northern Rivers needs a reset, NSW premier Chris Minns says, amid widespread confusion over eligibility.

Presumed human remains found in wreckage of Titan sub

Evidence from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, including what are likely human remains, will be transported from Canada to the US for formal analysis.

Faulty electric blanket blamed for deadly house fire

A house fire that claimed the life of a 73 year old woman has been blamed on a faulty electric blanket, prompting warnings over the devices.

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Fatal truck-train collision details revealed in report

A truck driver's movements in the moments before a fatal train crash have been revealed in a preliminary report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding country towns after natural disasters will be quicker under new rules being deployed for the first time in the NSW Northern Rivers.

Canadian regulators open probe into Titan sub tragedy

Canadian authorities have launched a "safety investigation" into the operation of the Titan tourist submersible that imploded underwater, killing five people.

Australian government sanctions three MH17 culprits

The federal government has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on three people involved in the downing of Malaysia flight MH17.

Relatives and friends mourn Titan submarine deaths

The US coast guard says the five people aboard a missing submersible on a voyage to the Titanic died in a "catastrophic implosion".

Bushfire inquiry report due as recommendations delayed

Conditions over the past 18 months have increased the risk of significant grass fires over the upcoming summer, the NSW emergency services minister says.

Hours of oxygen left for missing Titan submarine

The US coast guard says an analysis of noises potentially from a missing submersible has been "inconclusive" as the clock ticks down on the vessel's air supply.

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