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More than 30 killed in blast at BBQ restaurant in China

More than 30 killed in blast at BBQ restaurant in China

A leaking gas tank is believed to have caused an explosion that killed more than 30 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwest China.

Frantic search for Titan sub continues, banging heard

Frantic search for Titan sub continues, banging heard

Frantic search for Titan sub continues, banging heard

Frantic search for Titan sub continues, banging heard

There is about one day's worth of oxygen left on board the Titan sub which lost contact on a dive down to the tour the Titanic wreck with five people on board.

Suspected smugglers deny Greece migrant boat charges

Suspected smugglers deny Greece migrant boat charges

Suspected smugglers deny Greece migrant boat charges

Suspected smugglers deny Greece migrant boat charges

The search for hundreds of people missing after a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Greece continues as nine men charged over the tragedy appear in court.

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Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

Search for missing sub exploring Titanic continues

Search for missing sub exploring Titanic continues

An air and sea search is under way for a missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible craft carrying five people to view the wreck of the Titanic.

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Australian households are being urged to prepare for wild weather and emergencies after a survey found more than 12 million people do not have a plan.

Bus crash victims honoured as family urges seatbelt law

Bus crash victims honoured as family urges seatbelt law

Nine of those injured in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash remain in hospital as the father of the groom calls for stronger seatbelt laws.

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Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation

Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation

Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation

Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation

Lendlease failed to address "foreseeable" safety issues at a Defence base redevelopment project, which led to a worker injury, federal regulator Comcare says.

Greek migrant boat death toll rises, suspects detained

Greek migrant boat death toll rises, suspects detained

Greek migrant boat death toll rises, suspects detained

Greek migrant boat death toll rises, suspects detained

Pakistani authorities have arrested 14 people over the sinking of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea as the confirmed death toll from the disaster rose to 81.

Bus tragedy leaves footy club in 'unfathomable sadness'

Bus tragedy leaves footy club in 'unfathomable sadness'

Bus tragedy leaves footy club in 'unfathomable sadness'

Bus tragedy leaves footy club in 'unfathomable sadness'

Players from the football club devastated by the loss of members in the Hunter Valley bus crash are leaning on each other after the "unspeakable" tragedy.

Hope fades as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors

Hope fades as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors

Hope fades as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors

Hope fades as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors

Authorities say it is still unclear how many migrants were on a boat that sank off Greece killing at least 78 people as the search for survivors continues.

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Several people have been injured after a small plane crashed while landing on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Hunter Valley bus crash company depots raided

Hunter Valley bus crash company depots raided

Hunter Valley bus crash company depots raided

Hunter Valley bus crash company depots raided

A vigil has been held to remember the victims of the Hunter Valley bus crash after police and regulators raided depots of the transport company involved.

Teenage boy killed in industrial workplace accident

Teenage boy killed in industrial workplace accident

Teenage boy killed in industrial workplace accident

Teenage boy killed in industrial workplace accident

A report will be prepared for the coroner after a 16-year-old worker was killed in an industrial accident in the Perth suburb of Welshpool.

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At least 79 drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Hundreds of people are feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece, killing at least 79 migrants.

Communities rally for victims of horror bus crash

Locals are reaching out to the families and injured victims of the NSW Hunter Valley bus crash, offering meals and accommodation as the site opens to mourners.

More than 100 dead as boat capsizes in Nigeria

A boat carrying residents returning from a wedding has capsized in northern Nigeria killing more than 100 people.

Driver charged over 10 deaths in wedding bus tragedy

A 58-year-old bus driver has been charged with 10 counts of dangerous driving occasioning death over a bus crash after a wedding.

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'Eyes on the road for Koby': behind the road toll rise

Safety experts, advocates and families of crash victims are joining forces to address Australia's rising road toll, after 1194 people died on the roads in 2022.

Victoria launches blitz as road toll jumps to 16yr high

Nearly 150 people have been killed on Victorian roads this year, marking a 16-year high as police urge drivers to take extra care over the long weekend.

'Problem' dingo responsible for child attacks destroyed

The dingo that bit a four-year-old boy in the same area of a West Australian national park where a toddler was set upon two months ago has been killed.

Aussies stuck in Syria could die without help: experts

A group of 17 Australian children and nine women stuck in camps in Syria will file a legal case in the Federal Court of Australia seeking to be repatriated.

India says rescue operations conclude after train crash

Officials say the death toll from an Indian train crash has reached 275 people while another 1200 have been injured.

Hundreds dead in India's worst train crash in decades

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inspected the wreckage of a collision between two passenger trains that killed at least 261 people in India.

Teen boys fight for life as police probe house fire

Investigators are examining the scene of a house fire at Geraldton in Western Australia, where three teenage boys were badly burned.

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