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Plea for answers as community mourns loss of boys, dad

Plea for answers as community mourns loss of boys, dad

A shell-shocked island community wants answers as police investigate a deadly blaze that claimed the lives of a man and five young boys.

Pakistan train derailment death toll rises to 30

Pakistan train derailment death toll rises to 30

Pakistan train derailment death toll rises to 30

Pakistan train derailment death toll rises to 30

Railway officials say the death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan has risen to at least 30 with more fatalities possible.

Caution urged around railway lines as deaths mount

Caution urged around railway lines as deaths mount

Caution urged around railway lines as deaths mount

Caution urged around railway lines as deaths mount

Australians are being urged to take more care around the nation's rail network, as statistics reveal seven people die in rail-related incidents per month.

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More charges laid against wedding bus crash driver

More charges laid against wedding bus crash driver

A NSW man accused of causing one of the country's worst-ever bus crashes faces 63 charges over the Hunter Valley smash that left 10 passengers dead.

Taipan crash search crew find human remains, debris

Taipan crash search crew find human remains, debris

Identification of human remains found during a search for the crew whose helicopter crashed in Queensland is not likely until after they have been recovered.

Top-level tributes for victims of army chopper tragedy

Top-level tributes for victims of army chopper tragedy

A difficult search and recovery operation is under way for the bodies of a crew of an army helicopter that went down during military drills in Queensland.

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

A CSIRO study has shown air purifiers that target very fine particles do a good job of boosting air quality when bushfires take hold.

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Boy, five, dies in hospital after being struck by car

Boy, five, dies in hospital after being struck by car

Boy, five, dies in hospital after being struck by car

Boy, five, dies in hospital after being struck by car

A five-year-old boy has died from his injuries after being hit by a car driven by a 77 year old man on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Crew named as search continues for defence helicopter

Crew named as search continues for defence helicopter

Crew named as search continues for defence helicopter

Crew named as search continues for defence helicopter

A search for a missing Australian MRH-90 Taipan defence helicopter and its four crew continues with sonar deployed as navy divers arrive at the site.

Light plane aborted landing before fatal runway crash

Light plane aborted landing before fatal runway crash

Light plane aborted landing before fatal runway crash

Light plane aborted landing before fatal runway crash

Air crash investigators want to know why a pilot aborted a landing before colliding mid-air with another light plane on his second attempt, killing two.

Greece PM says climate change 'not an excuse' on fires

Greece PM says climate change 'not an excuse' on fires

Greece PM says climate change 'not an excuse' on fires

Greece PM says climate change 'not an excuse' on fires

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece must reform its firefighting and fire prevention policies and do more to alleviate the effects of climate change.

Tech entrepreneur found dead after fatal boat accident

Tech entrepreneur found dead after fatal boat accident

Tech entrepreneur found dead after fatal boat accident

Tech entrepreneur found dead after fatal boat accident

Andrew Findlay's body has been recovered near to where leading Indigenous art dealer Tim Klingender was found after a fatal boating accident in Sydney Harbour.

'An awful experience': man dead, wife escapes unit fire

'An awful experience': man dead, wife escapes unit fire

'An awful experience': man dead, wife escapes unit fire

'An awful experience': man dead, wife escapes unit fire

A fire has ripped through a regional Victorian retirement village, killing an elderly resident whose wife escaped to safety.

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

Dozens more rural firefighters will be hired to help conduct hazard reduction burns ahead of summer after three wet years spurred vegetation growth across NSW.

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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 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 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.

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.

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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