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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.

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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

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

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

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

Thousands flee wildfire on Greek island of Rhodes

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.

Search for missing man off WA coast ends in tragedy

Search for missing man off WA coast ends in tragedy

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 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

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

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

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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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

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

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.

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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