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Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

An investigation has been launched after a system crash led to Victoria police, ambulance and fire crews being manually dispatched for almost two hours.

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Fire crews have made ground in battling blazes in Victoria's west and southwest, declaring one contained and slowing another.

Pilot, teens identified as trio killed in plane crash

Pilot, teens identified as trio killed in plane crash

Pilot, teens identified as trio killed in plane crash

Pilot, teens identified as trio killed in plane crash

Boys aged 15, 16 and a 20-year-old pilot have been identified as those killed in a light plane crash in Victoria, leaving family members left devastated.

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More Australia-Indonesia flights disrupted by volcano

More Australia-Indonesia flights disrupted by volcano

Eruptions at Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano have caused ash clouds, forcing airlines to cancel flights amid safety concerns.

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

Kinder worker's family mourns 'light of our lives'

The family of Eleanor Bryant, killed as a truck crashed into a kindergarten in Victoria, has paid tribute to the mother-of-two as mourners laid flowers.

Flight hit by gunfire, Haiti’s main airport shuts down

Flight hit by gunfire, Haiti’s main airport shuts down

A passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

Woman dead, child hurt in kindergarten crash tragedy

A driver is understood to have suffered a medical episode when his truck hit a kindergarten, killing a woman and injuring a child weeks after a similar tragedy.

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Tributes for 'much-loved' gran killed in horror crash

Tributes for 'much-loved' gran killed in horror crash

Tributes for 'much-loved' gran killed in horror crash

Tributes for 'much-loved' gran killed in horror crash

A grandmother is being honoured for her love and generosity after dying in a crash involving a car allegedly stolen by a teenager at gun point.

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Probe into Qantas 'loud bang' engine fail, runway fire

Passengers heard a loud bang as a Qantas jet suffered engine failure on take-off, sparking a grass fire, emergency landing and hours of chaos at Sydney Airport.

Body found in search for boy swept out to sea

Body found in search for boy swept out to sea

Body found in search for boy swept out to sea

Body found in search for boy swept out to sea

A body has been found following a multi-agency land and sea search for an 11-year-old boy swept into the water while crossing a channel.

Search for 'beloved boy' ends but family remain hopeful

Search for 'beloved boy' ends but family remain hopeful

Search for 'beloved boy' ends but family remain hopeful

Search for 'beloved boy' ends but family remain hopeful

The family of an 11-year-old swept out to sea in a popular beach town has praised volunteers who are selflessly dedicated to finding their "beloved boy".

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 dead after bus plunges into gorge in India

At least 36 people have been killed after a passenger bus skidded into a gorge in northern India.

Massive flood recovery in Spain as death toll hits 211

Massive flood recovery in Spain as death toll hits 211

Massive flood recovery in Spain as death toll hits 211

Massive flood recovery in Spain as death toll hits 211

Spain is mounting its biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as the death toll from catastrophic floods continues to rise.

North Gaza 'apocalyptic,' all at imminent risk: UN

North Gaza 'apocalyptic,' all at imminent risk: UN

North Gaza 'apocalyptic,' all at imminent risk: UN

North Gaza 'apocalyptic,' all at imminent risk: UN

The entire Palestinian population in northern Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence, the United Nations warns.

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Jack Davey, 11, named as boy killed in schoolyard crash

The family of Jack Davey who died a school crash tragedy has released photos of their son, as the principal vowed the community will get through the tragedy.

'Tragic accident': boy dies as car crashes into school

A boy has been killed and four other children seriously injured after a woman collecting a child crashed through a fence and into a Melbourne school.

Hiker 'fortunate to be alive' after Alpine ordeal

A photographer has survived multiple days with a snake bite after becoming lost in the Australian Alps and sparking a week-long search.

At least 115 dead or missing in flood-hit Philippines

The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines has exceeded 100, with many areas still cut off.

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Family mourns couple killed by truck crash into home

A farming couple killed when a truck crashed into a home would want their community to keep working to make the world a better place, their family says.

Police probe deaths of mother and two children in river

A mother and her two children have died after they were seen in distress in a waterway in Sydney with police trying to determine exactly what happened.

Storm threat remains as wild weather starts to ease

Showers and storms are set to linger in eastern Australia following days of wild weather, while some residents remain on alert for thunderstorms.

Three dogs shot dead after mauling woman in backyard

Police have shot dead three dogs that critically injured a woman in a suburban backyard mauling after pepper spray failed to subdue to animals.

No rest for rescuers in long search for Helene victims

Exhausted rescuers and volunteers navigate washed out roads and difficult terrain as the search for Hurricane Helene survivors drags into a second week.

Thousands of homes in blackout after destructive winds

Thousands of households along NSW's north coast face a night without power following damaging winds and heavy rain which has triggered flood warnings.

Brisbane blaze destroys building as man fights for life

A fire has been brought under control after destroying one building and seriously damaging another, with a man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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