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Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

Residents return home after firefighters battle blaze

After firefighters spent days battling a central Queensland blaze, residents have finally been told they can return to their homes.

Pilot dies after light plane crashes in field

Pilot dies after light plane crashes in field

Pilot dies after light plane crashes in field

Pilot dies after light plane crashes in field

Police have confirmed a pilot is dead after a light plane crashed in a paddock near Warwick in southern Queensland.

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

Hospital evacuated, residents urged to flee WA bushfire

A bushfire is threatening homes in the Western Australian town of Corrigin, southeast of Perth, with the hospital evacuated and residents urged to leave.

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Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Qld firefighters battle blazes as extreme alerts remain

Queensland remains under an extreme fire danger warning for a second day with emergency services tackling two blazes.

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

'Terrible tragedy': firefighter dies in northern NSW

Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers and Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib have described the death of a firefighter on the job as a tragedy.

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

A retiree forced from his home in mismanaged floods says the ordeal made him relive the trauma he experienced fleeing war-torn Europe as a child.

Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

Worker killed as chemical explosion ignites factory

A 44-year-old man has died and WorkSafe is investigating after a chemical explosion led to a factory fire in Melbourne's west.

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Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

A racing industry official has defended a wall built around Flemington Racecourse which locals believe worsened the impact of floods on surrounding homes.

Three people killed in outback chemical crash inferno

Three people killed in outback chemical crash inferno

Three people killed in outback chemical crash inferno

Three people killed in outback chemical crash inferno

A truck carrying ammonium nitrate and a car have been incinerated in a fiery crash in outback WA, with at least three people killed.

Twenty fire crews battling far north Queensland blaze

Twenty fire crews battling far north Queensland blaze

Twenty fire crews battling far north Queensland blaze

Twenty fire crews battling far north Queensland blaze

A watch and act alert remains in place for residents in Mutchilba as some 20 crews are on scene battling a bushfire in far north Queensland.

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Firefighters and scientific experts have been called in to deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a NSW plant producing blocks that sit at temperatures of 600C.

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

The threat from two blazes burning in eastern Victoria is expected to ease, with a severe weather warning issued over damaging winds and heavy rain.

Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

Sydney on high alert as 100 fires burn around the state

As Sydney and seven other NSW regions face surging temperatures and total fire bans, a blaze near Mudgee has sparked an emergency warning.

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT

A man has been arrested for allegedly lighting fires across the Northern Territory, which is bracing for one of its worst fire seasons in recent years.

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Campers flee tourist hotspot as bushfire sparks alerts

A warning urging people to seek shelter has been issued as a bushfire burns out of control on Tasmania's east coast near the popular Freycinet Peninsula.

Drone attack on market kills at least 43 in Sudan

A deadly drone attack in Sudan follows six months of violence due to tensions between the country’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

SA fire bombers sent to battle large bushfire in NT

South Australian fire bombers have been called in to fight a massive bushfire burning east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with fire bans in place.

Safe but shocked: rescued sailors arrive on dry land

The expedition leader of an inflatable boat attacked by sharks in the Coral Sea has told his tale after arriving on dry land.

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Airport worker questioned over radioactive isotopes

A 23-year-old airport worker has faced questioning after radioactive isotopes were located at a property in Sydney's inner west.

Radioactive isotopes found in house near Sydney Airport

Streets were locked down and residents evacuated as radioactive isotopes were removed from a home near Sydney Airport in an Australian Border Force operation.

Emergency crews meet plane at airport after fumes alert

Passengers have been assessed by paramedics after fumes were detected in a Virgin Australia plane before it landed at Brisbane Airport.

Surfers speak for first time on 'crazy 37 hours' at sea

The four Australians who were found alive after floating off the coast of Indonesia for almost two days have broken their silence on their remarkable ordeal.

Aussies won't end trip after 'terrifying' ordeal at sea

Rescuers let out a cheer when they found three Australians who spent two nights adrift at sea after a boat capsized during bad weather in Indonesia.

Maui fires kill 96, search for the missing continues

Almost 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Maui wildfires Hawaii's worst natural disaster.

Hawaii fire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years

A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.

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