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Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Farmers in some of the worst-hit bushfire zones have welcomed hay donations after losing thousands of livestock to the raging fires.

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

A person has died as bushfires tear through a state, with authorities warning it is expected to take weeks to get them under control.

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

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Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Tropical Cyclone Koji has formed and is threatening to barrel through a region already reeling from heavy flooding.

Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Dozens of properties have been destroyed at multiple fire scenes as fire-fighters described confronting scenes of danger and destruction.

Extreme heat but no fire emergency yet beyond Victoria

Extreme heat but no fire emergency yet beyond Victoria

As bushfires rage in Victoria, other parts of Australia's southeast are sweltering amid extreme heat ahead of an expected cooler change.

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Catastrophic bushfire conditions are worsening with fears damaging winds and lightning strikes will add to the dozens of destructive blazes raging in one state.

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Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

As a sodden region prepares for the arrival of a tropical cyclone, flood-ravaged graziers are bracing for the deluge to come as they count stock losses.

Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

A gusty southerly change is bringing the first relief to heatwave-affected areas, but communities are warned about the threat of damaging winds and lightning.

Superyachts destroyed in million-dollar marina blaze

Superyachts destroyed in million-dollar marina blaze

Superyachts destroyed in million-dollar marina blaze

Superyachts destroyed in million-dollar marina blaze

Fire has broken out at one of Sydney Harbour's luxury marinas with the damage bill expected to be in the millions of dollars.

Body of a snorkeller who vanished for five days found

Body of a snorkeller who vanished for five days found

Body of a snorkeller who vanished for five days found

Body of a snorkeller who vanished for five days found

The remains of a man who went snorkelling with friends on New Year's Day have washed up on a remote beach, as the drowning toll for summer continues to rise.

Sinkhole causes in spotlight after local park opens up

Sinkhole causes in spotlight after local park opens up

Sinkhole causes in spotlight after local park opens up

Sinkhole causes in spotlight after local park opens up

Sinkholes are common and often go unreported, experts say, after residents were shocked when a huge gaping hole opened up on a popular park.

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Summer heat and heavy rain to impact drowning risks

Australians have been warned to stay vigilant as the summer heat drives thousands of swimmers back into the nation's waterways.

Grim start to year with three dead on nation's beaches

Grim start to year with three dead on nation's beaches

Grim start to year with three dead on nation's beaches

Grim start to year with three dead on nation's beaches

A number of beachgoers dead or missing mark an "absolutely horrendous" start to the year, according to lifesavers who urge people to avoid the water.

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Australian injured in fatal fire at Swiss ski resort

An Australian was caught up in a fire that engulfed a crowded bar during a New Year’s Eve party at an upscale Swiss ski resort.

Search for missing teen, man dead after boat capsizes

Difficult conditions have hampered the search for a 14-year-old boy after the dinghy he was on capsized near a popular beach, leaving one man dead.

Woman dies in glider crash, pilot taken to hospital

A woman has died in a glider crash while the aircraft's pilot has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

'True champion': tributes flow for firefighter killed

A long-serving volunteer firefighter who died helping his neighbours battle a large bushfire has been remembered as a true champion.

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Early warnings not heeded in deadly triple-zero outage

A host of mistakes were made during an Optus triple-zero outage linked to two deaths, including a failure to escalate initial concerns up the chain.

Volunteer firefighter dies battling large rural blaze

A 34-year-old man has been killed by a falling tree after helping firefighters battle a large blaze in a rural area.

Data processing failure ignites emergency site meltdown

Firefighters have told a software developer to lift its game after a website designed to warn citizens about natural disasters went into meltdown.

Tears flow as community mourns Bondi massacre victims

A devastated community is mourning those killed in a shooting rampage at Bondi Beach as loved ones of the victims say they have been robbed of their happiness.

Mass shooting targeted Jewish community as deaths mount

At least 12 people are dead and 29 injured after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach that was designed to target the local Jewish community.

Terrorist shooting shattered night of 'peace and joy'

Witnesses have described how a picturesque summer night at Bondi Beach turned into a nightmare, with a terrorist shooting leaving many dead and injured.

'We will eradicate it': PM pledge after Bondi massacre

Additional security funding for the Jewish community has been foreshadowed by the prime minister following a mass shooting in Sydney.

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