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Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three dead following multi-vehicle highway collision

Three people have died in a collision on a major highway involving multiple cars and trucks, while two others are in hospital.

Two dead, carer charged after car crashes into tree

Two dead, carer charged after car crashes into tree

Two dead, carer charged after car crashes into tree

Two dead, carer charged after car crashes into tree

A carer has been charged with two counts of manslaughter after being accused of deliberately crashing a car into a tree, killing two elderly passengers.

Flood damage heartbreak as army called in for clean-up

Flood damage heartbreak as army called in for clean-up

Flood damage heartbreak as army called in for clean-up

Flood damage heartbreak as army called in for clean-up

The army has been dispatched to help with a mammoth clean-up effort after flooding wiped out at least 400 homes on Australia's east coast.

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Flood-weary regions brace for high winds amid clean up

Flood-weary regions brace for high winds amid clean up

Hundreds of homes have been declared uninhabitable after deadly floods swept through coastal communities, leaving tens of thousands of people isolated.

Flood-stricken locals begin mop-up, sweat on support

Flood-stricken locals begin mop-up, sweat on support

While the government focuses on preventing more deaths and supplying those cut off by floods, devastated locals wait to hear what extra support they will get.

Strong magnitude 5.2 quake rattles northern NSW

Strong magnitude 5.2 quake rattles northern NSW

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake has struck in north-central NSW followed by an aftershock.

Fifth death linked to floods as body found in burnt car

Fifth death linked to floods as body found in burnt car

An elderly man's body has been found in a burnt-out vehicle at a property isolated by devastating floods, with five deaths now linked to the disaster.

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Locals finding connection in flood-isolated communities

Locals finding connection in flood-isolated communities

Locals finding connection in flood-isolated communities

Locals finding connection in flood-isolated communities

Some 50,000 people are isolated by floods in regional NSW, but many locals say they are being brought together through social media networks.

Mum fights for life as police continue house fire probe

Mum fights for life as police continue house fire probe

Mum fights for life as police continue house fire probe

Mum fights for life as police continue house fire probe

Police are yet to speak to a mother critically injured in a townhouse fire, with the blaze still being treated as suspicious.

Death toll rises in flood horror as huge clean-up looms

Death toll rises in flood horror as huge clean-up looms

Death toll rises in flood horror as huge clean-up looms

Death toll rises in flood horror as huge clean-up looms

Devastating flooding has killed three people and the toll could rise even further as communities prepare for an enormous clean-up when waters finally drop.

Days of rain, strong wind and flash flooding ahead

Days of rain, strong wind and flash flooding ahead

Days of rain, strong wind and flash flooding ahead

Days of rain, strong wind and flash flooding ahead

Prolonged rain, strong winds and dangerous surf will batter parts of Australia's east coast with some regions to cop up to 400mm over the course of the week.

Locals embrace family as three kids die in fire horror

Locals embrace family as three kids die in fire horror

Locals embrace family as three kids die in fire horror

Locals embrace family as three kids die in fire horror

A tragic house fire has claimed the lives of three children, devastating a family and sending a "ripple effect" through a shellshocked community.

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

A senior officer identified fatigue as a key issue for an army aviation unit but a sleep study was rejected before a fatal helicopter crash, a probe has heard.

Strewn steel shards strand hundreds of cars on motorway

Strewn steel shards strand hundreds of cars on motorway

Strewn steel shards strand hundreds of cars on motorway

Strewn steel shards strand hundreds of cars on motorway

A major highway has reopened after scattered metal shards were spread across a 30km stretch of road, stranding hundreds of drivers with tyre punctures.

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Earthquake wakes east coast with aftershocks expected

Residents have been rattled from their sleep by a shallow earthquake as seismologists warn aftershocks could continue for a week or more.

Residents rattled as 'lovely' mum dies in alleged arson

Shock and devastation has gripped teary neighbours after a man allegedly murdered his wife and set fire to the family home.

'Ridiculous' probe into science fan's plutonium import

Border Force has been slammed for its role in the prosecution of a collector who shipped a 'harmless' amount of radioactive material to his parents' unit.

Dominican Republican nightclub roof collapse kills 66

Almost 70 people have been killed and dozens injured after a roof collapsed at a packed nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

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Passenger charged over alleged mid-air exit door scare

Passengers aboard an international flight bound for Sydney have endured a mid-air fright, with a man accused of repeatedly trying to open emergency exit doors.

Tsunami warning lifts after 7.1 Tonga earthquake

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours later.

Aid rushes into Myanmar as quake death toll hits 1700

Aid teams from India, China, Singapore and Thailand are on the ground in Myanmar as the death toll from a devastating earthquake climbs to more than 1700.

Floods cut off communities for weeks, livestock at risk

Authorities in several states are warning flooding could isolate some residents for weeks with hundreds of roads cut off and thousands of livestock at risk.

Thai woman gives birth to baby girl amid quake chaos

A Thai woman went into labour as a hospital in Bangkok was being evacuated during an earthquake.

'Stunned': pilot fighting for life after air show crash

A pilot has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after a small plane crashed at a major air show, cancelling the rest of the day's events.

Show went on at comedy fest as man was dying

A packed comedy festival launch has been abandoned after an audience member suffered a medical episode and died in the packed theatre.

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