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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

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

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

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

'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

Early warnings not heeded in deadly triple-zero outage

Early warnings not heeded in deadly triple-zero outage

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

Volunteer firefighter dies battling large rural blaze

Volunteer firefighter dies battling large rural blaze

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

Data processing failure ignites emergency site meltdown

Data processing failure ignites emergency site meltdown

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

Tears flow as community mourns Bondi massacre victims

Tears flow as community mourns Bondi massacre victims

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

Mass shooting targeted Jewish community as deaths mount

Mass shooting targeted Jewish community as deaths mount

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'

Terrorist shooting shattered night of 'peace and joy'

Terrorist shooting shattered night of 'peace and joy'

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

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

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

'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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Smoke signal to mainland as fire threatens coastal town

Water bombers and ground crews are battling a wild fire that has prompted dozens to evacuate and the destruction of at least two homes.

Family honours 'wonderful' man killed battling bushfire

A man killed by a falling tree while fighting bushfires during a weekend of blazes has been remembered for his love and friendship to all who knew him.

Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude quake

Japanese authorities are warning of the heightened possibility of mega-quake for a week after a powerful tremblor hit off the coast of the main Honshu island.

Firefighter dead as hot and dry weather spells danger

A veteran firefighter has been killed protecting homes as hot weather combined with moderate winds threatens to bring another day of elevated fire dangers.

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Bushfire battles all but won as summer dials up threat

Families are picking up the pieces following devastating early-season bushfires, with leaders warning Australians to "expect the unexpected".

Dozen homes destroyed in town by fast-moving bushfire

A fast-moving bushfire has destroyed at least a dozen homes in one town as more than 1000 firefighters tackled a host of blazes in extreme heatwave conditions.

Homes, shacks damaged as fire emergencies hit states

Houses, shacks and cars have been damaged by an out-of-control fire as emergency warnings are issued in two states.

'Rapidly evolving day': bushfires spark emergencies

Out-of-control bushfires resulted in multiple emergency evacuation warnings in one state amid high winds which grounded aerial efforts.

Cop searched for DV bashing victim from patrol car

Nearly an hour after an emergency call was made, an officer searching for a woman being bashed never left his car and checked the address where her body laid.

Teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

A man has died and another has been seriously injured after a wall collapsed at an inner-city building site, marking the second fatal incident in 24 hours.

Probe into pilot's death after light planes collide

Investigators will examine the wreckage from a mid-air plane collision and interview the other pilots involved after a body was found in bushland.

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