Homes lost in city bushfires with fears toll could rise
A large bushfire in Perth's north has destroyed at least 10 homes and is not expected to be under control for days, authorities say.
Disaster and Accident
About 101: SA top cop’s painful tribute to ‘cheeky’ son
South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has penned a heartbreaking portrait of his 'force of nature' son Charlie, who died after being hit by a car.
Ex-military jet plunges into water after mid-air crash
Two people are missing after a former military aircraft crashed at Port Phillip Bay, southeast of Melbourne.
Jumping castle operator charged over Hillcrest tragedy
Workplace safety charges have been laid over a primary school jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania that killed six students two years ago.
Two charged over alleged two-state joyride
NSW police have charged a man and a teenager boy over a destructive joyride from Queensland to the Sydney CBD.
Six dead in catastrophic crashes were from overseas
The four victims of a fiery Victorian car crash were from the Pacific Islands, while two people killed in a separate smash had recently arrived from Bangladesh.
‘Underlying issues’ in accused fatal crash driver case
The alleged unlicensed driver of a car that crashed in Sydney's southwest, killing two teenage boys, will remain in custody on a string of charges.
‘Unbearable loss’: community’s grief after pub crash
Police expect to soon interview the driver of a car that killed five people when it ploughed through a pub beer garden in regional Victoria.
Two families in shock after sons killed in tragic crash
Two men in their 20s have been arrested and are under police guard following a high-speed car crash on a suburban Sydney street that killed two teenage boys.
Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub
A car has crashed into the beer garden of a pub in Victoria, killing three people and injuring a number of others.
Two boys dead in crash ‘carnage’ as police hunt driver
Two boys have died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree and power pole, with police searching for a driver who fled the scene.
Two arrested over ‘appalling’ crash that killed boys
Two men in their 20s have been arrested following a high-speed car crash on a suburban Sydney street that killed two teenage passengers.
Evacuation centres set up as fires threaten homes in WA
Bushfires are threatening homes south of Perth with evacuation centres set up in Mandurah and Murray Shire, though it's too late to leave for some residents.
Bushfires add to pain for farmers battling drought
Bushfires sparked by dry lighting strikes have burnt through more than 35,000 hectares near the NSW-Queensland border, leaving farmers in dire straits.
Search postponed for man killed by shark off SA coast
No trace has been found of man who was likely attacked and killed by a 4.2 metre great white shark while surfing off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
Explosives, homes under threat as fire rages in NSW
A town of 4000 residents has become the epicentre of NSW's firefighting efforts after seven blazes ignited to its north, west and south.
Wild winds leave homes without power, airport delays
Emergency services were left to clean up in the morning after powerful overnight winds downed trees and power lines across western Sydney.
Surfer dies after shark attack off SA coast
Police believe a surfer has died after he was bitten by a shark off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
Homes, livestock destroyed after ‘dreadful’ fire in NSW
Large amounts of land and livestock has been lost and some homes destroyed by multiple bushfires around the historic NSW township of Tenterfield.
More urged to evacuate as Queensland fires spread
Police are door-knocking residents to tell them to flee as a fast-moving blaze - one of more than 80 across Queensland - threatens towns on the Sunshine Coast.
Community vigil for siblings who died in shed fire
A vigil has been held to honour three young siblings killed in a shed fire in Victoria and show support for their distraught family.
Lightning sparks major blazes across northern NSW
More than 1000 personnel have been deployed as NSW tackles bushfires across the state's north with lightning strikes igniting further blazes.
Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on
In only two months, 12.8 million hectares of Northern Territory land has burnt in what authorities are describing as the worst fire season in decades.
‘Heroic’ boy dies after trying to save siblings in fire
A third child has died after trying in vain to protect his two young siblings in a shed fire, while his six-year-old sister remains in a critical condition.
Two children critical after siblings die in shed fire
A community is mourning the loss of two children killed in a shed fire as their mother stays at the bedside of their critically injured siblings.
Call to build homes to defy climate, save $4b a year
As floods, cyclones and bushfires become more ferocious, costs to home-owners could double by 2050 without changes to the construction code, an analysis shows.
Magnitude 5.0 quake rattles Victoria, felt in Melbourne
Residents in Melbourne have felt a 5.0-magnitude earthquake that shook the southwestern Victorian coast.
Seven homes lost in northern NSW bushfire
A fire on the NSW mid-north coast that claimed the life of a man defending his property has also destroyed several other houses.
Crew awarded for record-breaking marine rescue mission
The officers involved in Australia's longest-ever offshore rescue mission have been formally recognised for bravery after battling 8m seas in darkness.
Fatal bus crash driver ‘fears being tracked down’
A Newcastle magistrate has renewed an order that the address of Brett Button, the bus driver involved in a crash that killed 10 people, not be made public.
Man dead as bushfire scorches NSW mid-north coast
The body of a man has been found at a property near Kempsey on the NSW mid-north coast, after a bushfire swept through the area.