‘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.
Disaster and Accident
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.
Bold plan to curb rising toll on Australian roads
Experts are urging governments to take bold action to curb a tragic rise in pedestrian deaths but convincing politicians to reduce speed limits is a hard task.
Teen arson charges over Woolies store destroyed by fire
A fire has destroyed a Woolworths supermarket and sparked the evacuation of a shopping centre, with two teen boys to be charged with arson.
Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings
Extreme fire danger warnings are in place on the east coast and Northern Territory due to high temperatures across Queensland and the NT and high winds in NSW.
Man dies in bushfire on NSW north coast
A man has died in a bushfire on the NSW mid-north coast, with a watch and act warning still in place for the out-of-control blaze.
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.
High-end electric car recalled due to battery fire risk
More than 200 high-end electric sports cars from Porsche have been recalled due to insufficient sealing around their batteries that could lead to a fire.
Teen dead, five injured after P-plater slams into tree
A teen has died and five others are injured after a ute with P-plates left the road and slammed into a tree shortly after midnight.