Dangerous dog owners to face jail time for attacks
Irresponsible owners of dogs that attack and cause serious injury or death can face up to three years in jail under tough new state laws.
Irresponsible owners of dogs that attack and cause serious injury or death can face up to three years in jail under tough new state laws.
Two men are in hospital after their boat collided with an object in the water but confusing reports led to a day long search for more people.
A 30-year-old man is in hospital with critical injuries after an alleged hit and run in the Queensland suburb of Browns Plains.
An Easter tragedy has unfolded on the Gold Coast with a father and grandfather dying while trying to save a toddler who fell into a pool.
The drowning deaths of a father and grandfather on the Gold Coast have been called "a pain for every family" in their their Sikh community.
A double drowning has occurred in a pool at an apartment complex at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
A Greyhound bus has crashed into a guard rail before careering into a small creek, injuring 13 people on board.
A man has survived 36 hours in an underground drain system after initially trying to retrieve his phone before becoming trapped.
One man has been freed and another remains trapped after a mine collapse in Victoria's Goldfields, with 25 more workers brought to the surface from underground.
Rescue workers have recovered the body of a Victorian miner and another worker is fighting for life after an underground collapse at a Ballarat mine.
The soldier son of a former Australian defence minister has died after a parachute training incident that has triggered a defence force investigation.
Emergency services are scouring bushland for a hiker lost in Queensland's far north.
A silo has collapsed and trapped a man under tonnes of grain at a remote central Queensland property, prompting emergency services to cut him out.
A man who fell out of his tinny and got stuck in quicksand-like mud was saved by a pair of quick-thinking paramedics.
Dr Amy MacMahon is in critical condition at Princess Alexandra Hospital following a collision in Brisbane, with reportedly non life-threatening injuries.
The Queensland Greens leader says he's hopeful MP Amy MacMahon will make a full recovery after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.
Queensland Greens leader Michael Berkman says he's hopeful MP Amy MacMahon will make a full recovery after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.
A trucking boss has denied his worker told him he was tired before getting into a 19-tonne semi-trailer and ploughing into four police officers.
Royal Life Saving Australia has called for greater water safety awareness as the summer drowning toll nears 100.
An increase in summer drownings has prompted a warning from lifesavers ahead of the long weekend, with a campaign calling on men to take water safety seriously.
A child was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being bitten by a crocodile in a remote area of the Northern Territory.
Dozens of tragic deaths have authorities urging Australians to stay safe as they head to the water during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Police have released more details about two young children who died after they were found in a Perth river on New Year's Eve.
It is alleged a jumping castle that became airborne, killing six primary school students in Tasmania, wasn't secured at all anchor points.
The pilot of a doomed plane was not qualified to fly in non-visual conditions and likely encountered cloud, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found
Road deaths have reached a five-year high in Australia, prompting one motoring group to call for better access to data on crash causes and related factors.
A driver has died after a train collided with a truck in Victoria's southwest, as investigators say they believe the vehicle became stuck on a level crossing.
A bus in the Philippines has plunged 30m off a cliff into a ravine, killing at least 17 people with several others taken to hospital.
Two aircraft were flying in tandem and performing manoeuvres before they collided, causing one to crash near Melbourne, killing two people onboard.
Three people who were part of an aerial firefighting crew died when their plane crashed while conducting fire surveillance in northwest Queensland.
A vigil has been held to honour three young siblings killed in a shed fire in Victoria and show support for their distraught family.