More Australian kids dying on driveways
More Australian children are dying on household driveways than ever before, figures reveal.
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Pilot killed in Vic helicopter crash named
Melbourne man Dean Neal, 32, has been named by family as the pilot who died along with four passengers in a helicopter crash north of Melbourne.
Five dead in Victorian helicopter crash
Four men and a woman are among five people who perished after a helicopter crashed in regional Victoria.
Rockstar farewell for Warnie at the MCG
Shane Warne has been farewelled by family, famous friends and fans at a memorial service at the MCG, the site of some of his greatest cricket moments.
Worker dies at Queensland coal mine
A man has died after suffering critical head injuries while working at a coal mine in central Queensland.
App launched to help people with grief
An app aims to help people who have lost a loved one, as well as family and friends who want to offer them support.
More than 42,000 to attend Warne memorial
More than 42,000 people have booked to attend Shane Warne's state memorial service at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
ALP to set up Kitching human rights award
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused Labor leader Anthony Albanese of going into hiding in the wake of allegations Senator Kimberley Kitching was bullied.
Second death in suspicious Brisbane fire
A second person has died after a suspicious house fire south of Brisbane as police investigate a domestic violence link.
Warne returns home to where story began
Those who taught and played cricket with a young Shane Warne say the famed spinner never forgot where he came from.
Stress took toll on late senator: Shorten
Tributes are flowing for Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, who died from a suspected heart attack, aged 52, in Melbourne on Thursday night.
Shane Warne comes home to his family
Shane Warne's family was waiting when a private jet carrying his body landed at a Melbourne airport on Thursday night from Thailand.
Qld court date over body found in concrete
A man arrested at Sydney Airport is being extradited to face a Queensland court after the body of a missing person was allegedly found encased in concrete.
Shane Warne arrives home
The body of cricket legend Shane Warne has arrived in Melbourne on a repatriation flight from Thailand, where he died almost a week ago.
Inquest into Qld rheumatic heart disease
The deaths of three Indigenous women with rheumatic heart disease will be probed by the Queensland Coroners Court.
MCG to host memorial for spin king Warne
A state memorial for Shane Warne will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 30 after the Australian cricket great's sudden death in Thailand.
Shane Warne’s body to return to Australia
Thai authorities have cleared the way for the body of Shane Warne to be flown from Bangkok to Australia this week.
No foul play in Warne’s death: Thai police
Autopsy results show Shane Warne's death in a Thai resort island hotel was due to a suspected heart attack, with no suspicious circumstances, Thai police say.
Warne family accepts state funeral offer
Shane Warne's family has accepted the Victorian government's offer of a state funeral for the cricketing legend.
Hearts break, beers flow for Shane Warne
Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne is being mourned by fans and friends at home and around the world following his sudden death in Thailand.
Fatal train crash at Qld level crossing
A 44-year-old man has been killed after his vehicle collided with a train while driving over a level crossing in central Queensland.
Australian shark era recalled 100 years on
Two fatal shark attacks a month apart and at the same beach which sent Sydney into high panic have been remembered a century on, amid a fresh fatality.
Tributes flow for music’s Glenn Wheatley
Glenn Wheatley, a founding father of the Australian music industry and the manager and former bass player for The Masters Apprentices, has died in Melbourne.
House fire probe ‘complex’: Qld police
The post-mortem results of a couple found dead after a house fire south of Brisbane show "evidence of violence" as police continue a complex investigation.
Two dead after SE Queensland house fire
The bodies of two people have been found at a home near Ipswich in southeast Queensland following a fire.
Measures set to improve Qld Ambulance
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says new measures aim to improve the Queensland Ambulance Service after reports of a woman dying while waiting for paramedics.
Qld Ambulance Service probes woman’s death
The Queensland Ambulance Service has launched a probe into the death of a woman while she was waiting for an ambulance in Townsville.
Oscar winner Sidney Poitier dies, aged 94
Sidney Poitier, the first black actor to win an Academy Award, has died at the age of 94.
Betty White dies just shy of 100
Career actress and cultural icon Betty White has died, aged 99.
Sth Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has died at the age of 90.
Body found at Nth Qld swimming hole
The body of a 19-year-old woman has been found the day after she slipped and fell at a North Queensland swimming spot.