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.
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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.
Young man dies in illegal Vic joyride fall
A young man has been killed in regional Victoria after falling out of the tray of a moving ute, which had another two passengers outside the cabin.