Pilot killed in rural Queensland helicopter crash
The death of a 65-year-old pilot west of Rockhampton comes two days after a couple and their unborn child were killed in a light plane crash near Proserpine.
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Tributes flow for statesman, artist, treasure Yunupingu
Indigenous leader Yunupingu is being remembered as a great Australian, a statesman, a remarkable artist and a national treasure.
Giant of the nation, Indigenous leader Yunupingu dies
Indigenous leader Yunupingu has died, having met with every prime minister since Gough Whitlam, in his work as a land rights pioneer.
Man arrested after stabbing death, assault and manhunt
Seven hours after a death and serious assault in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir sparked a major manhunt, a 32-year-old man has been arrested.
Bodies of two men found in NSW caravan park
Parts of a caravan park have become a crime scene after the bodies of two men aged in their 50s and 60s were found in a township near the NSW-Queensland border.
Qld tour company fined after boys drown on school trip
A Queensland tour company has been fined $250,000 after two Japanese schoolboys drowned when their school group visited K'gari (Fraser Island).
Murder probe after body found in Qld back yard
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found in a backyard of a Queensland home.
Young man jailed over stabbing boy in gang fight
A Melbourne teen has been jailed for two years for fatally stabbing 15-year-old Solomone Taufeulungaki during a fight inside a shopping centre car park.
Prosecution referral over death in custody
A coroner has declared Veronica Nelson's death preventable, called for bail law reform and found corrections had failed to provide her with adequate healthcare.
Garbo who killed elderly woman spared jail
A garbage truck driver who hit and killed an 83-year-old woman has been spared jail, after a judge found his driving exemplary apart from momentary inattention.
Heart attack killed prisoner in parole bid
A man serving 10 years for manslaughter died of a heart attack in his prison cell less than two weeks after applying for parole, an inquest has been told.
Tributes flow for singer Renee Geyer
Renee Geyer, one of Australia's most respected and successful soul singers, has died from complications following hip surgery at the age of 69.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s daughter, dies
Lisa Marie Presley - the only child of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley - has died at age 54 after being hospitalised with cardiac arrest.
Pell in ‘sparkling form’ before death
Cardinal George Pell died in Rome aged 81, less than a week after attending the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.
Cardinal George Pell leaves ‘mixed legacy’
Cardinal George Pell has died aged 81 in Rome, a week after mourning in St Peter's beside the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict.
Warning amid deaths at unpatrolled beaches
The deaths of two fathers saving their children from rips have led lifesavers to plead for people to grab a flotation device before attempting a rescue.
Australian Catholics mourn Benedict
Cathedrals in Australia are hosting special masses to mourn the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI whose funeral is being held in Vatican City.
Four dead after car and ute collide in Vic
Four car passengers have been killed in a crash with a ute near Shepparton in Victoria's far northeast, with the car driver also seriously injured.
Death of Benedict shades Vatican new year
While tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI continue to flow from world leaders and conservative Catholics, others are highly critical of his pontificate.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dead at 95
The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the age of 95.
Tributes pour in for World Cup great Pele
Footballers past and present, alongside world leaders, have led tributes across the globe to Brazil great Pele following his death at the age of 82.
Girl’s drowning adds to tragic Xmas toll
A young girl and a man in his 40s have died in Australian waterways, bringing the drowning toll to 11 since Christmas Day.
Queensland man, 68, dies in police custody
A man has died in custody in Queensland after being found unresponsive in the police car taking him to the Brisbane City Watchhouse.
Drowning tragedies mar Christmas weekend
It's been a tragic Christmas weekend across Australian beaches, lakes and home pools with four people drowning and others pulled from the water.
Mix of drugs to blame for man’s death
A mixture of prescription medication has been identified as suppressing the central nervous system of a man who died after a troubled life.
Bird carcass found in Qld plane’s cockpit
A large bird carcass was found in the cockpit of a crop duster involved in a fatal plane crash at a property near Chinchilla, west of Brisbane.
Slain Qld cops mourned across Australia
Australians are paying tribute to two early-career Queensland police constables shot dead, along with a bystander, in an ambush on a property west of Brisbane.
Human remains found under Qld unit complex
A body has been found tightly wrapped in bedding and clothes under a unit complex in Brisbane's north where investigators are working to determine the identity.
Death of 24yo sparks police investigation
Police are investigating after a 24-year-old man died suddenly in Queensland's southeast following a suspected altercation with two other people he knew.
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dead at 79
Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the biggest rock bands ever, has died at 79.
Vic parliament to return before Christmas
Just days before Victorians decide who will form government, both Labor and the coalition have committed to returning to parliament before the year is over.