Recovery of couple killed in plane crash postponed
Strong winds have postponed the recovery of a couple in their 70s who were killed in a light plane crash in mountainous terrain in north Queensland.
Strong winds have postponed the recovery of a couple in their 70s who were killed in a light plane crash in mountainous terrain in north Queensland.
Firefighting crews are still battling a ferocious blaze on the Western Downs after quick thinking saved a border town amid extreme conditions.
Queensland firefighters are bracing for a day of high temperatures and strong winds as a fierce blaze continues to burn west of Brisbane.
A vigil has been held to honour three young siblings killed in a shed fire in Victoria and show support for their distraught family.
A couple in their 70s have died when their light plane slammed into a mountain in a remote region in north Queensland.
More than 1000 personnel have been deployed as NSW tackles bushfires across the state's north with lightning strikes igniting further blazes.
Firefighters are set to receive reinforcements from interstate and potentially New Zealand as they continue to battle fires in southern Queensland.
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.
A fire that has claimed a life and destroyed homes may finally be brought under control after the erratic blaze burned more than 11,000 hectares over four days.
A body has been found in southern Queensland where a ferocious bushfire described as a "wild beast" has destroyed homes and caused about 350 people to flee.
A dense "superfog" in Louisiana has caused a multi-car pileup and dozens of other crashes that killed seven people and injured 25 others.
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be pumped into wiping out fire ants, the tiny invasive insect which poses a huge risk to Australian agriculture.
People who fled a fire at Beerwah have been told they can return, as grants are announced for those impacted by a fire still burning near Gladstone.
A fire on the NSW mid-north coast that claimed the life of a man defending his property has also destroyed several other houses.
The officers involved in Australia's longest-ever offshore rescue mission have been formally recognised for bravery after battling 8m seas in darkness.
Bushfires are continuing to burn in central Queensland, ensuring residents who evacuated their homes days ago still can't return.
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.
A retiree forced from his home in mismanaged floods says the ordeal made him relive the trauma he experienced fleeing war-torn Europe as a child.
Australia has cancelled planned repatriation flights out of Israel, citing the "highly challenging and rapidly changing" environment.
A fire has destroyed a Woolworths supermarket and sparked the evacuation of a shopping centre, with two teen boys to be charged with arson.
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.
A racing industry official has defended a wall built around Flemington Racecourse which locals believe worsened the impact of floods on surrounding homes.
At least four people are dead and dozens injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar.
The Victorian State Emergency Service boss has conceded poor modelling contributed to the lack of warning about major flooding along the Maribyrnong River.
Police say the death of a man in a fire that gutted a unit in the Queensland suburb of Bundaberg East is not being treated as suspicious.
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.
An investigation is under way into a light plane crash that killed an experienced pilot and three children near Canberra.
The work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service remains as vital as ever for people in rural areas as an outback Queensland base marks its 80-year anniversary.
A Taliban government spokesman says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2000.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a light plane crash near Canberra which killed an experienced pilot and his three grandchildren.
A series of earthquakes in north-western Afghanistan has left at least 2400 people dead, authorities say.