Arrests after horror crash kills mum, three boys
Two people have been arrested as police investigate a single-vehicle car crash that killed a woman and three young boys near the NSW Riverina town of Leeton.
Two people have been arrested as police investigate a single-vehicle car crash that killed a woman and three young boys near the NSW Riverina town of Leeton.
A fire at a migrant centre in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez has killed at least 40 people, officials say, many of whom were from Guatemala.
Queensland towns devastated by flooding have called for $75 million in federal funding for resilience upgrades after enduring months of downpours and isolation.
Specialist crews are being sent to Menindee in outback NSW to remove dead fish from the Darling-Bakaa after the biggest mass in living memory.
A young boy remains in a Queensland hospital after being airlifted for treatment for a broken leg suffered after he was bucked off a bull he was riding.
An aerial firefighter who died flying his final shift told another pilot he would "go take a look" at a fire the operator of other plane refused to return to.
A community is under a metre of floodwater in northwest Queensland with people in another town unable to return to their homes, days after being evacuated.
The Queensland government is coordinating fodder drops for flood-affected farmers in the state's northwest, and the army may be called on if necessary.
As floodwaters slowly ease in a remote Queensland town, residents who stayed behind have been warned of submerged hazards and crocodiles.
Evacuations are underway in some towns with people stranded across northwest Queensland as rivers steadily rise above record levels.
Scientists believe they now understand how megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes deplete the ozone layer that shields humanity from the sun.
Almost 70 per cent of Australians will avoid taking a regional holiday this year due to rain and flood risks, according to a nationwide poll.
Six passengers from a luxury yacht on its way from Darwin to Townsville have been rescued after becoming stranded in the sea near Indonesia.
Evacuations are underway in a remote town with people stranded across northwest Queensland as some rivers approach record flood levels.
The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.
Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.
The Greek transport minister has submitted his resignation after a head-on train collision killed at least 38 people.
Greece is in mourning after a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens more.
A search has resumed for a swimmer who was last seen struggling in rough surf off Byron Bay on the NSW far north coast.
A new report into the mental health burden of disasters across Australia shows adequate insurance coverage is central to recovery.
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says a flood buyback scheme for damaged homes in NSW hasn't happened as quickly as hoped.
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says a flood buyback scheme for damaged homes in NSW hasn't happened as quickly as hoped.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australian officials are providing support to the families of two Adelaide men killed in a plane crash in the Philippines.
The inquest into a deadly primary school jumping castle incident in Tasmania is on hold because the workplace safety regulator won't hand over its reports.
The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquake has risen to more than 46,000 and is expected to rise further as rescue efforts begin to wind down.
Search and rescue efforts are set to wind up in Turkey twelve days after an earthquake struck, killing an estimated 46,000 people.
Four more deaths from Cyclone Gabrielle have been reported in New Zealand in the past 24 hours as authorities warn the toll is likely to rise further.
The death toll from the earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria has passed 46,000 and is expected to soar much higher.
The death toll from the earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria has passed 46,000 and is expected to soar much higher.
The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey has almost reached 41,000 as rescue efforts all but cease.
Two miners have died in an incident that sparked a major rescue operation 125 metres underground in a Queensland zine mine.