Probe into fatal helicopter crash in NSW
Australia's transport safety watchdog has launched an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash on Sydney's outskirts.
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Parts of NSW could be in for fifth flood
Scientists say two big drivers of Australia's climate could coincide later this year and pose fresh threats to communities that have had repeated floods.
Rain floods NSW as residents evacuate
Hundreds of people have people have been rescued as heavy rain brings flooding to NSW where residents have been warned to avoid travel as the deluge persists.
Calls for more flood volunteers and funds
Grassroots recovery group Resilient Lismore is calling for more support as they start to rebuild four months after the catastrophic floods.
Confused statements by Berlin crash driver
Berlin's mayor says investigators are trying to make sense of "confused" statements by a man who drove into a school group in the city.
Man dies in central Australian bus crash
A man has died and a number of passengers have been injured in a tour bus crash about 125km west of Alice Springs in central Australia.
Women, low-income areas ‘most generous’
Women and low-income earners are among Australia's most generous when it comes to donating to a good cause, new research by the Australian Red Cross shows.
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Mother, son ‘bury pedestrian’ hit by car
A mother and son have appeared in court after allegedly moving the body of an Indigenous pedestrian fatally struck by a car on a Northern Territory highway.
Body found after human leg left on NT road
Two people have been arrested following the discovery of an Aboriginal woman's body near Darwin, two days after a partial leg was found on an NT highway.
Floods left NSW towns ‘exposed’: inquiry
A failure to plan was behind "devastation" caused by severe flooding to towns across northern NSW, an inquiry has been told.
Pilot’s training examined at crash inquest
The pilot's training will be examined at an inquest into a plane crash off the Gold Coast that investigators say may have been caused by low level aerobatics.
Woman dies after Qld waterfall plunge
A 19-year-old woman has died after she fell from a waterfall in far north Queensland.
‘Hundred dead’ in Nigerian oil depot blast
More than a hundred people have been killed in an illegal oil refining depot blast in Nigeria, an official says.
Pilot dies in NSW light plane crash
A 57-year-old pilot has died in a light plane crash at Coonabarabran in central western NSW.
More than 250 dead in South Africa floods
At least 259 lives have been lost in flooding in eastern South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa blaming climate change for the devastation.
Philippines storm death toll reaches 28
At least 28 people have been killed and more than 22,000 forced to flee their homes in the wake of a tropical storm that has battered the Philippines.
Flood watch warning for Victoria’s east
A dump of rain is forecast for Victoria's Gippsland regions this weekend, with the weather bureau warning of possible major flooding.
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.
Brisbane River reopens to boaties
Although clean-up efforts continue, Brisbane River has reopened to boating enthusiasts following the Queensland floods, with a warning to watch out for debris.
Insurer calls for disaster control funding
Insurers want urgent disaster mitigation funding, after claims rose by more than 50 per cent, and NSW and Queensland face more flood risks.
Confusion over China plane crash black box
Reports of the recovery of the second black box from a China Eastern jet that plunged into a mountainside have been denied by China's national news agency.
Qld bomb victim ‘may have been targeted’
Police say an explosion south of Brisbane which left a man with serious shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdominal region and limbs may have been a targeted attack
Authorities to mount major reef clean-up
Authorities are set to clean up part of the Great Barrier Reef that's yet to recover from being polluted with toxic paint and rubble during a 2010 accident.
Search for second black box in China crash
Recovery crews are searching for a second black box from a crashed China Eastern Airlines plane that plunged into a mountainside with 132 people aboard.
One black box found in China plane crash
Chinese officials say one of two black boxes from the China Eastern plane crash was found severely damaged.
Queensland man dies after caravan fire
A man has died in a caravan fire after trying to protect his heavily pregnant partner in Logan, south of Brisbane.
PM considers more Qld flooding funding
Scott Morrison says NSW endured a "very different" flood experience, baulking when asked if Queensland victims will receive the same hardship payment.
Search for victims of Chinese plane crash
Hopes have faded of finding anyone alive after the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 jet that had 132 people aboard.
Boat sinks off WA coast, nine feared dead
Australian maritime authorities say nine people were unable to be located after an Indonesian fishing boat capsized off the northwest coast of WA.
Two bodies retrieved from Queensland dam
Two bodies discovered floating in Queensland's Gordonbrook Dam have been retrieved by emergency services, who are working to determine the cause of death.