Plane recovery as Qld joyride crash probed
The wreckage of a plane that crashed and killed two men and two children north of Brisbane has been recovered, with investigations into the cause now underway.
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Mapping system to aid bushfire control
A new real-time fire mapping system which uses an aircraft-mounted thermal imaging sensor is being trialled in South Australia this summer.
Four killed in plane crash near Brisbane
Queensland Police have confirmed two adults and two children have been killed in a light plane crash in waters off Redcliffe, northeast of Brisbane.
US concertgoers ‘accidentally suffocated’
The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas, died of accidental suffocation, officials say.
Petrol truck explosion in Haiti kills 50
Officials in Haiti say a truck carrying petrol has exploded and killed at least 50 people.
US tornado toll rises to 74: officials
The official death toll from tornadoes that tore through six US states has risen to 74, with officials saying it could be weeks before the final tally is known.