Key players to front flood inquiry on racecourse wall
Melbourne Water and the Victoria Racing Club are set to face questions about the Flemington Racecourse wall as part of an inquiry into the 2022 flood disaster.
Melbourne Water and the Victoria Racing Club are set to face questions about the Flemington Racecourse wall as part of an inquiry into the 2022 flood disaster.
The threat from two blazes burning in eastern Victoria is expected to ease, with a severe weather warning issued over damaging winds and heavy rain.
A man has been arrested for allegedly lighting fires across the Northern Territory, which is bracing for one of its worst fire seasons in recent years.
South Australian fire bombers have been called in to fight a massive bushfire burning east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with fire bans in place.
A deadly drone attack in Sudan follows six months of violence due to tensions between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The expedition leader of an inflatable boat attacked by sharks in the Coral Sea has told his tale after arriving on dry land.
The four Australians who were found alive after floating off the coast of Indonesia for almost two days have broken their silence on their remarkable ordeal.
Passengers have been assessed by paramedics after fumes were detected in a Virgin Australia plane before it landed at Brisbane Airport.
Rescuers let out a cheer when they found three Australians who spent two nights adrift at sea after a boat capsized during bad weather in Indonesia.
Almost 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Maui wildfires Hawaii's worst natural disaster.
Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze on the Hawaiian island of Maui where at least 53 people have lost their lives.
Firefighters continue to battle a deadly blaze on the Hawaiian island of Maui where at least 53 people have lost their lives.
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
A search of wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui has revealed a wasteland of obliterated suburbs and landmarks charred beyond recognition.
A mother has survived a devastating early morning house fire on Queensland's Russell Island that has claimed the lives of her husband and five sons.
A house fire in southeast Queensland has spread to multiple properties and Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics are treating multiple people at the scene.
A house fire in southeast Queensland has spread to multiple properties and Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics are treating multiple people at the scene.
A fire has ripped through a regional Victorian retirement village, killing an elderly resident whose wife escaped to safety.
At least 15 people are dead after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island.
A US army tank, several trucks and cars were involved in a fiery crash near Rockhampton that left six people in hospital.
Six people have been killed and one injured in a stabbing in a kindergarten in China's Guangdong province.
Multiple triple-zero calls alerted emergency crews to an explosion and unit fire north of Brisbane, with crews eventually bringing the blaze under control.
A crash involving multiple vehicles has left four people in hospital with police sealing off the accident scene on a central Queensland highway.
Police are investigating a crash in central Queensland that injured six people and badly damaged seven vehicles including a truck carrying an army tank.
A fire in a high rise building in Surfers Paradise has resulted in 10 people being taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation or related conditions.
Warnings for a fast moving fire in rural Queensland have been downgraded after firefighters were able to divert it from properties.
A man has been arrested in the English city of Nottingham after three people were found dead in the city's streets, police say.
NSW Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a three-year-old boy are expected to charge a man recovering in hospital from self-inflicted wounds.
A fire in Sydney's CBD that destroyed a seven-storey building has been contained after 120 firefighters tackled the huge blaze.
Police won't rule out further, more serious charges against a man arrested over a fire at a hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, which killed at least six people.
New Zealand Police are treating the fire at Wellington's Loafers Lodge hostel as arson, and have a list of persons of interest with whom they wish to speak.