Bus driver out of custody as community mourns dead
A bus driver blamed for one of Australia's deadliest crashes has been released on bail as the country wraps its arms around a grieving local community.
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Search suspended for missing man off Queensland coast
The search for a missing man off the coast of Queensland's Fraser Island has been suspended three days after his yacht sank.
Search continues for missing man off Queensland coast
The search for a man, who went missing in waters off Queensland's Fraser Island when a yacht carrying two people sank, has resumed.
Missing mother found alive after seven days in bushland
A woman who went missing for a week in north Queensland bush has been found alive after surviving on puddle water and commandeering an all-terrain vehicle.
‘Grave fears’ for paddler missing in Torres Strait
The search for a man missing off Thursday Island has entered a third day after an unmanned outrigger canoe was found 100 metres from shore.
US Coast Guard to resume search for missing Aussie
A US Coast Guard-led search for an Australian man who went overboard on the Quantum of the Seas travelling from Brisbane to Honolulu will resume at first light.
Search called off for fisherman missing 180km off coast
Police hold grave fears for a fisherman still missing after his boat capsized off Mackay four days ago.
Search to continue for man missing at sea in Queensland
A 42-year-old fisherman remains missing while two others were rescued after their boat capsized off the Queensland coast.
Surfboarder rescues swimmer from drowning in rip
A swimmer has been rescued after being seen struggling to keep afloat in a dangerous rip.
Pregnant woman and husband die in light plane crash
Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators are travelling to the site where a light plane crashed, killing two people in north Queensland.
Search under way for missing plane in central Qld
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is leading the search mission for a small plane missing in central Queensland.
Search for woman, 78, homes in on Brisbane hiking spot
A popular Brisbane hiking spot has been identified as an area of interest as the search for a missing 78-year-old woman continues.
Navy rescues passengers from stranded luxury yacht
Six passengers from a luxury yacht on its way from Darwin to Townsville have been rescued after becoming stranded in the sea near Indonesia.
Aussies recover dozens of victims after Turkey quake
Australian crews sent to help in the Turkey earthquake recovery effort are returning after helping locals to pull bodies from the rubble.
Five more survivors rescued from quake rubble in Turkey
Five more people have been pulled alive from collapsed building rubble in Turkey more than a week after a deadly earthquake rocked parts of Turkey and Syria.
Teen rescued from rubble in Turkey 10 days after quake
A 17-year-old girl has been found alive in rubble over 10 days after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria and left over 42,000 people dead.
Miner deaths probe begins as industry, community mourns
The close-knit Queensland community of Cloncurry is mourning the deaths of two miners killed in an incident 125 metres underground.
Two more people rescued 11 days after Turkey quake
As the focus turns to helping the millions left homeless from Turkey and Syria's earthquake, two more people have been pulled alive after 11 days in the rubble.
More rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 45,000
More people including a child have been rescued alive under rubble in Turkey, 11 days after an earthquake that killed more than 45,000 people.
Turkey’s Erdogan vows recovery, rebuilding after quake
Rescue and recovery will go on until everyone is pulled from the rubble, says Turkey's president, who's vowed to repair all of the quake-ravaged country.
Turkish rescuers dig to save family a week after quake
Rescuers are still pulling people from the rubble a week after two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as the death toll rises to more than 35,000.
Quake toll tops 28,000, Turkey moves against builders
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 28,000, but the United Nations warns the number may double.
Turkey quake rescuers work through night as hopes fade
A boy and a man have been pulled from the rubble almost 200 hours after the devastating quake in Turkey, but hopes are fading about finding many more survivors.
Nine pulled from Turkey’s rubble, death toll passes 40k
The combined death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquake has passed 41,000, but search and rescue teams are beginning to pack up.
Turkey detains builders as quake deaths pass 33K
The death toll of two earthquakes that have devastated southeastern Turkey and northern Syria has risen to more than 33,000.
Man hurt in Queensland hang glider crash
A man is in hospital with multiple injuries after crashing his hang glider in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Three rescued from floodwater in north Qld
Three women are being treated in hospital after they were found clinging to a tree in floodwater in north Queensland.
Officer drowns in rip after saving son
An off-duty NSW police officer has drowned in a rip after saving his 14-year-old son who got stuck in the current at an unpatrolled beach on the south coast.
Yacht rescued off NSW north coast
A yacht has been rescued by water police off the NSW north coast after being stranded in extreme conditions.
Search efforts for Qld boaties scaled back
Search efforts for three fishermen who failed to return in waters off far north Queensland will be scaled back.
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.