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White Island tragedy: Mother and daughter die in bitter twist of fate
Brisbane mother and daughter rescheduled visit after tour was cancelled two years ago.
Australia registers new hottest day on record
The heat is only set to worsen over the next few days across the nation.
Parents' horror as baby dies at childcare
Just hours after they dropped their baby off, she was dead. A year on, they want answers.
How a uni dropout, earning $7 an hour at Pizza Hut, built a $260m empire
'I'd go for early morning meetings and then after school I'd be making pizzas.'
'Absolutely heartbroken': Siblings of Karla Mathews, killed in eruption, speak of their loss
The bodies of Rick Elzer and Karla Mathews were to travel home together.
'Sweltering heatwave' could give Australia hottest ever day
Trio of high pressure systems is conspiring to smash the record books with 50C levels.
Now we're getting serious: New cricket academy established
The partnership is a first between the New Zealand Cricket Foundation and a school.
Human leg washes up on Aussie beach
The remains appeared to be two intact leg bones with a diver's bootie attached.
Two dead following axe attack in Sydney's southwest
Two people have been killed following an axe attack in Sydney's southwest.
Photo baffles Aussies: Can you spot the killer creature?
Expert snake catchers were shocked to discover one of world's deadliest snakes in drawer.
Australian Foreign Minister speaks on White Island tragedy
Marise Payne is in New Zealand after the White Island deaths.
White Island tragedy: Bad weather hampers morning efforts to recover last two bodies
Efforts to find two remaining bodies on Whakaari/White Island have been hampered.
Australian wildfires declared 'a public health emergency'
Doctors warn the smoke contains highly dangerous levels of deadly particulates.
Leighton Smith: Who to believe in a post-truth world?
Comment: Washington is putting on a master class in the corruption of liberal democracy.
Govt approves $5m fund to help small businesses after White Island eruption
The Government's Cabinet paused for the national minute of silence today.
'It was terrible': Furious dad slams cruise ship operator
The Ovation of the Seas cruise ship has arrived back in Sydney following the disaster.
Mum's angry parking note to 'idiot' driver
Sydney mum has let rip at an "idiot" driver after her car was "blocked" in while shopping.
'Blood gushing out': Passengers flee smoke-filled Qantas jet
Passengers 'terrified' as jet is forced to return to Sydney Airport with several injured.
We don't know how lucky we are, mate
COMMENT: Life lesson comes full circle from a ship in Auckland to a taxi in Christchurch.
Why massive nest of huntsman spiders uncovered in Western Australia is such a rare find
The reason why this massive nests of spiders is so unusual.
Qantas flight QF575 forced to turn back after hydraulics issue, passengers evacuated as cabin filled with smoke
A Qantas flight bound for Perth has been forced to return to Sydney Airport.
Large air tanker arrives to fight Perth bushfires
Australia's largest air tanker has arrived in Perth as a heatwave makes things difficult.
Joe Hildebrand: Who's really to blame for climate failure
COMMENT: Fierce debate on climate is becoming more hysterical by the day.
Instagram side hustle becomes thriving 6-figure business
Georgia Lodge's business started with nothing more than a pen and paper.
Fears not enough donor skin for badly burnt patients
Australian survivors are being treated by one of the world's leading burns specialists.
Son tells of 'long road ahead' for parents with 50% burns
Aussie couple Nick and Marion London potentially face months of recovery in hospital.
Australia is on track to record its hottest day ever
Experts believe Australia could set a new record.
Bunnings' X-rated store sign goes viral
Bunnings sign offering services you wouldn't expect in the hardware store goes viral.
Aussie watchdog gets $27m for Google, Facebook crackdown
Big tech told to strike a deal to pay for news, or have terms imposed.
White Island: RAAF's flying ICUs get burned Aussies home
7 patients have been flown to Sydney or Melbourne, with another 6 to be transferred today.
Letters: Sins of emission
Why should NZ ride on the backs of the poorest nations so we can have a better lifestyle?
Melbourne woman confesses to strangling lover
Warning: Distressing content. Woman's recorded police interview revealed at trial.
