Disaster and Emergency

A 25-year-old man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a car on a highway in Sydney’s CBD.The crash happened about 8.50pm on Saturday, when the car travelling north along the Bradfield Highway,…
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He came to Australia to help.An adventurer with talents in music and photography, 22-year-old William Jennings was set to be reunited with his family in the United States in just over two weeks.But now his loved ones are working to bring…
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The wedding of West Coast Eagles veteran Andrew Gaff has been brought to an abrupt end after a bushfire took hold in Perth’s western suburbs.The fire started in Bold Park in City Beach just after 9pm on Sunday, with the blaze escalating to…
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A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim.Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was…
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A man and a boy are fighting for life after a marine incident involving a jet ski and a boat in Brisbane’s outer southeast.Queensland police yesterday said they were investigating the collision at Tingalpa Creek in Chandler just after…
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Cameras used on NSW roads to detect people using their mobile phones while driving will be expanded to monitor seatbelt compliance.Roads Minister John Graham said despite 50 years of the seatbelt law, 10,000 people a year were fined for not…
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Bushfires are not the only natural disaster on the Australian horizon.The country could feel the “compounding and cascading” impact of cyclones, floods, bushfires and heatwaves all at once.Co-ordinator general at the National Emergency…
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