'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.
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Human leg washes up on Aussie beach
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Two dead following axe attack in Sydney's southwest
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Australian Foreign Minister speaks on White Island tragedy
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Australian wildfires declared 'a public health emergency'
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Leighton Smith: Who to believe in a post-truth world?
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Govt approves $5m fund to help small businesses after White Island eruption
The Government's Cabinet paused for the national minute of silence today.
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'Blood gushing out': Passengers flee smoke-filled Qantas jet
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We don't know how lucky we are, mate
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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
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Fears not enough donor skin for badly burnt patients
Australian survivors are being treated by one of the world's leading burns specialists.
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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
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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
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Melbourne woman confesses to strangling lover
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Doctors order 1.2 million sq cm of skin to save White Island volcano survivors
The amount of skin needed for burn victims equates to about 60 donors.
Live: White Island - another victim named as seven Aussies among nine missing
Fears remain that efforts to retrieve bodies from White Island will be delayed.
Oz fires blow high levels of carbon monoxide over NZ
Australia's fires blamed for unusually high concentrations of carbon monoxide over NZ.
Doctor infected dozens of pregnant women with hepatitis C
James Peters injected himself and then used the same syringes to inject patients.