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Weather conditions have improved slightly for firefighters battling blazes in Australia's New South Wales, meteorologists said Sunday. Emergency fire warnings were eased for most parts of the state as a change in wind conditions brought some relief, the...
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Firefighters battled dozens of bushfires in South Australia Friday as record-breaking temperatures and lightning storms continued, officials say. Emergency crews fought scores of fires in the populous state of New South Wales, some on the outskirts of...
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As South Australia faces a day of catastrophic fire danger, the weather bureau has made clear the same areas can expect to face the same declaration on Thursday. A fire which broke out at Bowmans in the lower north posed a danger for just a short time.
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There are grave concerns for 11 people who are still missing after their boat sank 350 nautical miles off the Cocos Islands in Australia's search and rescue zone. One aircraft has continued searching for survivors overnight and several more will be deployed...
Tags: Australian Customs Service, Australian Broadcasting Corp., boat sank, fishing boat
Indian Ocean almost 1,600 nautical miles north-west of Perth. A giant LNG carrier is already at the scene and has so far saved 17 people, but it is feared there were at least 40 on board the boat...Western Australia, Stephen Langford, says time is critical....
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Forensic science researcher Sally Kelty said on Tuesday that the case could be the first in which investigators have used DNA extracted from a bloodsucker like a leech or a mosquito to solve a crime. "It's certainly unique and shows how the boundaries...
The firefighter collapsed shortly after he and his crew extinguished a grass fire overnight. Colleauges immediately went to his aid, administering CPR before taking him to hospital. Police say his name will not be released until all family members have...
Tags: NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Emergency, Australian Broadcasting Corp., Western Australia, New South Wales, north coast, grass fire, Queensland, containment lines
latest report card for public hospitals found the system in Queensland does not have the capacity to cope with increasing demand or to meet recommended performance targets. The AMA has called for the Commonwealth to take over the funding responsibility...
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Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Infigen Energy , the Australian wind power producer formerly known as Babcock & Brown Wind Partners, said it wants to sell its U.S. business for around $2.2 billion to focus on Australian assets. “We’re selling out of America for...
The Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales endured heavy dust storms Saturday that could impact travel at area airports, a forecaster says. For the second time this week, dust storms were sweeping through Queensland cities like Brisbane on...
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