The approach of Severe Tropical Cyclone Rusty toward the north-west Australian coast triggered orders for the evacuation of parts of Port Hedland, site of the world’s biggest bulk…
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Solomons Post-Tsunami Troublemakers Fined, Imprisoned
Two young men have been sent to prison and three others fined by a magistrate in Lata on public disorder offences following this month’s tsunami in Solomon Islands.…
Indonesia Border Tensions Lead To PNG Troop Deployment
Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has ordered a US$2.5 million deployment of soldiers to patrol and protect the border with Indonesia. It follows tension along the porous land border,…
Dark cloud over fine Australia day
Queensland celebrated its second Australia Day under brilliant skies today but the threat of more natural disasters is throwing a cloud over the festivities.
We’ll buy F-35s despite grounding – PM
Australia will still buy the controversial F-35 fighter jets from the US despite news the entire fleet was grounded due to an engine problem.
Keep out of floodwaters, urges Gillard
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged people in NSW to stay away from floodwaters which have so far claimed two lives.
Qld boy dies after contracting bat virus
A rare disease carried by bats has reportedly claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy in Brisbane.
Total Fireban in parts of SA
South Australia's Country Fire Service has issued a Total Fire Ban for tomorrow, Sunday, in the Northwest Pastoral Disrict and the Flinders District.
Missing toddler found dead
The body of a two-year-old boy who went missing in Queensland's southeast has been found.
Sleeping student assaulted in uni dorm
A woman has been indecently assaulted while she was sleeping in student accommodation in Sydney's northwest.