A disability pensioner left homeless by an e-scooter fire issues a desperate warning, as data reveals lithium-ion batteries have been responsible for hundreds of blazes across Queensland.
Jet fuel spill shuts part of Hobart's waterfront, with people told to close windows due to hazardous materials
An area of Hobart's waterfront was cordoned off on Sunday because of a jet fuel spill, with fire crews seen near Australia's Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina.
Photo shows TFS crews near a red ship.Mountain bike rider suffers 'serious injuries' in crash at Maydena
A mountain bike rider is airlifted to hospital after a crash at Maydena, north-west of Hobart, which is home to world-famous biking trails.
Photo shows Riders on a trail at Maydena mountain bike park, Tasmania.Man who disappeared after entering river found after search and rescue operation near Mount Isa
A man who was last seen entering the Leichhardt River after severe storms on Thursday night has been found about 20 kilometres north of Mount Isa, after emergency services launched a search and rescue operation.
Photo shows police and emergency services launch a drone on the bank of a riverWA mining town hit by second 'scary' storm in as many weeks, as first cyclone of the season forms off the coast
Another severe storm has smashed the town of Tom Price, leaving flooding, structural damage and downed trees in its wake.
Photo shows A roof peeled off a building.Homicide squad detectives leading an investigation into two bodies found in south-east Melbourne home
A person who went to check on one of the deceased after they didn't show up to work discovered the bodies and called police.
Photo shows A group of police standing outsideSES volunteer who drowned on her way to help family from floodwaters was unaware they had already been saved, sources say
As part of an ABC investigation, more than half a dozen emergency sources have claimed the SES volunteers were not needed on the job that day and were unaware a different crew had already assisted the family.
Photo shows SES volunteers in hi vis orange uniforms line a road where a hearse carrying a coffin travels by, one volunteer salutes'Do not go here': Backpackers tried to warn others about Laos hostel amid methanol poisoning scandal
In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried desperately to warn each other about the hostel at the centre of the scandal.
Photo shows The outside of the Nana Backpackers hostel showing a pool and outdoor seating.Falling tree branch kills father, injures teenage son attempting to escape bushy campground during Victorian storm
A man has died and his teenage son has been injured after a tree branch struck their car at a Yarrawonga camping ground during wild weather on Tuesday night.
Photo shows A large treebranch on the ground with a van behind it.'Everything is gone': Fire tears through Manila slum area
About 1,000 homes have been reduced to wreckage and ashes after fire ripped through a slum area of the Philippine capital Manila.
Photo shows A man floats on an object while watching houses in burn in the background.Bianca Jones's father pleads to not let teenager's death be in vain, urges government action on methanol poisoning
Mark Jones says the government of Laos cannot let his daughter's death be in vain, after the 19-year-old girl fell ill and died from methanol poisoning.
Photo shows Side-by-side photos of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, two Melbourne teens who have been hospitalised in ThailandTop Victorian marketing executive Lisa Ronson killed in farm buggy crash near Daylesford
A top Victorian marketing executive is dead after an ATV rolled at a private property near Daylesford, north-west of Melbourne.
Photo shows womanSchool forced to close indefinitely after sinkhole damages high country road
The SES says a sinkhole on Victoria's Great Alpine Road likely occurred over an unused mine shaft.
Photo shows Sink hole on the side of the road.Perth 8-year-old boy seriously injured in Bali quad bike crash returns home in induced coma
The eight-year-old is in an induced coma after the quad bike he was on overturned on near Ubud, in Bali's central region.
Photo shows Joshy Schuetz in a hospital bed, head wrapped in bandages.Lawyer hits out at police after manslaughter charges dropped over boat crash that killed mother of AFL player
Four days before the start of a scheduled trial, prosecutors drop manslaughter charges over a boat crash south of Perth that killed two women, including the mother of West Coast Eagles footballer Rhett Bazzo.
Photo shows A composite image of three peopleSafety incident occurred on wind farm in weeks leading up to fatal accident
The wind farm where a worker was killed last week recorded a separate safety incident in the weeks leading up to the fatality.
Photo shows Wind turbines across a field.Climbing veteran 'won't forget' woman who died on Mount Arapiles, after scaling 80m with no rope to help her
The recreational climber was the first on the scene after 69-year-old New Zealand barrister Lee Lee Heah fell during the final section of an ascent called Eskimo Nell on Tuesday.
Photo shows a grey cliff face with a blue and white helicopter that's landed on the mountain.'Traumatised' woman endures four-hour wait for island medical evacuation due to chopper shortage
The woman needed hospital treatment after suffering a late-night haemorrhage on Magnetic Island earlier this month, but the region's rescue helicopter was unavailable.
Photo shows A red helicopter landing on a bitumen helipad in front of bushland.Man dies after being struck by car which had children inside
A man dies after he was struck by a car in Bayswater on Tuesday morning, with police apprehending a 30-year-old man at the scene.
Photo shows A damaged silver car that has been involved in an accident sits mounted on an island and is covered by a blue tarpaulin.Bruce Highway partially closed after teenager critically injured in serious crash
The car was driving north when it ran up the back of a truck carrying a mobile crane near Cooroy on the Sunshine Coast just before 7am.
Photo shows car crashed into truckPolice divers find body of man who jumped into Nepean River to retrieve fishing rod
The body of the 68-year-old man was located just before 11am on Sunday morning after he failed to resurface at Nortons Basin, south of Penrith on Saturday.
Photo shows a large body of water at Nortons Basin at Mulgoa, about 20 kilometres south of Penrith