Three high school students on the New South Wales Central Coast have been taken to hospitals in Gosford and Sydney after suffering burns during a failed experiment.
Tourists who became lost on bushwalk found by helicopter in major search operation
Two tourists who became lost while hiking at Cape Hillsborough National Park in north Queensland have been found during a large-scale search.
Photo shows A rescue crewman looking out of a helicopter over a mountain.Inquiry reveals crew errors sank New Zealand navy ship off Samoa
Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry.
Photo shows A blurry image of a boat sinkingRescuers recover bodies from landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island
Torrential rain in the province since last week had caused flash floods and landslides in four different districts of Sumatra.
Photo shows Rescue workers on foot and in trucks try to clear mud and landslides in SumatraFootage from the rescue operation of a man at Franklin River
Footage from the rescue operation of a man at Franklin River.
Has Video Duration: 11 seconds.'It will save lives': Disaster emergency preparedness workshops offered for Tasmanians with disability in pilot project
When Taraidh became quadriplegic 18 months ago, it turned his family's emergency plans on their head. A new program is helping equip people like him with the tools they need to prepare.
Photo shows Woman helping a man using a wheelchair into a van.School 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.Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the seventh time in a year
A volcano near Iceland's capital has erupted for the seventh time in a year, spewing fountains of lava and smoke.
Photo shows Lava is thrown into the air, on a dark backgroundAlready sodden Queensland in for more wet weather as Brisbane sees its coldest November day in 12 years
Rains that have saturated an already sodden south-east are expected to head north before easing off for the weekend.
Photo shows A damn spillingBruce 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 truckTyphoon Man-yi death toll rises in Philippines as major clean-up begins
At least eight people have died, nearly 8,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100 cities and towns are without power in the wake of the sixth storm to batter the Philippines in a month.
Photo shows A motorcyclist riding past a large slab of tiled roofing hanging vertically from power lines next to a power poleWhat Australia can learn from Spain's recent deadly floods
Australia is being urged to heed the lessons of Spain's devastating floods and make sure that warning systems and emergency response capabilities are up to tackling disasters that are becoming more frequent and more intense.
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Photo shows People with brooms and boots clean muddy road with broomTanzania building collapse kills 13 people, race to save those trapped
Rescue workers are continuing to search for trapped survivors after a building collapsed in Tanzania and killed 13 people.
Photo shows Rubble on ground with people surrounding a collapsed building.How a casual fishing trip turned into a night clinging to a sinking boat, covered in petrol
The harrowing tale of a fishing trip gone wrong, and how three men had to spend a night clinging to their sinking boat.
Photo shows a man, reddened by burns sits in an ambulanceAustralians are tripping, stumbling and falling off scooters — here's what the latest hospitalisation data tells us
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals the major causes of injury hospitalisation and deaths, delving deeper into four major areas to identify current trends and changes throughout the past decade.
Photo shows An adult lies in a hospital bed.More than 130 homes destroyed by California wildfire
The blaze erupted on Wednesday morning and spread rapidly, fanned by fierce seasonal Santa Ana winds from California's desert interior.
Photo shows Firefighter standing in dark in front of burning buildingAlex woke up to 'dark clouds everywhere'. Then, her entire town was evacuated as a 'potentially deadly' disaster loomed
Authorities have warned those in bushfire-prone areas to "be ready" as an "increased risk" of fires is predicted this spring.
Photo shows A waterbombing aircraft drops water'We'll see more incidents like this': Expert warns water infrastructure is ageing, needs replacement
The burst water pipe at Como could happen anywhere across Sydney as large parts of the city's water infrastructure are up to 70-years-old.
Photo shows Como resident Paul Bozonie inside his house impacted by the burst water pipe.Qantas engine failure at Sydney Airport is now subject to urgent investigations. This is what we know
Just as QF520's wheels left the tarmac, passengers heard a "loud bang" with Qantas later confirming the plane experienced a "contained engine failure".
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Photo shows Emergency services at Sydney Airport after engine failure forced a Qantas flight to make emergency landingA towering column of ash threatens thousands in Indonesia amid a week of volcanic eruptions
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted several times on Friday following an eruption on Sunday night that killed nine people.
Photo shows In the foreground, a child on their parent's back. In the background, a crowd. A giant plume of smoke rises above themABC journalist reveals moment his blood ran cold during Qantas take-off emergency
ABC journalist Mark Willacy describes the unexpected moment when the Sydney to Brisbane Qantas flight QF520 was forced to make an emergency landing.
Photo shows Mark Willacy wearing glasses and a black shirt