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Tragedy as one person dies as SES boat capsizes in unprecedented north Queensland flood

Five others on the boat were rescued.

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One person has died, and five others have been rescued, as an SES boat capsized when the group was caught in north Queensland dangerous floodwaters.

‘Leave immediately’: New evacuation order over Grampians fire in Victoria

The bushfire has ravaged the park for more than a month.

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Firefighters are backburning in western Victoria in a bid to limit the spread of dangerous bushfires.

‘Why’s my airbag out?’: Man injured and trapped after freak accident

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Mark Stockwell was trapped in a car for 90 minutes, seriously injured, after a tree fell on the Mornington Peninsula in August last year.

Storms lash Sydney after temperatures top 40C

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Parts of the east coast have sweltered through heatwave temperatures above 40C, with a storm rolling in during the afternoon.

Queenslanders told to boil their water to avoid illness

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Residents connected to three far north Queensland water supply schemes have been given a boil water notice following severe weather in the area.

‘Freak’ storm destroys five homes as it tears through WA town

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Five homes were destroyed and more will need significant repairs following the ‘freak’ storm in Marble Bar.