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Holiday park smashed, crane snapped as freak storm hits coast
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (467+ words) Holidaying families woke up in emergency accommodation on Boxing Day after a Gold Coast tourist park was evacuated in a short-lived but intense storm. The microburst storm snapped a crane and cut power to thousands of homes just after 3pm on…...
Girl fighting for life after near drowning at Trigg Beach
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (242+ words) A 12-year-old girl is fighting for life in hospital after getting caught in a rip at Trigg Beach on Tuesday night. A WA Police spokesman said police received a report of two swimmers in distress at the beach around 6.30pm. "On…...
Girl dies after falling off cliff while trying to take a photo
1+ week, 5+ day ago (94+ words) A teenage girl with her family has died after slipping off a cliff on the Sunshine Coast. The 17-year-old fell about 30 metres from the rock face at Moffat Beach in Caloundra about 6.40pm on Saturday. Bystanders rushed to the clifftop, and…...
Fires continue to burn in NSW as firefighter killed
2+ week, 4+ day ago (19+ words) A firefighter has been killed north of Sydney as fires continue to burn across NSW. The Sydney Morning Herald...
Eurovision backlash as nations pull out after Israel cleared to compete
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (906+ words) Geneva: Israel was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to follow through on their threats to withdraw from the competition over the Gaza war. After a meeting in Geneva, contest organiser the…...
Precise dialect or just a half-baked theory?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (319+ words) I was amused when ABC Radio Illawarra interviewed Sir Peter Knight," says Peter Moran of Shell Cove. I can't think of a Lady Lady, a Count Count or a Baron Baron. In fact, the closest I could come ... The Sydney…...
Spaniard extends lead with birdie putt
3+ week, 5+ day ago (24+ words) Spain's David Puig moves clear of the field at 17-under in the final round of the Australian PGA Championship. The Sydney Morning Herald...
Storm Claudia kills three in Portugal, causes flooding in Britain
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) Lisbon: Violent weather brought on by Storm Claudia killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, authorities said, while in Britain rescue workers were organising evacuations due to heavy flooding in Wales and England. Portugal and parts of neighbouring Spain…...
Storm Claudia brings wild weather to Europe and UK
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (24+ words) Storm Claudia's dangerous weather has killed three people and injured dozens in Portugal, as flooding is unleashed across the UK. The Sydney Morning Herald...
Perth OnlyFans model faces court accused of using CBD building for sex work
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) A Perth OnlyFans model has appeared in court over the alleged use of an apartment in the city's CBD for sex work. Cinque Mingma Angel Crimson Brothers, 24, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, charged with one count of unlawful…...