Nearly 40 per cent of homes affected by the Christmas storms in Queensland’s southeast are still without power, as forecasters warn heatwave conditions are in full force. At least 10 people were killed in Queensland and Victoria over the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays following powerful storms, including a nine-year-oldContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has expressed his shock at the “unprecedented” scale of the flood damage in Far North Queensland, urging Australians not to cancel their holiday bookings to the devastated region. The Prime Minister on Thursday afternoon touched down in Cairns, where a massive clean-up is under way after record floodsContinue Reading
Emergency Services Minister Murray Watt said it was “too early” to know the full scale of the damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper as communities remain trapped in floodwater in the wake of the disaster. An enormous clean-up is under way in Far North Queensland after the category 2 stormContinue Reading
There are nine people trapped on the roof of a hospital and five people needing rescue from their roof in Queensland as dangerous flooding tears through Far-North Queensland. Freshly-appointed Queensland Premier Steven Miles said he is “most concerned” about the nine people who have spent the night on the roofContinue Reading
A fleet of helicopters has been retired – 15 months ahead of schedule – after a four soldiers were tragically killed. The MRH-90 Taipans, which were due to be withdrawn by December next year, were grounded after a helicopter impacted waters near Hamilton Island in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre.Continue Reading
On August 27, 23 US Marines were on board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft when it crashed over the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory during a routine military training exercise, taking the lives of three American Marines. The horror crash comes just one month on from the Talisman Sabre helicopterContinue Reading
The search is ongoing for four Australian military personnel believed killed when their helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean late Friday night. On Saturday, debris from the MRH-90 Taipan was discovered in subtropical waters off the northeast coast of Queensland. But there was no sign of the four missing crewContinue Reading
The little boy who survived a horror helicopter crash at Sea World has shared an update in his journey to recovery, just two months after the incident occurred. Nicky Tadros shared the news after spending months in hospital, with doctors initially unsure if he would make it. “My kidneys haveContinue Reading
The little boy who survived a horror helicopter crash at Sea World has shared an update in his journey to recovery, just two months after the incident occurred. Nicky Tadros shared the news after spending months in hospital, with doctors initially unsure if he would make it. “My kidneys haveContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has launched a massive fundraising campaign to assist residents and communities impacted by the worst flooding in Western Australia’s history. Donations will be accepted at the checkout of every supermarket or liquor store in Western Australia as the defence force braces for more rescue and relief effortsContinue Reading