One dead,12 rescued after being trapped 300m underground at US tourist attraction
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One dead,12 rescued after being trapped 300m underground at US tourist attraction

The elevator descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Colorado had a mechanical problem 150 metres beneath the surface creating a “severe danger for the participants”.

  • byDaniel Trotta

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Ambulance service denies sacking whistleblower over rollover picture that exposed fatigue crisis

Ambulance service denies sacking whistleblower over rollover picture that exposed fatigue crisis

Andrew Bishop went to the aid of a paramedic who tipped his van after an 18-hour shift. The picture he took caused a public backlash for Ambulance Victoria. He’s now been sacked.

  • byHeidi Murphy
Police seek cap on CBD tower heights to protect helicopter flight paths
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Police seek cap on CBD tower heights to protect helicopter flight paths

Victoria Police wants to restrict skyscraper heights to protect access to the emergency helipad atop its Docklands headquarters.

  • byKieran Rooney andBroede Carmody
Fire engulfs industrial complex in south-west Sydney
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Fire engulfs industrial complex in south-west Sydney

More than 25 firetrucks and 100 firefighters worked to control the blaze that badly damaged several businesses.

  • byRiley Walter andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out

WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out

New early detection and rapid bushfire suppression tech is being rolled out across the world and along Australia’s east coast. But it seems WA must wait a while.

  • bySarah Brookes
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Tennessee bridge

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Tennessee bridge

The Tennessean reported that Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the bridge,which remained open to the public during the shoot.

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Three children fighting for life may have been home alone when fire erupted

Three children fighting for life may have been home alone when fire erupted

Arson squad detectives are investigating whether a toddler and two other children were home alone when explosions and a huge fire engulfed a house in Melbourne’s north-west.

  • byCassandra Morgan andMelissa Cunningham
Body found after major blaze in warehouse

Body found after major blaze in warehouse

The fire started at a marine engineering warehouse in O’Connor just after 3.30pm on Saturday.

  • byMelissa Meehan
‘I like dry land now’:Sailors return to shore after almost 24 hours stranded at sea

‘I like dry land now’:Sailors return to shore after almost 24 hours stranded at sea

The rescued pair said they were tired and seasick when they decided to lodge a distress call that resulted in a multi-agency rescue mission.

  • byRiley Walter andAngus Dalton
Sailors rescued by police after almost 24 hours stranded on yacht
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Sailors rescued by police after almost 24 hours stranded on yacht

Two sailors have been rescued by a NSW police vessel after being stranded hundreds of kilometres off the NSW coast for almost 24 hours.

Clean up begins but strong winds will hit Victoria again this week

Clean up begins but strong winds will hit Victoria again this week

A woman was killed by a falling tree near the Victorian border and entire towns have been blacked out after wild weather – including hail and winds up to 146km/h – hit Victoria on Sunday and Monday.

  • byBenjamin Preiss andAngus Delaney