'My son is on that bus'
A father has paid tribute to his son as he recalled arriving at the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash where he was stopped by police.
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A father has paid tribute to his son as he recalled arriving at the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash where he was stopped by police.
Reports of a sinking vessel reached police just before 4pm.
Friends and family of Constable Anthony Woods gathered to mourn the officer today after he died this week from injuries he sustained while on the job.
The man, 25, was arrested after he crashed an allegedly stolen Ford Mondeo into a power pole in Broadbeach on Friday
The woman anonymously called the authorities claiming she had just given birth before hanging up.
Two attackers allegedly smashed their way into the Christie Downs home with a brick, crowbar and pole at about 1am.
The group of tradies held the man down until police arrived after the allegedly stolen car crashed into a pole in Broadbeach this afternoon.
The commercial building on Fredrick Street, Logan caught alight at 1.15am today, destroying a tobacconist, tattoo shop, Chinese restaurant and a fourth business.
The meal packs a hot punch, seasoned with Trinidad Scorpion Chilli which comes in at 2 million on the Scoville Scale.
The man allegedly approached the four-year-old from behind and guided him away from his mother while they were walking through Inala Avenue Shopping Centre in Brisbane.
Luke Fergusson, 28, was last seen in Stalworth, South Burnett on Friday, June 9.
Mars' landscape is covered with incredible mountain ranges, sand dunes and ice caps.
A car dealership is demanding thousands from a Queensland woman after they made a costly mistake during her car trade.
An elusive but deadly form of cholesterol could increase the risk of multiple heart attacks in older Aussies, a study has found.
A man has been charged after what is alleged to be 50kg of cannabis was found in the back of a van in New South Wales.
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A European road trip sounds like a great idea for Aussie holidaymakers - but huge fines and serious consequences could be lurking just around the corner if a road rule is broken.
A Sydney football player has been banned from playing in a local soccer comp for nearly seven years after playing for two teams in different council areas
Firefighters have saved a man's life after pulling his unconscious body from a burning building.
Ethylene oxide is a carcinogenic gas, meaning long-term exposure to the chemical can cause cancer.
The car was being restored by its owner before it was stolen.
The ATO has released a list of the highest-paying jobs in the country.
Residents Annabel Thomson and Todd Blasse were woken up by their dog, Austin barking at the intruders.
Displaying or selling the symbol which 'celebrates an evil ideology' could see perpetrators jailed for up to a year.
Police have labelled three men who broke into an elderly couple's Melbourne home demanding drugs as "scum" after the two were left terrified by the ordeal.
Paul and Kylee Enwright were drinking at their hotel's pool bar when their lives changed forever.
Experts on the expedition estimate they saw from 10 to 13 of the tiny, shy, elusive porpoises during nearly two weeks of sailing in the gulf last month.
Zookeepers were puzzled as to how the female croc fell pregnant as she has always lived separated from other crocodiles.
A batch of Enoki Mushrooms has been recalled from Asian grocery stores across the country over Listeria fears.
Motorists have been issued with a grim warning
The 13-year-old boy passed away this morning after spending five days in Perth's Children's Hospital
SeaWorld and local fisheries worked from 6.00 this morning to free the animal.
The suspected murder of Indigenous teenager Linden Malayta is one step closer to being solved as police received 'reliable' information about his disappearance.
Sydney Airport's COVID-19 testing clinic will close tomorrow after swabbing 500,000 travellers over nearly three years.
Specialist forensic officers and a cadaver detection dog will enter the building to further investigate how the fire started, and if anyone was killed in the fire.
Australia's ski season could be at risk as warm winter conditions delay snowfall.
Sinead Curry and her partner were on a bus travelling from Bari to Bologna, Italy, when it crashed near Avellino, on Sunday morning.
The child's parents were unaware of what was going on until they were startled awake.
A young boy has undergone surgery following a house fire that left three children severely burned.
Melbourne was hit with a 2.4-magnitude earthquake, making it the third one this week
Sven Lindemann, 51, was today charged with murder and recklessly causing injury after Monique Lezsak was found dead with stab wounds in Endeavour Hills on May 30.
A puppy remains missing after a dozen young pups were stolen from a Queensland property.
He arrived at work noticeably relaxed and feeling "good" as he prepared to hand over to Roger Cook.
The drugs have an estimated street value of around $320 million.
A man has been stabbed outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne.
The driver, 32, allegedly refused to stop for police on Hanson Road in Woodville North at 10.30 this morning
Almost 3000 Victorian drivers have been caught red-handed driving without seat belts or on their phones in just one month.
The crash marks the 136th life lost on Victorian roads this year
One teacher's alleged crimes were detailed in a letter sent to the parents of Banksia Park International High School.
A teenager has been charged over an alleged illegal street race, which lead to a pedestrian getting seriously injured.