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First responders recognised for bravery decades after Granville rail disaster

Nearly 50 years after the Granville rail disaster, two of the first responders who helped rescue survivors have been recognised for their bravery.

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McLeod’s Daughters star’s urgent plea after sister vanishes

An Australian actress has turned to Instagram with a desperate public appeal after her sister was last seen south of Brisbane.

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Aussie rock icon suffers severe heart attack

Rose Tattoo frontman Angry Anderson has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest, with the band releasing a statement after recently cancelling the European leg of their tour.

Live concert: three musicians on stage—lead singer raises fist, two guitarists play; inset circular photo of a smiling man in red at top-right.

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Lionel Richie hospitalised in intensive care

Fans are rallying around the music legend after the 77-year-old was admitted to intensive care following a worrying turn on stage.

Left panel: man in dark jacket holding a baby in a blue jersey, waving from the field; stadium seats in the background. Right panel: two players in blue jerseys smiling and talking, one with his arm around the other, after a game.

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'Emotional scenes': footy star's brave return three months after devastating diagnosis

There were tears on and off the field as Jai Arrow pulled on the Rabbitohs jersey again, three months after receiving the diagnosis that abruptly ended his playing career.

Portrait of a man wearing glasses on the left; on the right is an aerial view of a small town partially buried in mud and floodwater.

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Nepal headteacher’s heroic act saves 900 children from flood horror

Warnings came within minutes, then a deadly surge tore through town as Nepal’s flood disaster killed hundreds, left thousands unaccounted for and destroyed schools across the country.

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"There's only one Tony Mundine": Boxing great dies at 75, tributes flow

Anthony Mundine has shared a devastating tribute to his father Tony, as Australian boxing mourns the loss of one of its greatest fighters.

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Sad end after miraculous rescue

A desperate search for a missing 85-year-old man in Victoria's High Country had delivered the outcome everyone hoped for – but the story has now taken a tragic turn.

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"There will never be another Bob Bramley" Young pilot who inspired Australia dies at 23

The pioneering Tasmanian aviator, who flew solo around Australia as a teenager to raise awareness of youth suicide, has been remembered as a "beacon of hope" after a tragic plane crash in the Northern Territory.

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"Oh shut up": Outrage erupts over disgraceful Dolly Parton "tribute"

A post by one of Dolly's former co-stars has backfired spectacularly, with grieving fans branding his comments insensitive and disrespectful.

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NRL legend shares health update ahead of Big Walk

Panthers legend Royce Simmons has shared a heartbreaking update on his dementia battle as he sets off on another extraordinary 320km fundraising walk.

Left: dramatic surge of water and dust blasting from a rocky hillside, as a dam or spillway releases forcefully. Right: hillside town with colorful buildings and a debris-filled riverbed, under blue sky.

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Dozens of Australians missing in devastating Himalayan flash floods

Flash floods unleashed by an ice and rock avalanche have smashed parts of Nepal and Tibet, with at least 160 people reported dead and hundreds missing.

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First responders recognised for bravery decades after Granville rail disaster

McLeod’s Daughters star’s urgent plea after sister vanishes

Aussie rock icon suffers severe heart attack

Lionel Richie hospitalised in intensive care

'Emotional scenes': footy star's brave return three months after devastating diagnosis

Nepal headteacher’s heroic act saves 900 children from flood horror

"There's only one Tony Mundine": Boxing great dies at 75, tributes flow

Sad end after miraculous rescue

"There will never be another Bob Bramley" Young pilot who inspired Australia dies at 23

"Oh shut up": Outrage erupts over disgraceful Dolly Parton "tribute"

NRL legend shares health update ahead of Big Walk

Dozens of Australians missing in devastating Himalayan flash floods

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