Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province kills at least 46 people, most of whom are children and women, according to the Taliban.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should: * Move vehicles under cover or away from trees; * Secure or put away loose items around your property. * Stay indoors, away from windows, while ...

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Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Cape Otway and Lakes Entrance and for Port Phillip and Western Port for 26 December: Status: Active: Location: Victor ...

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Protests have broken out in Syria as the country seeks to regain stability after the ousting of the Assad regime.

Remembering the Boxing Day tsunami. 20 years on from the disaster, one Australian survivor looks back on that devastating day. And community choirs growing in popularity as a way to build connections ...

A man has been arrested over the death of a woman in Langwarrin. Emergency services received reports a woman had been stabbed ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

A 28-year-old DJ is charged after police say he refused to shut down an out-of-control party at Port Beach in Fremantle, the ...

An off-duty police officer found the body of a young man by a Far North Queensland roadside in the early hours.