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Sea World helicopter crach survivor Nicholas Tadros at home by the portrait of his late mother, Venessa. Nicholas is a Panthers fan and has been invited by the NRL to watch Sunday’s grand final at Accor Stadium.

Brave boy who lost mum and leg attends chopper crash probe

A boy who tragically lost his mother and his leg in a helicopter collision has bravely attended an inquest into the horrific air disaster.

  • Rex Martinich

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Huge crowds lay flowers to pay tribute to the victims of the Tai Po fire.

‘Broken hearts’ and curdling fury as Hong Kong mourns fire victims

As the death toll climbed to 146 on Sunday, residents told how they had complained about the renovations in the 40-year-old towers, and requested they be done one at a time.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
The two planes collided near Napperfield Airfield, in Wedderburn, near Appin. One of the planes crashed in nearby bushland.

Aerobatic pilot killed after small planes collide midair in Sydney

Sydney man Eddie Seve, an experienced pilot who flew in aerobatic formations at airshows, was reportedly killed in the crash.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Mostafa Rachwani
Shocked and frustrated: Dianne Laycock.

‘Cover-up’: Families, pilot demand justice for dead Australian soldiers

Two years after a Taipan helicopter crashed in Queensland, killing four airmen, their families and aviation experts have said their deaths were due to faulty technology.

  • Andrew Probyn and Anne Worthington
A 60-year-old woman has been rescued after she fell down a cave in remote WA.

‘Incredible’: Woman rescued from remote WA cave 12 hours after she fell down eight metre shaft

The 60-year-old woman had to be rescued overnight by a multi-agency team around 1200 kilometres north-east of Perth.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Filipino domestic helper Vame Mariz Wayas Verador breaks down in tears as she recalls her escape from the building fire.

‘Please Lord, help me’: Hong Kong ‘helper’ saved toddler and his grandma as towers burned

Choking back tears, Vame Mariz Wayas Verador says she is still haunted by the inferno after she carried the terrified boy down 17 storeys to safety, while refusing to leave his grandmother behind.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
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Toby’s mum’s phone is still ringing, but she hasn’t picked up since the fire

The 36-year-old has taken his place in the procession of ashen faces making their way into a community hall turned makeshift victim identification centre in the shadow of Wang Fuk Court’s burnt-out towers.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Dave Pearson at Crowdy Head on Friday.

‘I was fine with dying’: Dave’s moment of clarity in the seconds after he was mauled by a bull shark

A bull shark killed a young woman at his local beach on Thursday. For Dave Pearson, it was more important than ever that he get back in the water.

  • Riley Walter

Swiss dive instructor risked his life to rescue girlfriend from shark attack

The exchange student heroically fought off a bull shark mauling his girlfriend before carrying her to shore and raising the alarm.

  • Riley Walter
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Graphics and video show Hong Kong fire’s rapid, deadly spread

Investigators are piecing together how the city’s worst fire in decades tore through seven high-rise buildings in minutes.

  • Tom Housden and Matt Willis

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