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A person's body is covered in a rash, measles.

Urgent alert after deadly disease detected

Health authorities in one Aussie state have launched an urgent alert after a teenager tested positive to a deadly disease – the second in just weeks.

Jetstar Airbus A320 planes grounded at Sydney Airport after issues affecting operators domestically and globally, are said to be the problem. Jane Dempster/The Daily Telegraph.

Jetstar shocks with sale surprise

More than 115,000 flights will be discounted by the airline as it makes a major change to its Christmas sale.

Travel Warnings

Aussie shocked by hidden cruise cost

Aussie shocked by hidden cruise cost

An Aussie woman who fell ill on a cruise had her credit card maxed out after medical bills amounted to thousands of dollars.

A search is underway in waters off Coffin Bay after the man was last seen on the jetty at the Coffin Bay Yacht Club about 1am on Tuesday. Picture: ABC

Urgent search after man falls from jetty

A major search is underway after a man fell from a jetty at a popular yacht club in Coffin Bay.

Health & Safety

Health Problems

Urgent alert after deadly disease detected

A person's body is covered in a rash, measles.

Health authorities in one Aussie state have launched an urgent alert after a teenager tested positive to a deadly disease – the second in just weeks.

Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin introduce new ban

Fire authorities work to extinguish a fire that broke out on an Air Busan passenger plane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan on January 28, 2025. The tail of a passenger aircraft caught fire at an international airport in South Korea's second-largest city on January 28, forcing the evacuation of 176 people on board, Yonhap news agency reported. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

Major Aussie airlines have banned a popular device on planes following horror on-board fires both locally and overseas.

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Health & Safety

Young people can’t do this in the Maldives

Maldives hotel beach resort on tropical Island with aerial drone view

The Maldives has become the first country in the world to enforce a new ban, saying it is in the best interests of young people.

updatedIncidents

Shock moment before fatal airport crash

A routine flying lesson ended in tragedy when a helicopter crashed at Bankstown Airport, leaving an instructor dead and his 19-year-old student critically injured.

Horror footage has captured a helicopter’s final moments before it clipped power lines and crashed at an airport, killing an instructor and critically injuring his student.

Urgent warning after disease outbreak

CORONAVIRUS: Microscopic view of influenza virus cells. 3D medical illustration

Health authorities have issued a list of locations where an infectious person travelled early last week.

Health & Safety

City on alert after infectious disease threat

Images from a new measles awareness campaign from the Department of Health and the Australian Academy of Science.

Health officials have urged residents to get vaccinated before travelling to South East Asia after another two cases of the infectious disease were recorded.

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Jetstar flights grounded amid global warning

Jetstar flights grounded amid global warning

Qantas and Virgin ban power banks from Aussie flights

Qantas and Virgin ban power banks from Aussie flights

Crash death toll rises as UPS and FedEx ground fleet

Crash death toll rises as UPS and FedEx ground fleet

Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 30 people dead in the Caribbean as it sweeps across the Bahamas.

Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 30 people dead in the Caribbean as it sweeps across the Bahamas.

Battery explosion sparks fire inside cabin on Air China flight

Battery explosion sparks fire inside cabin on Air China flight

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