Twelve Australians made a miraculous escape from a Japan Airlines jet that burst into flames. Four sightseers in NSW have been rushed to hospital after they were struck by lightning in the Blue Mountains. A Victorian councillor whose home was raided by corruption investigators as part of a sports rorts inquiry will face court on drug charges. A major inquiry’s underway after an intimate image of a woman exposing herself while under arrest at an Adelaide police station. A record number of asylum seekers are arriving by plane, with many seeking refuge from conflict-free nations.