![This screengrab taken from handout video footage posted on the Facebook account of Michael Thompson on December 17, 2024 shows a member of security inspecting a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck on December 17 at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey. (Photo by MICHAEL THOMPSON / Facebook account of Michael Thompson / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE â MANDATORY CREDIT «AFP PHOTO / FACEBOOK / MICHAEL THOMPSON» - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS â DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [- NO ARCHIVE ]](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/ae7cd6cb117bcfdc9ed9ebc661c97a7c?width=650)
No Australians are among the 14 deaths in Vanuatu after a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake flattened large parts of the capital, with Australian teams heading for the Pacific Island nation.
Poisoned pina coladas are suspected to have struck down seven people including four Australians at a five-star Fiji resort, with witnesses reporting horror stories of victims bleeding from the ears and foaming at the mouth.
The 52-year-old man from Morningside in Brisbane’s south has been charged under new hate crime laws.
New details of the fatal incident can be revealed after Rohan Dennis fronted court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge that still carries a lengthy prison sentence.
A plot to import 2.3 tonnes of cocaine into Australia came hopelessly unstuck, with two of the smugglers’ boats breaking down before the crime syndicate eventually had to be towed to shore by police who had been monitoring them the entire time.
Daycare predator Ashley Paul Griffith dodged scrutiny for almost two decades despite multiple reports from co-workers and his little victims that should have uncovered his depraved behaviour.
More than a dozen parents and now-adult victims have told of the moment they discovered childhoods had been shattered by Australia’s worst pedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith.
A former notorious conwoman who has become one of the nation’s most active fundraisers will have to show she has properly accounted for donations.
Queensland’s Attorney-General is investigating if a notorious former conwoman has been fundraising legally, amid new revelations she appears to have copied an award-winning charity’s appeal for donations.
A chameleon with a collection of wigs and a penchant for the high life, Jody Harris used stolen credit cards and driver’s licences to impersonate her victims, brazenly walking into banks to drain their accounts. Then she became one of the nation’s most active fundraisers for charitable causes.
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