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An injured Afghan boy (bottom) receives treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. Nine people died when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershock rattled eastern Afghanistan, the provincial Nangarhar government said on September 1. (Photo by Aimal ZAHIR / AFP)

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‘The walls collapsed’: Quake kills more than 800 people

Survivors have spent the night outdoors after a devastating earthquake killed more than 800 people in eastern Afghanistan, with rescuers racing to find victims trapped beneath rubble.

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Sunny days across the country may not be here to last, with millions warned “unusually high rainfall” is tipped to sweep parts of Australia over spring.

‘Unusually high’: Grim warning to millions

Sunny days across the country may not be here to last, with millions warned “unusually high rainfall” is tipped to soon drench parts of Australia.

The Coalition is being torn apart by net zero. Picture: Martin Ollman / NewsWire

‘Embrace net zero’: Huge call on Coalition

A Liberal senator is calling on her colleagues to stop bickering over a key issue tearing the Coalition apart.

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Incredibly rare moment in the wild captured

An amateur photographer has captured the incredible moment eagles tried to hunt down a mob of kangaroos.

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A potato disease known as mop top virus has been detected in Australia for the first time and is ravaging crops on a farm in Tasmania’s northwest. Picture: Supplied

Potato virus detected in Aus for first time

Authorities are now working to determine how widespread the mop-top potato virus is after it was detected for the first time in Australia in Tasmania’s northwest.

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Sad Aussie prediction comes true

Western Australia has experienced its worst ever coral bleaching event on record, with the 2024/25 marine heatwave devastating over 1,500km of…

Local resident Craig told FIVEAA breakfast radio he stumbled upon the dead dolphin while walking his dogs along Henley Beach South. Picture: FIVEAA

Fresh blow in state’s ocean crisis

An urgent probe is underway after a dolphin washed up on an Adelaide beach, sparking fears an algal bloom plaguing South Australia is worsening.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - July 21, 2025: Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley addresses the joint Coalition party room at Parliament House in Canberra. Ahead of return of Parliament tomorrow. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Ley to beat PM in visit to algal outbreak

Sussan Ley will visit communities hit by an “unprecedented” algal bloom outbreak, with the Opposition Leader accusing the PM of letting down the state.

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Tourists sit in the shade to avoid heat on stairs near the Trocadero in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe. The heatwave that started on August 8, 2025 has intensified, with temperatures at an

Wild pictures, 4yo dies in Europe heat chaos

Stunning scenes are playing out in Europe where records have been broken and hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires across multiple countries.

China is angry at the Us 'secret' move. Picture: Supplied

China’s stunning response to Aus, US act

A US hypersonic missile test being conducted down under has sparked a fierce response from Beijing.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 9, 2022: Plastic bags below a notice in Coles at Park Holme in AdelaideÃs south saying soft plastic bags will no longer be recycled . Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Major update in plastics recycling scheme

The new scheme is an ‘important stepping stone’ to reduce the rising levels of soft plastics, following the 2022 collapse of the recycling scheme REDcycle.

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A nine-year-old surfer has survived a shark attack on a NSW far south coast beach., , Bowie Daly was surfing at Tathra Beach at 4:30pm on Thursday when a shark grabbed his surfboard. Picture: ABC

Horror moment boy, 9, attacked by shark

A young boy has relived the moment he was attacked by a shark while surfing, leaving him screaming for help in the water when his board was smashed to pieces.

Barnaby Joyce and Tanya Plibersek. Source: Supplied

Barnaby’s shot at minister over ‘new’ tax

A Nationals heavyweight has come out in support of a looming new road tax for some drivers.

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There is rain off the NSW coast. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

More grim news after city cops drenching

Sydneysiders hoping for a break from the rain which smashed the city this weekend will have to keep waiting, forecasts suggest.

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