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Pilot David Stephens with his 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane.

Body found near Snowy Mountains plane wreckage

Wreckage of the light plane was spotted by a rescue helicopter on Thursday afternoon. Experienced pilot David Stephens was the sole occupant.

  • Penry Buckley and Kayla Olaya

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Carolina Wilga is recovering in hospital.

Backpacker needs to ‘gain 12kg back’ after ordeal in WA outback

Wilga has been inundated with a sorely needed pile of food arriving to her hospital bed in Perth after spending 11 nights lost in the Australian bush.

  • Holly Thompson
Carolina Wilga

‘Sheer luck’: How German backpacker Carolina Wilga survived in the WA outback

Carolina Wilga spent nearly two weeks exposed to the elements with minimal food and water, seeking shelter where possible including in a cave. 

  • Holly Thompson
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‘Distressed and exhausted’: German backpacker recovers in hospital after mammoth search

A police officer who met Wilga after her rescue has said the 26-year-old would need “support wrapped around her” after she went missing for nearly two weeks in the WA outback. 

  • Holly Thompson
German backpacker Carolina Wilga, who was missing in WA’s outback for almost two weeks, is led to a plane after being found alive and well on Friday.

‘A remarkable story’: German backpacker Carolina Wilga found safe in WA outback

Relieved police have confirmed the 26-year-old was found safe and well after having been missing nearly two weeks.

  • Hannah Murphy
An image from the Darling Downs Zoo website shows a woman patting a lion through the fence.

Zoo owner’s response to claims lions tortured and starved

‘Not hungry, skinny, taunted or tortured’: The zoo operator has fired back at abuse after widespread criticism online claimed the lion involved in a mauling was unhealthy.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Cameron Atfield
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An image of Sikeli Lala being interviewed by police.

Emma’s ex slammed her into a wall and stomped on her head. Reports like hers are increasing

The number of women reporting violent assaults at the hands of former partners has soared 30 per cent in the past five years.

  • Melissa Cunningham
The LNP’s shared equity scheme will only be available for 1000 people.

Will the LNP’s new scheme help me become a first-home buyer?

The shared equity scheme promises to help first homeowners break into the property market, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?

  • Courtney Kruk
Linda Romeo’s mother died in March after spending six hours on a trolley in a corridor at Mildura Hospital.

Trapped and dying: Victoria’s worst hospital for emergency department waits

Frustrated patients are discharging themselves after two-day waits at Mildura Base Hospital as hundreds languish in the overwhelmed ED.

  • Henrietta Cook
Fire Rescue Victoria suffered a cyberattack in December 2022.

Fireys using pen and paper as technology fails following cyberattack

Fire Rescue Victoria endured three separate outages in the past week, for up to seven hours at a time.

  • Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie

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