Emergency services
‘I guess it is not a war’: Evacuation alerts, false alarm causes panic in Seoul after North Korea launch
Wailing air raid sirens rattled residents of Seoul early on Wednesday after North Korea launched what it said was a spy satellite.
- by Ju-min Park
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Woman killed, teenage girl seriously injured in West Gippsland crash
A Warragul woman, 30, is dead, a 14-year-old girl seriously injured and three others are in hospital following the multi-vehicle crash in regional Victoria.
- by Melissa Meehan
WA firefighters turn backs on minister in tense rally on steps of parliament
Bill Johnston addressed the crowd of about 400 firefighters and members of other unions, but was met with jeers as he began listing the other WA unions that had already accepted the offer.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Queensland
Izzy’s heartbroken partner opens up as fallen firefighter is farewelled
Izabella Nash, 46, died after she and her colleague, Lia Drew, were injured while fighting a blaze at a factory south of Brisbane.
- by Cloe Read
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Floods
‘For approval’: How one statement has revealed so much about flood inquiry
Documents reveal behind-the-scenes ministerial intervention let Melbourne Water carry the blame for the flood inquiry process going off the rails.
- by Clay Lucas
‘An absolute joke’: Fed-up firies close Perth training hub as pay battle escalates
Almost 100 firefighters filling roles in WA’s chronically understaffed emergency services department have returned to their stations over the government’s “insulting” pay offer.
- by Jesinta Burton
Payne Haas’ brother in hospital after suspected drug overdose
Zeda Haas was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition, while another man died.
- by Cloe Read
Woman falls 30 metres from lookout near Mount Tamborine
Crews rush to rescue a woman from bushland after she fell from the Cameron Falls lookout.
- by Tony Moore
Two firefighters rushed to hospital in serious condition
The fire, which has been declared a crime scene, has caused significant congestion on the Pacific Motorway, with police urging motorists to avoid the area.
- by Cloe Read
Fires, floods, cyclones: Alerts to every phone when disaster strikes
An instant message will be sent to all the mobile phones within a local government area, or within a one-kilometre radius, even if people had not signed up for alerts.
- by Mike Foley
Councils sound alarm on ‘catastrophic’ $76 million hike to emergency services levy
Mayors have warned that having to collectively chip in an extra $76 million to fund the increase in the next financial year will force them to consider cuts to staff and services.
- by Megan Gorrey