Emergencies news headlines

The prime minister will visit flood affected regions in NSW with the premier tomorrow as much of Sydney remains underwater.

NSW Police officers have braved rising floodwaters to save a man as his ute was swallowed by the climbing river in Sydney's north west.

Sydneysiders are set to be impacted by more train delays tomorrow after the Fair Work Commission denied the state government's legal bid to halt planned industrial action from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

The SES had to divert crucial resources to answer a flood rescue call that turned out to be a hoax in Sydney overnight.

A delicate rescue operation off the New South Wales coast will continue today in the face of ongoing hostile weather.

Untold more bees and hives will be killed off across New South Wales as authorities race to contain a varroa mite outbreak threatening Australia's $70 million bee industry.

A man has drowned after his kayak capsized on a river in Sydney's inner west.

The actual impact of the hack, and what computer systems were breached, is unclear.

A sinkhole has formed and swallowed up a parked minivan on a US street.

The everyday Aussies who played a crucial role in Life Saving Victoria's "rescue of the year" have told the story of how the emergency played out.

The fire that engulfed the Transgrid Substation at Yallah on the Princess Highway could burn for days.

AEMO says electricity supply fine for weekend; SA premier 'grateful' for Russia ban; Pauline Hanson retains Senate seat after election results released

Health, the energy crisis and even the make up of the body itself will be high on the agenda as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chairs his first national cabinet meeting on Friday.

Child, three, dies with COVID-19 in SA; Unemployment rate steady; No end in sight in east coast power crisis.

A shocking admission was heard during the New South Wales flood inquiry today: life-saving help was withheld due to safety regulations.

Minimum wage up $40 a week; AEMO halts energy trading after days of power supply chaos; Federal Court approves Crown takeover.

'China needs to remove sanctions' says PM; Blackout warning for east coast; Aussie share market plunges

From "my air-conditioning won't turn on" to "I've lost my engagement ring", New South Wales paramedics are receiving a variety of non-urgent calls.

The 14-year-old boy who fell to his death at a Florida amusement park earlier this year exceeded the ride's weight limit by nearly 45 kilograms, an autopsy report reveals.

A Sydney mother has described how a fire broke out in her one-year-old's bedroom after a power board caught alight.

Sports stars, pandemic heroes in Queen's Birthday honours list; Flu cases rise, with children worst hit; NSW Premier would scrap stamp duty

The six-year-old boy was involved in a multi-vehicle pile-up in Rockingham on Friday.

A boat with three aboard off WA has issued a mayday call.

A massive search operation at Woonona Beach in Wollongong has been suspended and will resume in the morning, as multiple agencies look for a paraglider believed to have crashed offshore.

Cheers as Tamil asylum seeker family touches down in Biloela; US Capitol riots hearings open; Massive queues at airports.

Two banks increase interest rates on saving accounts; Gas bill relief not coming until October; Australia records more than 33,000 new COVID-19 cases

A female teacher killed at the Kurfuerstendamm shopping boulevard in central Berlin was on a trip with students from the central German state of Hesse.

Murugappan family set to touch down in Brisbane; Bodies found in Sydney unit; Rest of the big four banks pass on rate rise

Interest rates hiked; More than 50 mafia-linked crime clans uncovered; Cold front sweeping parts of nation

Emergency services were called to the scene in the remote community of Hermannsburg, 125kms southwest of Alice Springs, after receiving a report of a crash

PM goes for a cycle with Indonesian president; Winds impact Sydney flights, as tree smashes house; Interest rates set to rise.

Three carriages overturned at least partly, and people were pulled out of the windows to safety.

Third case of monkeypox identified in NSW; Queen's Platinum Jubilee; Government weighs gas price intervention; Biden urges new assault weapon ban

Former Chief Justice Sir Gerard Brennan dies at 94; Second case of monkeypox identified in NSW.

Massive fire breaks out in Brisbane suburb; Australia's economy grows 0.8 per cent in March quarter; Queensland firefighters battling large fire at commercial building

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake felt in south-east Queensland; Dutton hints at Morrison's future; Guide dogs Victoria CEO Karen Hayes resigns

The tourist boat involved in the accident at Horizontal Falls "did not capsize", according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

Widowed wife Rachel Tanner has been fighting to gain compensation for her husband's workplace death for almost five years.

Littleproud new Nationals leader; Dutton the new head of Liberal party; Barnaby Joyce 'not really sad' after ousting; Parts of Australia experiencing the coldest weather of the year so far

As a 13th passenger, who has suspected spinal injuries, is transported to Perth from Broome and 12 others spend another night in hospital.

A boat accident has left 12 people seriously injured at a popular tourist attraction on the coast of Western Australia.

A Code Red emergency was issued on Thursday night by Ambulance Victoria amid critical staff shortages and an IT system crash.

Murugappan family to return to Biloela; Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits the Timor region; Dutton lashes Labor 'disgrace' after warning

A fire that destroyed an old Melbourne strip club earlier this week has been deemed as not suspicious by police.

Penny Wong jabs at Coalition governments over climate change; Texas gunman posted warnings before school shooting

"I tell you, our health system, we can be ashamed of it."

Minimum wage rise push will go ahead, Labor says; Texas death toll rises to 19 children, two adults; Tamil family could be 'home to Bilo' 'very, very soon'

Slater and Gordon said the investigation against ESTA would focus on ambulance call and dispatch operations failures that resulted in 15 deaths since October.

Biden says Australia 'all-in' on alliance; Monkeypox outbreak linked to raves.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man who was allegedly trying to stop a bike being stolen in Perth's south yesterday.