Emergency services
Teen survives nearly 30-metre fall at Grand Canyon
The 13-year-old said he was moving out of the way to allow others to take a photo when he slipped, resulting in a two-hour rescue effort.
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‘Closer scrutiny’: Detectives investigate aspects of Russell Island house fire
The bodies of Wayne Godinet and his five children were expected to be recovered from the burnt-out wreckage on Monday.
- by Cloe Read and Cameron Atfield
‘Crumbling system’: More sick Victorians endure 24-hour waits in emergency
The latest health performance data shows a rise in the number of people languishing in emergency departments as they wait for a bed.
- by Henrietta Cook
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City life
Collingwood chosen as location for first sobering-up centre
The state government expects the centre to be open before new public drunkenness laws come into force in November.
- by Cara Waters
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The Reporter
The Reporter: True Stories
Gary Adshead’s 40-year career has been spent pursuing the truth. From crooks and crimes to state secrets and heroic rescues, we take you behind the headlines.
The Reporter podcast: Bullimore and the coin toss
This week on The Reporter podcast, Michael Thomson and Gary Adshead discuss the extraordinary rescue of missing round-the-world yachtsman Tony Bullimore.
Heads you keep the story, tails you lose: Reporting the Tony Bullimore rescue
“There’s something in the water,” I pointed and yelled from the deck of the warship. “There. He’s alive. There. It’s him.” But it still wasn’t my story to tell.
- by Gary Adshead
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Queensland
Man in critical condition after falling metres at Cross River Rail site
The man was rushed to hospital after reports he fell about eight metres at a Cross River Rail site in Brisbane’s inner south.
- by Cloe Read and Cameron Atfield
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Sharks
WA shark attack caught on film as surfer ‘rescued himself’ by swimming 600m
Authorities are investigating a suspected shark bite at a popular surfing beach near Margaret River on Monday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Man charged with murder after fatal Queensland crash
The 25-year-old, who was the sole survivor of a crash that killed three people on Bruce Highway, has been charged with three counts of murder.
- by Robyn Wuth
Triple fatal crash victim was grandad who would always ‘help anyone in need’
Survivor of triple-fatality crash that claimed three lives has been charged with with six offences relating to an alleged carjacking.
- by Rex Martinich