‘I was yelling at residents to get out’:Neighbour helps rescue people from New Farm blaze
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Brisbane

‘I was yelling at residents to get out’:Neighbour helps rescue people from New Farm blaze

On Saturday morning,when Iain heard an explosion,he ran down the street. Four people were on a balcony desperately trying to escape an intense blaze.

  • byCloe Read

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‘I’m lucky to be alive’:WA teenager who fell down cliff speaks out

‘I’m lucky to be alive’:WA teenager who fell down cliff speaks out

Robert Reeves,16,was hiking at Sixty Foot Falls with four of his friends when he fell 10 metres down a cliff face.

  • bySarah Smith andHolly Thompson
Dramatic rescue of teen boy who fell from cliff in Perth’s south east
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Perth

Dramatic rescue of teen boy who fell from cliff in Perth’s south east

A Perth teenager has been winched to safety on Tuesday afternoon after plummeting 10 metres down a cliff face in Perth’s south east.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Young boy airlifted to hospital after Lesmurdie Falls rescue
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Perth

Young boy airlifted to hospital after Lesmurdie Falls rescue

A primary school-aged boy believed to be younger than 10 was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital after a fall at Lesmurdie Falls.

  • byCameron Myles
Traffic chaos as Kwinana Freeway southbound closed near Berrigan Drive
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Traffic chaos as Kwinana Freeway southbound closed near Berrigan Drive

Police said at about 2pm a motorcycle collided with a truck travelling in the same direction.

  • byDaile Cross
Man airlifted to Perth hospital after ‘suspected drowning’ in Cervantes
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WA

Man airlifted to Perth hospital after ‘suspected drowning’ in Cervantes

Emergency crews including the RAC Rescue helicopter rushed to Corunna Road in the coastal town over a suspected water incident about 1.30pm.

  • byHeather McNeill
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Hack attack sparked months of delays for firefighters
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Hack attack sparked months of delays for firefighters

A 2022 cyberattack that hobbled the fire service’s dispatch system delayed crews rushing to burning buildings and forced them to use a manual back-up scheme for eight months.

  • byRachel Eddie
When Samuel Johnson woke up in emergency,he had one thought

When Samuel Johnson woke up in emergency,he had one thought

The narrator of the observational series Paramedics got a first-hand look at the work of medicos after he was hit by a car.

  • byBridget McManus
They are among the most trusted members of our community. They deserve support
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They are among the most trusted members of our community. They deserve support

Updated guidelines for the treatment of PTSD aim to provide support tailored for emergency workers.

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It took minutes for Nick to die during a triple-zero delay,but the crisis was months in the making

It took minutes for Nick to die during a triple-zero delay,but the crisis was months in the making

The failures of Victoria’s emergency call-taking service during the pandemic have been exposed as it emerged other states acted to prepare.

  • byAisha Dow
Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage

Telstra lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ triple-zero outage

CEO Vicki Brady says basic errors were behind the outage that left more than 100 Australians unable to contact triple zero,including one man who passed away.

  • byDavid Swan