Emergency services
Family's pain 'amplified' by false reports of drug overdose, violent mob: lawyer
A grieving family of a young Riverwood man who died on Sunday has lambasted the Australian Paramedics Associaton for “self-serving, reckless and unfounded” comments that painted them as a violent mob and their loved one as a drug addict.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Police
Man dead after mob of 'angry males' swarms paramedics
A 25-year-old man has died after paramedics were prevented from treating him by an angry crowd in Sydney’s south.
- by Ann Ding
Emergency services
Peak hour traffic chaos after car and truck collision on M7
Northbound traffic was queued for 17 kilometres at 8.45am and drivers should expect traffic to remain heavy for the rest of the peak hour, traffic officials say.
- by Rachel Clun
'Jaws of life' free puppy pinned under reclining chair on Sunshine Coast
Jackson, a five-month-old cavalier King Charles spaniel, was trapped by his neck underneath an electric reclining chair.
- by Toby Crockford
Illness
Thunderstorm asthma: Triple 0 hang-ups, mistakes revealed
A litany of triple zero errors that may have contributed to the death of eight people during Melbourne’s thunderstorm asthma disaster have been revealed in a new report released on Monday.
- by Liam Mannix
Emergency services
Search resumes after man fails to resurface from Kununurra cliff jump
A search operation resumes on Monday after a man jumped from a rock ledge into a West Australian lake and failed to resurface.
- by staff writers
Man charged with murder over North Bondi stabbing death
Police will allege that the 27-year-old man entered the unit and confronted the 26-year-old before stabbing him.
Police pluck man from water after boat hits whale near Fraser Island
The eight-metre vessel sank about 20 nautical miles off Hervey Bay after reporting it had hit a whale about 3am.
- by Toby Crockford
Exclusive
CFA chief promises acts amid worrying levels of sexual harassment
One in six CFA employees report experiencing sexual harassment while almost one fifth said they have been subjected to discrimination.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Man dies after car veers off highway at Craigieburn
A man has died in hospital after crashing his car at Craigieburn on Saturday night.
- by Goya Dmytryshchak
Emergency services
Search for man who jumped into WA lake
A search operation is underway after a man jumped from a rock ledge into a West Australian lake and failed to resurface.
- by staff writers