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A heatwave warning has been issued in five Australian states, with most of the country set to sweat through the coming days.

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The North East is set to be hotter than Florida, Athens and Sao Paolo this week

Women and low-income earners are among Australia's most generous when it comes to donating to a good cause, new research by the Australian Red Cross shows.

Australia's blood stocks are expected to drop to their lowest point since the start of the pandemic as donations take a nosedive during the country's surge in flu cases.

Jessica Letch says the compassion shown for people displaced by the war in Ukraine is unlike anything she has seen in her 22-year career. She'd like to see everybody supported with "the same amount of heart".

There is an urgent call for blood donations this Easter long weekend after supplies have dropped to record low levels. There is currently only enough supplies of emergency blood type O negative to last one and a half days. For the first time, Newcastle Blood Donor Centre will open its…

After thousands of homes were ruined by floods across the Northern Rivers, the community has stepped up to host people in vacant Airbnbs.

Ali Rahmani still cannot believe his family made it out of Afghanistan when they were forced to flee the Taliban. Six months later, they could not be more grateful to call Perth home, but memories of their homeland will always be tinged with trauma.

Generous and well-intentioned donations of food and other goods may hinder vital aid getting to people in need in Tonga, humanitarian organisations warn.