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A rescue mission is under way to save people trapped in the rubble

Emergency services and gardai rushed to the scene at Liscosker, Kilkelly after one of the vehicles involved turned over onto its roof at around 4pm

This year's storm season is likely to be wetter than usual in NSW, with emergency services remaining on alert and new warnings in place for at-risk residents.

The man, who was in his 20s, was walking along the motorway when he was struck by a car

The man, who was in his 20s, was walking along the motorway when he was struck by a car travelling northbound on the M7 between Junctions 11 and 10 near Naas

Emergency services and gardai were alerted to the incident on Leeson Street at 5am this morning

The government says payments of up to $45,000 will be made available to people who worked, trained or lived near the former firefighting site west of Melbourne, years after a parliamentary inquiry confirmed that firefighters were exposed to toxic chemicals during training.

The ambulance service is experiencing "significant demand".

Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at…

Emergency services rushed to the scene in Ballymun this afternoon

A huge emergency services response was sparked yesterday as officers attempted to talk the man down