A former Sea World Helicopters employee has broken down after giving evidence at an inquest into the fatal mid-air collision that killed four people in 2023.
Thousands of people remain without power after massive storms hammered the east coast, with more states bracing for another bout of severe weather activity.
Millions of Australians could be battered by giant hail as a storm is set to roll in, with the state also warned of an extreme heatwave in the coming days.
Helicopter pilots at a theme park doubled flights for the peak holiday season but could not radio each other before a fatal collision, a coroner has heard.
The heartbroken families of two police officers killed in a horrific ambush attack have expressed their disappointment after a bombshell inquest ruling.
A man accused of running a fake whale euthanasia charity to sell drugs that aided a person with quadriplegia to take his own life has been hit with fresh charges.