Safety

The Northern Territory government has confirmed a rural Darwin childcare centre and three of its supervisors have been charged after the death of a toddler at the centre in 2023.

Following the deaths of a 15-year-old and an eight-year-old in the space of less than two days, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate calls for urgent change to Queensland laws.

An Aboriginal-led domestic violence support service is demanding answers over stalled progress in establishing a women's shelter in remote Northern Territory.

Imagine visiting a health clinic where you may be exposed to asbestos, leaking roofs and lead in the water pipes. That's the reality for remote NT, according to a new report.

The closure of the Olympic Leisure Centre public pool in Melbourne's north-east today has left local swimmers adrift, with many saying there are no other options for them to swim.

An oil spill that leaked into Darwin Harbour and the substantial under-reporting of toxic emissions have put one of Australia's biggest gas companies under federal investigation.

Central Land Council chief executive Lesley Turner — who is suing Jacinta Nampijinpa Price for defamation — testifies in Federal Court, and denies being "embarrassed" by the senator pointing out alleged "failures" of the council.

NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says the Country Liberal Party's tough-on-crime approach "is working". But after two teens broke into a play centre and left a trail of destruction, operator Steve Mason is not convinced.

South Australia's Education Department has been fined $225,000 after a student at a special school fell from a swing which had not had a comprehensive safety inspection for eight years.

The NT has Australia's highest rates of domestic and family violence, with an intimate partner homicide rate seven times the national average.

There are growing calls for the NT government to ban machetes and crossbows as older residents share horror stories of being targeted in their own homes by armed youths.

Tasmania's wild places continue to captivate travellers, but experts say it is easy to underestimate how quickly a sunny day can flip to life-threatening conditions. One SES rescuer shares his advice for staying safe in the wilderness.

There's been a spike in reports of violent and anti-social incidents in the CBD, as Darwin businesses call for more government investment in late-night security patrols.

Ethan Hunter's mother says governments have failed to learn from her son's death at a level crossing in regional New South Wales. 

One of Australia's largest crocodile farms, owned by a subsidiary of luxury label Hermès, is consistently irrigating with water containing E. coli concentrations almost 500 times the national guidelines.

The Franklin River rescue was an extreme test for the skills of medics. In remote Tasmania, here's how they train for "chaos". 

A crash involving a van and an 81-year-old woman in Albany prompts calls for reduced speed limits from locals and road safety advocates.

Wildlife Victoria and Hume City Council are among those calling for mandatory wildlife crash reporting in Victoria, after two women die trying to help an injured animal.

Fifteen years after it was first earmarked for "pedestrian infrastructure", a 1 kilometre-long road in Darwin's north remains dangerously underdeveloped, according to residents and local politicians.

Sammy the seal often pops up in the seaside Victorian town of Portland and has recently been photographed munching on a shark. He is loved by many, but authorities are warning people to keep their distance.