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Third Australian dies in Japan this ski season
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (135+ words) Third Australian dies in Japan this ski season - A 27-year-old Australian man, Michael "Micky" Hurst from Melbourne, died after suffering a sudden medical episode while skiing in backcountry terrain in Japan's Hokkaido region. - Hurst was found unconscious by other skiers…...
Australian man, 27, dies while skiing with friends in Japan
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (498+ words) Melbourne man is the third Australian to die in the East Asian country during this ski season A 27-year-old Australian man died after suffering a sudden medical episode while skiing in Japan's Hokkaido region. Michael "Micky" Hurst from Melbourne was…...
Parents say school could have saved son killed in stabbing
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (166+ words) Parents say school could have saved son killed in stabbing'The Independent Parents say school could have saved son killed in stabbing - An independent review into the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield…...
Australian snowboarder dies in Japan after freak ski lift accident
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (104+ words) Australian snowboarder dies in Japan after freak ski lift accident - An Australian woman, Ella Day Brooke, 22, died after a freak accident involving a ski lift at Tsugaike Mountain Resort in Japan. - The incident occurred on 30 January when her backpack's unfastened…...
Australian snowboarder dies after backpack gets caught in ski lift in Japan
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (268+ words) Woman suffers cardiac arrest after freak accident on ski lift An Australian woman died after her backpack got caught in a ski lift, leaving her suspended mid-air at a resort in central Japan. Ella Day Brooke, 22, succumbed to her injuries…...
Airline to fly nonstop from London to Sydney from next year
1+ week, 3+ day ago (150+ words) Sydney rings in 2026 with fireworks display as public urged to "show defiance" after Bondi attack ABC/City of Sydney Airline to fly nonstop from London to Sydney from next year - Qantas plans to launch nonstop flights between London and Sydney…...
UK passengers have ‘huge’ appetite for nonstop flights to Australia
1+ week, 3+ day ago (327+ words) Exclusive: Qantas expects to launch London to Sydney route next year The Qantas plan for nonstop flights between London and Sydney will prove "massively popular, according to a Trailfinders expert. Lauren McLeod, senior procurement manager for Australasia for the travel…...
Australian Open set for another schedule change as extreme heat hits Melbourne
1+ week, 3+ day ago (148+ words) Australian Open set for another schedule change as extreme heat hits Melbourne - Organisers of the Australian Open have adjusted the schedule due to an anticipated heatwave during the quarter-finals, with temperatures expected to reach up to 46C in Melbourne. - The tournament's…...
Australian Open schedule change announced amid forecasts of extreme heat
1+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) Extreme heat is expected in Melbourne and Australian Open organisers have responded by changing Saturday's schedule Play at the Australian Open is set to commence earlier than scheduled on Saturday, as organisers respond to forecasts of extreme heat in Melbourne....
Family caused ‘indescribable distress’ by health board’s admission, inquiry told
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1024+ words) A health board's change in position on the possible cause of infections at a flagship hospital has caused "indescribable distress" to the family of a patient who died, an inquiry has heard. The grief of Molly Cuddihy's parents was "further…...