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Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency

Australia’s prime minister has said he will declare a national emergency following floods across large swathes of the east coast that have claimed 22 lives. Scott Morrison made the announcement during a visit to flood-devastated Lismore in northern ...

09 Mar 2022 at 08:55

World

500,000 people on flood alert as rain lashes Sydney

Around 500,000 people in Sydney and its surrounds had by Thursday been told to evacuate or prepare to flee floodwater as torrential rain lashed an extraordinarily long stretch of Australia’s east coast. Rivers were rising in the country’s most ...

03 Mar 2022 at 08:55

Original punk Chris Bailey of The Saints dies aged 65

Chris Bailey, a child of Irish parents who founded seminal Australian punk band The Saints, has died aged 65. The news was revealed in a post by the band which referred to their debut song (I’m) Stranded, an anti-establishment anthem prompted ...

11 Apr 2022 at 03:55

Couple killed in helicopter crash in Australia ‘had zest for life’, say family

The family of a British couple killed in a mid-air crash between two helicopters on Australia’s Gold Coast have said they are “struggling to come to terms with our loss”. Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision at ...

05 Jan 2023 at 13:15

Recent Deaths

Funeral arrangements for Rory Greene who died in crash in Australia

Funeral arrangements have announced for Rory Greene, the Gortahork Man who died following a road traffic collision in Australia. Mr Greene of Ardsbeg, Gortahort was in his forties. He had been living in the Brisbane area for a number of ...

15 Dec 2022 at 13:33

Recent Deaths

Funeral arrangements for Rory Greene who died in crash in Australia

15 Dec 2022 at 13:33

Mother-of-two killed defending home was ‘glue to our family’, says husband

A British mother-of-two killed while defending her home in Australia has been remembered by her husband as the “glue” of their family. Two 17-year-old boys will face court charged with the murder of Emma Lovell, 41, and the ...

28 Dec 2022 at 06:54

Football

Leeds heading to Australia for summer tour

Leeds have announced a three-match summer tour to Australia in July in preparation for the 2022/23 season. Jesse Marsch’s team are scheduled to play Aston Villa and A-League side Brisbane Roar in the inaugural Queensland ...

28 Apr 2022 at 03:25

Obituaries

Killybegs bids a sad farewell to Kevin O’Boyle

There was huge sadness in the town of Killybegs as the community gathered for the funeral of 34-year-old Kevin O’Boyle. Kevin, of 11 St Cummins Hill, Killybegs died on Good Friday after an illness borne with great ...

12 Apr 2023 at 13:33

‘British backpacker’ victim of stabbing in Australian beach resort

A 25-year-old British backpacker has been stabbed by a teenager in an Australian beach resort, according to local media reports. Police were called to Hastings Street in Noosa on the Queensland coast in the early ...

16 Jul 2023 at 16:59

Embrace relationships to boost health in later life, study suggests

Middle-aged women who have “satisfying” relationships with partners, friends and colleagues are less likely to go on to develop more than one chronic health condition in later life, a new study suggests. Women ...

21 Feb 2023 at 23:30

Home

Australian family discover their family roots in County Derry village of Park

An Australian family have visited a County Derry village to discover their family roots. Maureen Majer (nee Donaghey) and her daughters Julie and Sonya travelled from their home in Queensland to Ireland last ...

24 Apr 2024 at 19:33

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