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Kate Whiteman, whose 2012 accusation against Oren and Alon Alexander helped spark a wave of similar allegations, was found dead near Sydney last year; the death is being investigated by the New South Wales coroner, with the cause not yet determined.
One person was killed and about 300 buildings destroyed as bushfires tore across southeast Australia, mainly in Victoria and New South Wales. A state of emergency was declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled around 30 active fires, with authorities warning the blazes could burn for weeks under extreme heat, dry winds and smoky air that is affecting air quality and prompting evacuations.
The 120-year-old mystery of the SS Nemesis, a steamship that vanished in 1904 while transporting coal to Melbourne, has been solved after the wreck was identified more than a century later off the coast of Sydney, Australia. The vessel, which sank in a storm, was located by a remote sensing company in 2022 and officially confirmed in September 2023 using advanced imaging technology. Government officials are now committed to finding family members of the 32 crewmembers who perished in the shipwreck, and the discovery is expected to bring closure to the families of those who have never known its fate.
A woman in her 20s was seriously injured in a shark attack while swimming in Sydney Harbor near a private wharf in Elizabeth Bay. The incident, which occurred about 60 feet from the jetty, is a rare occurrence in the iconic harbor, with the last attack taking place in 2009. Authorities believe the woman was most likely attacked by a bull shark, and she was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Kathleen Folbigg, an Australian woman who was imprisoned for 20 years for the deaths of her four children, had her convictions overturned by New South Wales state. Folbigg, who was pardoned in June, plans to seek substantial compensation for her wrongful imprisonment. The case, which relied on circumstantial evidence, sparked controversy among scientists and statisticians, some of whom campaigned for Folbigg's release. A second inquiry in 2022 found new evidence suggesting a genetic mutation may have caused the deaths of two of the children.
At least 10 people have died and several others have been hospitalized after a bus accident near Greta in New South Wales, Australia. The cause of the accident is not yet known, and a crime scene has been established for further investigation. The driver of the bus has been taken to the hospital for mandatory testing and assessment. This is one of the deadliest road accidents in Australia in recent decades.
A sudden heatwave in western New South Wales has caused millions of fish to die in Australia's second longest river, leaving a blanket of dead fish.