Mass blackouts as tropical storm nears Australian coast

[ad_1] Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromThe Gold CoastEPAMore than 300,000 properties are without power as a tropical storm edges closer to Australia's east coast, lashing the region with heavy rain.Storm Alfred has been downgraded from a…

Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies

[ad_1] Australian Red Cross LifebloodJames Harrison with his grandson, Trey, in an earlier pictureOne of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has…

Dead body placed beside Australian couple on Qatar…

[ad_1] An Australian couple have spoken of the "traumatic" moment the body of a dead passenger was placed next to them on a Qatar Airways flight.Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin, who were travelling to Venice…