Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Amsterdam calling for more action to tackle climate change, in a mass protest just 10 days before a national election.

Organisers claimed that 70,000 people took part in the march and called it the biggest climate protest ever in the Netherlands.

Activist Greta Thunberg was among those walking through the historic heart of the Dutch capital.

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She and former European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans, who now leads a centre-left, two-party bloc in the election campaign, were among speakers due to address a crowd that gathered on a square behind the landmark Rijksmuseum.

"We live in a time of crises, all of which are the result of the political choices that have been made. It has to be done and it can be done differently," organiser the Climate Crisis Coalition said in a statement.

While the coalition included the Fridays for Future youth movement, protesters were all ages and included a large contingent of medics in white coats carrying a banner emblazoned with the text: "Climate crisis = health crisis."

"I am a paediatrician. I'm here standing up for the rights of children," said Laura Sonneveld.

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"Children are the first to be affected by climate change."

Tackling climate change is one of the key policy areas for political parties contesting the November 22 general election.

"It is time for us to protest about government decisions," said Margje Weijs, a Spanish teacher and youth coach.

"I hope this influences the election."

An out-of-control car has caused a major scare at the Port Adelaide Christmas Pageant.

Participants had to be treated for shock after the sedan ploughed through a barrier, missing them by metres.

Paramedics were called to Baynes Place at Port Adelaide where a car breached a barrier at 11am just as the Christmas pageant was about to begin.

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9News has been told the driver of the car suffered a medical episode in a nearby car park.

Her vehicle suddenly travelled under under a railway bridge, through a barrier, through the crowd and eventually into a fence.

Witnesses said marchers from the Royal Society for the Blind were metres from the car as it reached speeds of up to 60km/h.

Bianca Smith said she saw what happened.

"My husband just actually swore because there was a massive bang and he ran towards it," she said.

The driver of the car, a 57-year-old woman from Salisbury, was taken to hospital for observation.

Paramedics also treated several of the bystanders for shock.

The crash delayed the start of the pageant by 20 minutes.

Authorities have issued a warning after a brawl broke out in a carriage full of Melbourne racegoers heading home from Stakes Day, bringing the train to a standstill.

The fight brought the train to a complete stop for almost an hour last night near Southern Cross station.

Some passengers were so frustrated with the delay, they pried the doors open with bare hands and jumped down onto the tracks at Flemington.

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What started as a few frustrated passengers was followed by a mass exodus of passengers.

"People weren't happy," passenger Maks Karmalita told 9News.

"They were complaining like well why do we need to stand here."

After jumping down from the carriages, passengers clambered across the tracks.

Two were injured in the ordeal.

As passengers trekked to Southern Cross Station, police were still on the train trying to get a handle on the brawl.

A 51-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries and a 48-year-old man is speaking to investigators.

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A spokesperson from Metro Trains said the incident led to other trains being delayed due to passengers walking along the tracks.

"While we understand passengers' frustration when trains are delayed, forcing doors open is incredibly dangerous behaviour," the spokesperson said.

"(It) means that all trains in the area must stop, further inconveniencing passengers trying to get home." 

Daniel Bowen from the Public Transport Users Association said there needed to be other options made available.

"Metro and police need to look at what they could have done to deal with the delay," he said.

"But ultimately passengers need to stay on board the train because it's incredibly dangerous."

There are fears a cyber security incident that shut down a major port operator could place significant delays on Christmas deliveries.

Cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt told Weekend Today the hack on DP World could have "significant" impacts.

Australian Federal Police are investigating the incident on the port operator, which manages container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle.

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The incident is likely to disrupt the movement of goods for days.

"DP World possesses 40 per cent of maritime fright and if majority of that gets put on hold, that's pretty significant," Hunt told Weekend Today.

"At the moment we will have to wait to see how long it lasts for. These things can time to play out and it depends what happened, if (there was) access to data (and if) the system has been destroyed."

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Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said the government was receiving regular briefings and was "working with DP World Australia to understand the impacts of the incident".

"The Australian government is aware of a cyber incident affecting ports operator DP World Australia," she said in a statement.

DP World has since launched an investigation and has restricted landside access to all ports.

"The company took immediate action, including disconnecting their internet connectivity, which stopped any ongoing unauthorised access to their network," DP World Australia said in a statement.

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"This has also resulted in key systems, which underpin operations at their Australian ports, to not function normally. This was necessary to contain the incident and minimise the impact on their employees, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.

"DP World Australia is collaborating closely with government and private sector stakeholders to ensure that sensitive inbound freight can be prioritised and retrieved.

The company was working around the clock to restore normal operations safely, according to the statement.

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National Cybersecurity Co-ordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldie, who co-chaired a National Co-ordination Mechanism meeting, said they would work with DP World Australia and its stakeholders.

"Our priority is to assist DP World Australia to resolve the incident, so they are in a position to restore access to the ports they operate across the country," he said in a statement.

"The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre is engaged with DP World Australia and is providing technical advice and assistance.

"The Australian Federal Police has commenced investigations into the incident."

The National Co-ordination Mechanism will meet again today.

Thousands of people have rallied in Sydney and Melbourne amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

In Sydney, 5000 people at Moore Park called for the return of the 240 Hamas-held Israeli hostages, while tens of thousands gathered at Hyde Park in support of Palestinians and a ceasefire in Gaza.

NSW Police said it deployed large numbers of officers, but there were no arrests and no incidents.

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Pro-Palestine marchers also rallied in Melbourne, starting at the State Library Victoria.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong delivered a message to both sides.

"We all want to take the next steps towards a ceasefire, but it cannot be one-sided. Hamas still has hostages," she told the ABC's Insiders.

She had another message for Australia.

"We cannot allow this conflict to divide us. We have to remember each other's humanity, we have to remember that we are all Australian," she said.

A husband and wife are lucky to be alive after making an emergency landing in their light plane near Noosa in south-east Queensland.

The couple in their 50s crash-landed on Sunday morning in a backyard just metres from a home.

Scott Reeman from Lifeflight said they were "very lucky".

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"I think the lady said the passenger said she thought she was going to die," Reeman said.

From above, a trail of destruction can be seen in the small town of Cootharaba, just outside Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast.

The single-engine recreational aircraft was attempting to land when control was lost about 9.10am.

9News understands the plane came down after it was hit by a gust of wind, clipping a nearby palm tree before hitting the ground and landing metres from a nearby home.

The woman suffered suspected neck, chest and abdominal injuries.

Paramedics said one patient was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and the other declined to get in the ambulance.

The couple whose backyard was used as a runway described the moment of impact as a loud bang which echoed throughout the quiet neighbourhood.

A Queensland Police Service spokesperson described the incident as a rough landing at a private airstrip, after the plane ran into trouble.

It comes days after two men had to be rescued after their light plane crashed into the water off the Sunshine Coast, sparking a major rescue operation.

A group of four work mates in a rental car are believed to be the victims of a horror car crash in Victoria's north east.

The crash happened on the Mansfield-Woods Point Rd in Piries, near Mansfield, 220km north-east of Melbourne, at about 7am.

Police believe the driver of the car, who was believed to be travelling with colleagues from central Victoria, lost control and hit an embankment.

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The car then spun back onto the road and hit a tree in a field, police said.

The vehicle then erupted in flames, with all four occupants killed at the scene.

Police said the "confronting scene" of wreckage was found by a witness just before 8am.

"It's obviously completely traumatic for them to be confronted with a scene like that," Victoria Police Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir said.

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Police said the car rental company was based in Gippsland.

They are working to identify the victims, but believe they are from the Benalla, Shepparton or Mansfield areas.

Police are investigating whether speed, distraction or even an animal collision were factors in the crash.

"The difficulty we have is that with such a catastrophic scene and the impact of the fire is trying to establish the identity of the people involved," Weir said.

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The collision is the latest in a series deadly car crashes in the state.

A week ago, multiple people were killed in the regional Victorian town of Daylesford when a car ploughed into a pub garden.

It brings the state's road toll to 34 more deaths in 2023 compared to last year.

The parish of the century-old Crownthorpe farewells a unique Father Bill,.

Police were called to the scene on Orchard St in Stoke shortly after 7pm on Friday.

Billowing smoke and fire has slowed traffic on a major NSW motorway, stemming from a car fire that erupted earlier.

Confronting images obtained by 9News showed a car on fire on the side of the M5 Motorway at Revesby, approaching The River Road exit at about 1pm.

Two eastbound lanes were closed on the motorway and drivers were told to avoid the area.

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Drivers can be seen getting out of their vehicles to inspect the blaze as cars slowly creep past.

The fire has been contained and the burnt out vehicle was removed from the side of the highway.

Traffic has resumed in both directions.