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Queensland is continuously getting battered and bruised bysevere rainfall, leaving towns in the state’s inland and southwest regions flooded and even cut off as a week-long deluge dumps close to a year’s worth of rain within days in some areas.

Outback swamped as year’s worth of rain falls

Towns have copped more than a year’s worth of rain in as little as a week, with warnings even more is on the way.

Inland seas have been captured in wild photos of Queensland’s outback as the state braces for another week of rain, with warnings heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. Picture: Australian Agricultural Company.

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‘Inland sea’ emerges in Aussie outback

Wild photos have shed light on conditions as one state is smashed by rain, with severe weather and flood warnings issued ahead of another soggy week.

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 21: Leonardo Dicaprio attends the

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DiCaprio in fresh Albo attack amid pollie’s bizarre fish stunt

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has again weighed in on a controversial Aussie issue, as a dead fish stunt causes chaos in Parliament. See the video.

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By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans and waterways each year.

‘Over a billion’: Terrifying truth about Coke

Shocking new figures have revealed the global impact of Coca-Cola products as the world chugs down an unimaginable amount by the day.

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Volunteers hold a water hose in order to help firefighters extinguish a fire in a wood factory in Vrilissia, on the outskirts of Athens. (Photo by Aris Oikonomou / AFP)

Deadly fires edge closer to capital city

Out of control wildfires are raging dangerously close to one of Europe’s oldest capital cities, with northern suburbs evacuated and residents warned to flee.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022. Scooter riders in Melbourne CBD. Picture : NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

‘Fed up’: City’s massive e-scooter call

People zipping around on hired e-scooters could soon be a distant memory as one major Aussie city looks set to scrap the electric two-wheelers.

Huge 4.7 earthquake felt during taping of ESPN show

Huge 4.7 earthquake felt during taping of ESPN show

A big earthquake has rocked Southern California, with residents of Los Angeles and other cities feeling the tremors.

Parts of the Queensland coast could cop up to 150mm of rain from the ensuing trough over Tuesday. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone

Place lashed by 40mm of rain in an hour

Flood warnings are in place after multiple weather systems brought on a rain deluge, with one place recording 40mm of rain in just an hour.

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Hail has fallen in suburbs in Townsville. Picture: Supplied.

Hail in unlikely place as storms smash coast

Hail has fallen in a surprising part of Australia as a widespread rain system dumps 150mm of rain on regions in two Aussie states.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire photos FEBUARY 08 2022: A view of bins out full of rubbish waiting to be emptied in Darlinghurst as the waste workers strike continues leaving the streets of the city of Sydney overrun with rubbish. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Push for major bin change across Australia

Two experts are calling for a nationwide change to household bin systems, that could see every home sorting their trash into four different bins.

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The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts heavy rainfall to hit parts of Queensland from August 12, 2024. Picture: BOM

Flood fears as state smashed by rain

The east coast of one Aussie state is forecast to cop isolated rainfall totals of over 50mm in the coming days, with multiple flood warnings being sent out for rivers across the state.

FOGO Bins Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: City of Melbourne.

Huge change for millions of Aussie bins

A popular item could be banned from bins in one state under a proposed shake-up, with feedback of the changes open to the community.

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Japan has been warned to brace for a megaquake after a powerful magnitude 7.1 Earthquake tremor prompted tsunami waves.Supplied

Japan issues first ever ‘megaquake’ warning

Japan is bracing for a long feared megaquake after a powerful 7.1-magnitude tremor caused tsunami waves to hit some regions.

BOM meteorologist Angus Hines. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

Warning rain dump could drench EKKA

A rain dump is set to hit the eastern parts of Queensland at the very moment thousands gather for the annual EKKA show.

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