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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, January 04, 2025. Commonwealth Beach or Tower beach has been quietly closed over contamination with cancer-causing chemicals : Picture: NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

Popular beach tested over cancer concern

An environmental watchdog is set to test waters at a popular beach over concerns of cancer-causing “forever chemicals”.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 20, 2022: Generic photos of electric cars and charging stations. Tesla charging station at the Franklin Street bus station.Debate over repeal of electric vehicle levy to continue/ conclude in SA lower house. The tax forces electric vehicle owners to pay a 2.5 cent per kilometre mileage charge on zero-emission vehicles in lieu of the fuel excise not being paid. Axing the tax was an election promise of LaborÃs Peter Malinauskas. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe

Push for more truckies to use EVs

Tens of millions of dollars have been pledged to subsidise electric vehicle loans in a major push to get businesses using greener transport options.

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Residents in eastern parts of Australia are being put on alert for possible wild weather conditions, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees in other parts of the country. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts in Queensland.

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More wild weather for storm-smashed states

Parts of eastern Australia have been told to stay alert after being battered by heavy rain and storms overnight, with warnings more could already be on the way.

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Andrew Forrest named in Exxon defamation suit

One of Australia’s richest people has been named in a Texas defamation lawsuit filed by an oil and gas giant.

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Devastating lava has destroyed homes in Iceland

Devastating lava has destroyed homes in Iceland

Incredible footage of homes being destroyed at a fishing port in Iceland by volcanic lava flow.

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A tropical low off the Queensland coast could develop into a tropical cyclone. Picture: Sky News

Flash flooding causes traffic chaos

Lives could be at risk from flash flooding and severe storms across much of the east coast, the weather bureau has warned.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: A dingo looks on from it's new habitat on April 06, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Nura Diya Australia features 23 unique and iconic Aussie species. It allows visitors to stroll amongst Kangaroos, come paw-to-paw with Dingo pups and walk within the tree canopy to see Koalas up close, the zoo says. These animals are some of the oldest and most rare wildlife and found nowhere else on earth. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Major update after island dingo attacks

Wildlife authorities have issued a major update after a dingo attacked two children and a man in three separate incidents on a heritage-listed island.

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Two cyclone warnings are in place for islands northwest of Western Australia and just off the Queensland coast, along with a monsoon warning in the Top End. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone

New cyclone threat for far north

A second tropical cyclone could form off the east coast within a week as meteorologists warn a “volatile” mix of storms, floods and heatwaves.

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The lethal box jellyfish has accounted for a reported 79 deaths to date. Picture: Supplied

Baby stung by highly poisonous jellyfish

The baby was swimming with a parent when it was stung by the dangerous sea life.

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The earthquake struck Jamestown, north of Adelaide. Photo: Geoscience Australia

Earthquake rocks Aussie town

An Australian community has been shaken awake overnight after it was struck by an earthquake that some reported feeling 200km away.

What readers say about dingoes on K'gari (Fraser Island)

Dingo attacks man at popular holiday spot

The man had only just parked his vehicle when the dingo clambered over and sunk its teeth into his leg.

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RSV Nuyina off the Vanderford Glacier in 2021. Picture: Â©Pete Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division

High seas and cyclone winds led AAD to groundbreaking discovery

While battling four metre high seas and 50 knot winds, crew on-board the RSV Nuyina were forced to take a detour that led to a groundbreaking underwater discovery. WATCH THE VIDEO.

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WA driver captures moment lightning strike takes out power

WA driver captures moment lightning strike takes out power

A driver captured the incredible moment a lightning strike took out the power to a town in Perth.

Ballina in NSW's Northern Rivers area was lashed by more than 70mm on Monday afternoon. Picture: BSCH Stormcast

Flash flooding warnings as slow storms hit

A deluge of water is currently threatening to flood coastal residents in NSW and Queensland, with predictions it will be days before we see sun again.

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