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Residents in the Irwin, Mount Adams, Mount Horner and Yardarino in WA's Mid West have been told to leave now as fires burn on the edge of the town of Dongara. Here, smoke can be seen billowing from a home in Dongara on Saturday. Picture: Supplied

‘Act immediately’: Fires threaten new front

Residents have been told they are in danger and must act immediately to survive as fires are raging at opposite ends of the country.

Firefighters have been working tirelessly while battling the Perth Hills bushfire. Picture: Supplied by DFES via Incident Photographer Morten Boe via NCA NewsWire

Critical warning over wild weather forecast

A concerning number of Aussies don’t have an emergency plan during storm season, even though one in three people will experience some sort of disaster.

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Cars smashed, trees torn up in storm chaos

A huge clean-up effort has begun and hundreds remain without power after “crazy” storms battered Sydney and parts of NSW.

CENTRAL COAST, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, November 5 2024. A search is underway for an 11-year-old boy who was swept out to the the ocean on the NSW Central Coast. Emergency services were alerted to the The Entrance after reports of a young boy attempting to swim across The Entrance Channel with his father about 5.15pm Sunday afternoon. ItÃs understood the father, a 43-year-old man, was with his four sons, aged 11, nine, seven and three, when the eldest son was caught into a current. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Warning amid fresh spate of drownings

A tragic spate of drowning incidents along Australia’s east coast has sparked a fresh warning to beachgoers over the holiday period.

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Image from TikTok video showing what the beach actually looks like, which has sparked a furious debate on TikTok. Picture: Supplied.

Tourists’ outrage over $15 ‘Pondi’ sandwich

A man-made beach nicknamed “Pondi” has caused a heated debate on TikTok over how it looks and the price of food on offer.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos DECEMBER 28, 2022: People are seen enjoying an early morning swim at Coogee Beach in Sydney. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Why this week is the deadliest for swimming

Aussies are being urged to remain safe when swimming as we enter some of the most deadliest days in the water.

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Touching tributes to teen killed by shark

Touching tributes to teen killed by shark

Tributes have been etched into a remote beach where a beloved teen was killed by a shark while surfing.

Mr Katter said about one in four houses in far north Queensland are not insured. Picture: Supplied.

‘Sat on fat backsides’: Katter’s flood rant

The federal MP says about one in four homes in a flood-devastated region is not insured and hit out at the reason why.

Tanya Hehir, 46, drowned near Gympie on Boxing Day, while Robert Holden, 48, was also on Thursday identified as the third victim of the Moreton Bay boating crash.

Another Queensland storm victim identified

A beloved mum who was swept into a stormwater drain during a freak storm and the third man who was killed in the Moreton Bay capsize have been named.

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Uncomfortable reality for storm victims

Uncomfortable reality for storm victims

Tens of thousands of homes are still without power as heatwave warnings loom over a storm-battered state.

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The heatwave will reach over the majority of the state. Photo: BOM

‘Relentless’: New threat hits battered Qld

Queenslanders already suffering from the effects of severe storms will have to contend with another intense weather event.

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Aussie storm pictures that shocked the world

Aussie storm pictures that shocked the world

Images of the devastating storms that destroyed homes and killed at least seven people have captured the world’s attention.

Aussie storm pictures that shocked the world

Aussie storm pictures that shocked the world

Images of the devastating storms that destroyed homes and killed at least seven people have captured the world’s attention.

People sleeping rough at Musgrave Park in Brisbane. Picture: Reddit / Paul Slater

Video exposes ‘sad reality’ after storms

Heartbreaking video has captured the “sad reality” of people sleeping rough in an Australian city amid fierce storms.

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