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John Lohan, aged 59, was a long-serving member of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Hero firey died in stunning act of bravery

Tributes have flowed for a veteran NSW firefighter crushed by a fallen tree in a bushfire zone, with his family remembering him as a “great father” and “loving brother”.

Aussies have been told to stay extra vigilant as an oppressive heatwave strips the nation, sparking further bushfires and sizzling temperatures.The Bureau of Meteorology warned that while dry and sunnny conditions are expected across much of the country on Monday, it will be wetter across the central and northern NSW coast.,

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Fire fears as heat blasts Aussies

Millions of Aussies are bracing for a perfect storm of extreme heat and dry thunderstorms, with temperatures climbing into the 40s just days after fires ripped through multiple homes.

Image of houses being destroyed by a bushfire in Koolewong on the NSW Central Coast today. Picture: NBN News.,

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Veteran firefighter dies in bushfire horror

New details have emerged after an experienced firefighter died when he was crushed by a fallen tree in a bushfire zone.

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‘This is cooked’: Man’s wild escape from fire

Locals have come forward to share their terrifying moments escaping the bushfires raging across NSW, with one man filming his chaotic escape via water.

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Aussies are set to battle a land of extremexs this week as the country welcomes the first week of summer.

Heatwave, icy blast splits Australia

It’s an unusual start to summer as some Aussies swelter through a suffocating heatwave, while millions more are in the firing line for lashings of rain and icy temperatures.

Barnaby Joyce has admitted the Coalition’s failure to address ageing coal-fired power plants was a “mistake”, after a newreport that warned the closure of a major NSW plant could risk blackouts. Picture: Seven

Barnaby fires up on blackout fears

The New England MP has lashed Labor’s approach to stabilising the energy grid, after an AEMO report delivered a grim warning for one Australian state.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Picture: NewsWire

‘A fix’: Ley cracks on key issue

Sussan Ley has accused Anthony Albanese’s environment tsar of putting deal-making above good policy.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 29, 2025: Rising Tide protests out on boats and kayaks as a large bulk carrier ship passes in Newcastle harbour. Thousands of ordinary people have come from all over Australia to join the People's Blockade of the World's largest coal port Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Protesters blockade world’s largest coal port

Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.

After weeks of wild weather, catastrophic fire warnings, intense tropical cyclones and deadly storms, Aussies have been told to get ready for more

Mistake Aussies make before summer

Following a spate of extreme and dangerous weather events smashing the country this month, experts say most Aussies are underprepared.

Flash floods leave cars mangled on Indonesian Island

Flash floods leave cars mangled on Indonesian Island

Severe flooding and landslides cut off road access in parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, according to government authorities, with footage…

Following days of brutal and dangerous storms, residents are set for another bashing this weekend

Weekend ruined for millions with storm hell

It’s a mixed bag for Aussies this weekend as a suffocating heatwave, wild winds and thunderstorms smash the east coast, while icy conditions settle over the south.

Plumber's dye has turned the water fluorescent green at Coogee Beach.

Water turns green at popular Sydney beach

Tradies blamed for turning the water fluorescent green at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 27, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend the official prime ministerial portrait of former PM Malcolm Turnbull unveiling at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘This is nuts’: Bold claim about new Aussie laws

Labor was only paying ‘lip service’ to the Coalition over controversial new laws before cutting a deal with the Greens, an opposition MP says.

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Bluewater brumbies, Townsville. November 9, 2025.

‘Landmark’ moment for state’s brumbies

Parliamentarians have voted minutes to midnight on a “landmark” Bill to end protections for the Snowy Mountains’ wild brumbies.

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