January
Eastern states set for hot nights and a soggy rest of summer
Parts of Australia’s east coast will swelter in the tail end of the summer, and forecasters also predict above-average rainfall.
March 2024
Festivals and events cancelled as southeast swelters
Heatwave conditions are forecast for South Australia, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania from Saturday to Monday.
January 2024
Queensland braces for more ‘wild’ weather, heatwave to hit WA
Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt has warned that Queensland’s ‘wild weather’ is not about to end.
December 2022
More beach days, less rain this summer as La Niña tapers off
After one of the wettest years on record, most Australians are set to enjoy more beach weather this summer.
October 2022
Sydney faces flash flooding, up to 70mm rainfall in six hours
Several of NSW’s river systems are experiencing major flooding, with warnings of flash flooding across large parts of the state.
July 2022
Why is it raining so much (and is there more to come)?
Sydney has posted its wettest year on record, and it’s only halfway through. So what is causing the downpour, and why is Sydney prone to flooding, particularly now?
November 2021
Nervous grain farmers wait for the rain to stop
With record prices for canola, NSW farmer Peter O’Connor was hoping to cash in on the ‘big one’. Now, heavy rains means he can’t get his harvesters into the paddocks.
March 2021
Deluge wreaks havoc across NSW
Businesses in the state already battered by the pandemic are bracing for another hit, as insurers prepare for a surge in claims.
Mini tornado, record-breaking rains flood NSW
Thousands of residents must prepare to evacuate as the state is struck by an ‘extreme weather event’, with downpours set to continue for days.
May 2020
Uncertainty lingers over 2020 ski season
Although the season traditionally begins on the Queen's Birthday weekend in June, the pandemic has cast a cloud of uncertainty over when, if it all, this year's season could start.
April 2020
Sowing the seeds of farming's big comeback
Australian farmers buoyed by recent rain and strong wheat prices are set to add more than a million hectares to grain production this year.
February 2020
IAG flags premium rises as climate change bites
IAG has slashed its full year guidance for the second time in three weeks, blaming an 'exceptionally harsh' summer of bushfires, hailstorms and heavy rain.
More rain in NSW, Sydney faces floodwaters and storm surges
Thousands are without power after a deluge hit the city, but the good news is that its dams are filling fast.
Rain could delay plans to double Sydney's desal plant capacity
Warragamba Dam is set to jump above 50 per cent capacity due to heavy rainfall, which could push back the plan to double the Sydney Desalination Plant's capacity.
November 2019
'Lives will be at risk': fire warning for Tuesday
Firefighters are desperately trying to control devastating bushfires across NSW before a "dangerous day" of weather forecast for Tuesday with the Rural Fire Service warning "lives will be at risk".