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Fires and wild weather across Perth on Sunday.

Perth hit by fires, thunderstorm and hail as wild weather batters city

The Department of Fire and Emergency services released a statement on Sunday night claiming there had been a “high volume of emergency triple zero calls”.

  • Holly Thompson

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Jack Sultana packs up his rain-soaked camp site at Bents Basin State Conservation Area near Wallacia on Friday.

Sydney region battered by rain as flash flooding concerns remain

Up to 50 millimetres of rain fell in one hour in south-west Sydney, while the Central Coast was pummelled by 80 millimetres of rain.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Fire burning at Koolewong.

‘Just heartbreak’: At least a dozen homes lost in bushfires near Sydney

Two emergency warnings were issued for bushfires in NSW on Saturday, as firefighters continue to fight blazes across the state overnight following hot conditions.

  • Perry Duffin and Eryk Bagshaw
Sydneysiders flocked to the water in a bid to cool off amid a severe heatwave on December 5, 2025

Sydney seeks escape from heatwave as fires threaten

Temperatures have soared in Sydney as a heatwave stretches up the NSW coast and bushfires break out across the state.

  • Jack Gramenz
Swimmers cool off at Bronte Baths on Friday.

Heatwave warning as Sydney braces for two-day scorcher

Temperatures are forecast to soar ahead of a peak on Saturday, as total fire bans are declared amid an extreme bushfire risk.

  • Jack Gramenz and Daniel Lo Surdo
Men stand on logs swept away by flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Logs became floating battering rams for homes as Indonesia reels from catastrophic floods

Authorities on the island of Sumatra say they are incapable of responding to the unfolding disaster there – killing at least 770 people – because the destruction is too vast.

  • Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Rescuers evacuate the body of a flood victim in West Sumatra.

Death toll surpasses 1200 after simultaneous storms devastate Asia

The casualty figure is set to rise as rescuers sift through mud and debris for hundreds of people still missing across multiple countries.

  • Zach Hope
Bureau of Meteorology chief executive Stuart Minchin.

‘How not to do something really important’: BoM boss grilled over $96m website

The BoM’s new chief said cost blowouts were within the normal range as senators grilled the agency over its $866 million security upgrade.

  • Mike Foley
Rescuers carry the body of a flood victim, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday.

More than 1000 dead in devastating fortnight of Asian storms

Hundreds more remain missing after the latest extreme weather to hit the region caused floods and landslides, in a horror wet season.

  • Zach Hope
Water overflows from a drain on a road in Indooroopilly.

Brisbane set for another stormy day after brief reprieve

Thunderstorms with the possibility of hail are predicted for much of south-east Queensland on Saturday afternoon.

  • Dominique Tassell

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