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Expected coldfront to hit southeast Australia on Friday. Picture: BSCH Stormcast

‘Destructive’ winds, cold blast to batter Aus

The BoM has issued a severe weather warning as destructive winds up to 130km/hr and snow threaten southeastern states from Friday.

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From record-breaking snow in the alps to near-record rainfall in Perth, winter 2025 kept Australians guessing, and spring is set to bring its own surprises.

What Aussies can expect in spring

From record-breaking snow in the alps to near-record rainfall in Perth, winter 2025 kept Australians guessing, and spring is set to bring its own surprises.

The popular coastal walk was blanketed in thick seafoam on Wednesday. Picture: Visit Henley Beach via Facebook

Bizarre sight on Aussie beach

Mysterious sea foam has invaded an Aussie beach, sparking fears of links to a toxic algal bloom that has killed thousands of sea creatures.

Severe weather warnings issued as south-east areas cop snow for the first time in 22 years.

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Antarctic blast to smash southern states

Aussies are being warned to prepare for a severe Antarctic blast amid forecasts wind, rain and snow will pelt the southern regions.

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Residents have been urged to leave as multiple bushfires continue raging across western areas of regional Victoria.The bushfire in the Grampions, which first started burning at the Grampians National Park on Thursday, has now exceeded 29,000 hectares in size. More than 300 firefighters are battling to keep the blaze under control. , Residents in Bellfield, Bellfield Settlement, Flat Rock Crossing, Fyans Creek, Grampians Junction and Halls Gap have been told to leave immediately. Picture: Supplied

Aussies back climate action, new poll

A poll has revealed almost 8 in 10 Aussies want stronger climate action to prevent risks from bushfires and extreme weather events.

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A treated sewage outfall from the City of Goulburn (about 25,000 population) into Wollondilly River, the main water supply river that feeds into Sydney's main water supply reservoir. Picture: Supplied

Drinking water at risk of contamination

An entire city’s drinking water could be at risk of nutrient pollution from effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants.

News Secrets of the Southwest . Warren Blackwood region of Western Australia's Southwest . Pictured is the Blackwood River Bridgetown

Wild way woman escaped raging river

Details of how a woman was rescued from a river after being swept away in a raging torrent have been revealed.

Spotted feral deer increasing in numbers in the Gold Coast hinterland.

‘Right to hunt’: Fury over ‘bounty’ proposal

A Bill to expand hunting rights would create a “taxpayer-funded propaganda unit” and turn state forests into “game parks”, opponents warn.

Educational psychologist Clare Rowe and one of the signs produced by a primary schooler for the Deakin University Idle Off project.

Generation Greta: Kids recruited to nag parents at school drop-off

A uni project urges primary schoolers to tell parents to switch off their cars outside schools – but one expert says mums and dads don’t welcome “lectures from their 7-year-olds”.

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Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has suggested the adoption of First Nations seasonal calendars. Picture: Newswire

State’s push for six seasons, not four

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor believes a First Nations seasonal calendar is far more accurate when it comes to understanding Australian conditions.

TOPSHOT - This handout photograph taken on August 5, 2025 and released by the Indian Army shows residential buildings partially submerged in sludge after a cloudburst caused a massive mudslide in India's Uttarakhand state. A flash flood driving a torrent of mud smashed into a town in India's Himalayan region on August 5, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

WATCH: Horror moment tourist town hit by ‘cloudburst’ mudslide

A 15-metre-deep torrent of mud has swallowed an entire Indian mountain town, with survivors seen running moments before buildings were swept away. Watch the video.

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Houses are inundated in slash and some swept away after flash floods in Dharali, a Himalayan mountain village in the Uttarkashi district of Indian state of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (India Army via AP)

‘Cloudburst’: Village wiped out, horror scenes

A horrifying surge of floodwaters and mud has annihilated a village, killing at least four people with around 100 others missing.

An artist impression of Brisbane Stadium in Victoria Park for Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Source: Queensland Government.

First Nations bid to block Olympic venue

A First Nations group has lodged a last-ditch effort to stop a controversial 63,000-seat Olympic stadium from going ahead due to concerns for a “significant” stretch of public land.

A Telstra outage is affecting more than 100,000 services across NSW.

Telstra outage affecting thousands

Telstra customers were unable to make emergency calls after severe weather cut off more than 100,000 services across NSW.

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