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Call for ‘outright ban’ on popular home detail

Scorching temperatures across much of Australia this week have reignited calls for an “outright ban” on a popular home feature.

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Bin audits in Noosa to check on recycling habits are upsetting people, according to council candidate David Fletcher.

Don’t do this to cardboard boxes

Everyone is looking for ways to find shortcuts for the dreaded Christmas clean-up, but companies are warning against this recycling hack.

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - April 8, 2021. Glencore's Ravensworth coal mine north west of Singleton. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

Aussie miner’s $440m claim against Ghana

An Australian gold mining company has taken an African government to court over a dispute worth nearly half a billion dollars.

Lithium ion batteries are found in electric scooters and vapes among other common objects. Picture: Fire Rescue NSW/Supplied

Experts warn of lithium battery risk

The common mistake that turns devices in your home, handbag or pocket into major fire hazards.

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**FILE** A Oct. 28, 2013 file photo of the sign at Warner Brothers Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast. About a dozen thrill-seekers are stuck on a Movie World roller coaster after carriages got stuck at the top of the towering ride Arkham Asylum ride, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Aussies without power until New Year

One state’s Christmas Day storm has wreaked havoc, leaving thousands without power and denying families a Boxing Day out at a tourism mecca’s famous theme parks.

Residents of Rutherford in NSW posted photos of massive hail stones after a storm swept through the town on Boxing Day in 2023. Picture: Supplied

‘Insane’: Massive hail stones smash town

The weather ravaging eastern Australia has damaged houses, knocked out power for thousands and pelted residents with massive hail stones.

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LAVO's hydrogen-powered barbecue in action. Picture: Studio Air

How new invention could save the Aussie barbie

From solar windows to a flame-free barbecue, here are five Aussie-made low-emission innovations that could help save the world.

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Scenes from Bronte Beach during and after Christmas

‘Unacceptable’: Councillor’s fury after beach fiasco

A local councillor who oversees eastern Sydney’s iconic beaches says what happened to Bronte on Christmas was ‘unacceptable’ and he is worried about what’s coming next.

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Scenes from Bronte Beach during and after Christmas

‘Disgusting’: Fury over wild Sydney beach party

A local councillor who oversees eastern Sydney’s iconic beaches says what happened to Bronte on Christmas was ‘unacceptable’ and he is worried about what’s coming next.

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‘White Christmas’: Town smashed by hail

One Aussie town is experiencing a white Christmas after a huge hailstorm swept through. It comes as wild weather plagues the east coast.

CSIRO FOCUS Voyage survey area with newly mapped seafloor features 'Mt Doom'.

‘New ground’: Explosive discovery unveiled in depths of Southern Ocean

Scientists on-board CSIRO’s research vessel the Investigator have made an explosive discovery while mapping the depths of the Southern Ocean, with the help of groundbreaking technology. What they found.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Andoo Comanche heads for the outside marker during the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

‘Dicey’ weather to hit iconic yacht race

Competitors in Australia’s biggest yacht race are going to have to contend with some scary conditions on the ocean including wind gusts and hail.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Andoo Comanche heads for the outside marker during the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

‘Dicey’ weather to hit iconic yacht race

Competitors in Australia’s biggest yacht race are going to have to contend with some scary conditions on the ocean including wind gusts and hail.

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‘Intense’ storm chaos is about to get worse

‘Intense’ storm chaos is about to get worse

Heavy rain and thunderstorms is causing chaos across three states, with flights impacted and thousands left without power.

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