Millions lashed by ‘damaging’ winds
Wild weather has triggered warnings for millions of residents, with a woman losing her life after a tree branch fell on her.
Environment
Huge banner blocks views in ritzy area
Prime waterside views in a affluent suburb have been blocked as a local council took drastic action for one reason.
Popular heaters recalled over fire risk
Fan heaters sold at hundreds of electrical and home stores around the country are being recalled because of fire danger.
$27k a month power bill: How Aussie gym is being crippled
Small Aussie businesses — including a gym home to Olympic gold medallists — are in disbelief at sky-high electricity bills, forcing many to question their future.
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‘Extraordinary’ albino Aussie wildlife spotted
Discovery of an extremely rare white platypus in Northern NSW has raised urgent calls for more substantial conservation efforts in Australia.
Search and rescue efforts called off after horror Nepal quake
Search and rescue efforts have been called off in a remote pocket of Nepal which was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 157 people. See the photos and video.
10 days of rain coming for two states
A dramatic change in weather has moved into regions where dozens of fires are still burning, bringing rain and stormy conditions.
Two states to be soaked for 10 days
A weather change is moving in over the east coast, bringing rain, storms and flood warnings to bushfire-hit regions.
Minister doubles down on brumby shooting
The Environment Minister has defiantly said she will not wait until the report of an inquiry before aerial shooting is used to cull rapidly exploding brumby numbers.
Days of storms to hit bushfire zones
Two states battling intense bushfires could soon expect some relief as storms develop that are forecast to last for days.
Heat behind an increase in Aussie hospitalisations
More and more Australians are being hospitalised and dying because of extreme weather events, with concerns the coming summer could be our worst yet.
Aussies fume over new bin tax plan
A ‘pay as you throw’ proposal to charge people by the amount of waste they throw out has many up in arms, calling for the idea to be shelved immediately.
‘Cult’: Former PM’s wild climate rant
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has declared warnings of human-induced climate change “ahistorical and utterly implausible”.
Sad twist in viral koala’s food rampage
There’s a bittersweet update to the story about a koala named Claude, who became an internet sensation after going on a $6000 rampage at a nursery.
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