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Millions of Australians remain on edge on Thursday after wild and deadly weather swept the east coast of the nation

City records hottest day, 130km/h winds

Wild weather swept over Australia on Wednesday, with scorching heat smashing October records and deadly winds leaving thousands without power.

SURRY HILLS, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 15th, 2023: Over flowing rubbish spills out of residents bins due to the rubbish collection strike in Surry Hills.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Tim Pascoe

Five-year warning on state’s bins

It’s a “race against the clock” for one of Australia’s biggest cities, with landfill space to run out in just five years.

‘Out of control’: Heatwave sparks fire chaos

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‘Out of control’: Heatwave sparks fire chaos

Firefighters have battled multiple bushfires as a brutal heatwave hit one state.

WINGHAM, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- MAY 27, 2025 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) is joined by Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain meeting with dairy farmer Milton Johnson (left) on his porperty during a visit to the flood effected region of Taree, NSW, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Flood-ravaged communities begin a lengthy clean-up as bad weather threatens further challenges to coastal areas. Picture: Dean Lewins/POOL/ NewsWire

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‘Appalling’: Flood victims snubbed

Pleas to double support for flood-affected small businesses have been knocked back due to “a challenging fiscal environment”.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 01 2025; Hon Tara Moriarty MLC, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales answers questions during a budget estimates parliamentary hearing at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

One group struggling after flood ‘disaster’

About a third of these Australians who applied for disaster relief have received their initial $5000 more than 100 days after the severe weather event.

Over 800 killed as earthquake rocks nation

Taliban’s desperate plea, 800 killed in horror

Homes have been reduced to rubble and over 800 people have died in horrific scenes.

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An injured Afghan boy (bottom) receives treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. Nine people died when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershock rattled eastern Afghanistan, the provincial Nangarhar government said on September 1. (Photo by Aimal ZAHIR / AFP)

‘The walls collapsed’: Quake kills more than 800 people

Survivors have spent the night outdoors after a devastating earthquake killed more than 800 people in eastern Afghanistan, with rescuers racing to find victims trapped beneath rubble.

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Sunny days across the country may not be here to last, with millions warned “unusually high rainfall” is tipped to sweep parts of Australia over spring.

‘Unusually high’: Grim warning to millions

Sunny days across the country may not be here to last, with millions warned “unusually high rainfall” is tipped to soon drench parts of Australia.

The Coalition is being torn apart by net zero. Picture: Martin Ollman / NewsWire

‘Embrace net zero’: Huge call on Coalition

A Liberal senator is calling on her colleagues to stop bickering over a key issue tearing the Coalition apart.

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Incredibly rare moment in the wild captured

An amateur photographer has captured the incredible moment eagles tried to hunt down a mob of kangaroos.

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Incredible scenes as polar blast hits Aussies

A polar blast has triggered emergency warnings across five states as destructive Antarctic winds blanket the country with snow.

Mount Hotham recorded 77cm of fresh snow

Mount Hotham recorded 77cm of fresh snow

Mount Hotham recorded 77cam of fresh snowfall during a “mega blizzard” overnight

Little Penguins at Phillip Island Nature Parks Picture: Phillip Island Nature Parks

Heartbreaking fate of little penguins

A population of little penguins has almost been wiped out in 17 years, with a quarter of the adorable animals killed by watercraft.

(FILES) This handout image released by EYOS Expeditions on January 19, 2024, shows an aerial view of the A23a iceberg in the waters of The Southern Ocean off Antarctica on January 14. The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife breeding ground of South Georgia from being hit by the behemoth, the British Antarctic Survey said on March 4, 2025. (Photo by IAN STRACHAN / EYOS Expeditions / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Catastrophic’: Update on giant ‘megaberg’

There has been a huge update on the world’s largest iceberg, known as A23a, that could have ‘catastrophic’ consequences for Australia.

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