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Plastic bread tags, pizza savers, and other hard-to-recycle items are set to disappear in one state as authorities crack down on pollution. Photo: NSW Government

Everyday items now banned for millions

These common items are set to disappear from one Aussie state as authorities crack down on “unnecessary” plastics.

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10 million residents may have to evacuate

Iran is facing its worst drought in decades. If there is no rain by December, Tehran’s 10 million inhabitants may be forced to evacuate.

BoM announces a major storm update. Picture: Supplied

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‘Giant sized hail’ warning ahead of storms

A severe weather warning has been issued as “giant hailstones” potentially lead to property damage, travel disruptions and power outages.

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07/11/2025 Australian weather chart for Friday 7th Nevember . Source: BOM

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Millions in firing line of more wild weather

Millions of Aussies are bracing for more thunderstorms and rain this weekend, after a wild start to storm season.

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Bill Gates major climate change reversal.

Bill Gates’ major climate change reversal

Bill Gates has revealed he’s changed his opinion on a subject he called “one of the greatest challenges humans have ever taken on”.

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Forecasts for Queensland on Tuesday. Picture: BOM

Storm peak, heatwave to smash millions

Rain and thunderstorms will peak for millions of Australians across the southeast as others swelter through heatwave conditions.

Hurricane Melissa looms as Jamaica's 'worst storm on record'

Hurricane Melissa looms as Jamaica’s ‘worst storm on record’

Hurricane Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification recently and continues to strengthen. The rare Category 5 has winds of 280 km/h, with…

‘Sh*tshow’: BOM boss’ staggering admission

‘Sh*tshow’: BOM staffer’s huge admission

One of the Bureau’s own has made a staggering confession about the national weather service’s new website, amid an ongoing furore over its “dangerous” redesign.

The Great Barrier Reef contributes $9 billion to Australia’s economy each year and holds a total value of $95 billion.

98% of Aussies haunted by this picture

Analysts are warning “time is running out” for one of Australia’s greatest national treasures, as economists claim a whopping $29bn is being wasted away.

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Tornado tears through Melbourne

Thousands of homes have been left without power as storms smashed one state, with wild photos of large hail emerging amid weather warnings.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

A teenager has been attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland.

14yo boy attacked by croc as sightings rise

A teenage boy has been attacked by a crocodile in Far North Queensland, with several sightings of the animal now reported in the area.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 3, 2025: Fire crews and water bombing aircraft were on the scene as a bushfire threatened residences near the Enogerra reservoir outside Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

‘Ignite’: Fire ban imposed on major city

A total fire ban will be put in place for millions of Aussies on Monday as firefighters warn dangerous weather conditions could ‘ignite’ a disaster.

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