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Sydney suburb driven crazy by creepy hum

Residents in Sydney’s northwest say they are being driven crazy by a disturbing humming noise keeping them awake through the night for months.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MARCH 8, 2022.Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) help with the clean up of flood affected properties in Goodna, west of Brisbane. The clean-up after recent major floods and storms continues in Brisbane and around SEQ. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Big call on using Defence during disasters

The man in charge of guiding Australia’s response to natural disasters and national emergencies has made a bold call on the use of Defence personnel.

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CORRECTS DATE - People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Justine Mark Pillie Fajardo)

Qantas cancels flights as ‘super typhoon’ hits

Hundreds of flights to Asia are cancelled and supermarket shelves in the region have been stripped bare as millions brace for one of the strongest typhoons in years.

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Cold snap predicted for millions of Aussies. Frost warnings for parts of Victoria and South Australia. Picture: BOM

Australian states that still think it’s winter

A jarring cold snap has brought frost warnings and near-freezing temperatures to two states, defying typical Aussie spring weather patterns.

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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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Snow in Orange, NSW Picture: ABC

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.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - August 27, 2025: Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley arrives for the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Midwinter Ball at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Ley’s surprise guests for mystery flight

A climate philanthropist is taking his campaign for climate action to new heights after snagging a mystery flight with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

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Robbins Island, far northwest Tasmania, where there are plans for a 100-turbine wind farm. Credit: Bob Brown Foundation.

Huge update on delayed Tassie wind farm

After years of delay, Tasmanians finally have an answer on whether a major wind farm will go ahead.

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