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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 16, 2024: Suspected tar balls that have washed up on Coogee Beach. Coogee Beach has been closed until further after mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris was located washed along the length of the beach.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Cause of mystery debris balls revealed

The cause of mysterious grease balls – which sparked gross scenes after they washed up and down Sydney beaches, even sparking closures – have finally been revealed.

A deadly strain of bird flu has potentially reached one of Australia’s sub-Antarctic islands

Deadly disease fears on remote Aussie island

Scientists have raised the alarm after signs of a deadly bird flu strain were observed on a remote sub-Antarctic island off the mainland Australian coast.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- October 13, 2025. Dead and dying fish litter popular Glenelg Beach on the Adelaide metro coast, the fish are believed to have been victims of the algal bloom affecting SA waters. Disaster relief clear up the carcasses daily. Picture: Liam Cohen/ NewsWire

Major update amid algal bloom crisis

Commercial fishing has been banned in some waters to replenish fish stock killed by toxic algal bloom.

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.

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$500bn could be wiped from property values

Property values could dive by up to $500 billion as homes become uninsurable due to worsening weather, a frightening new government report warns.

Australia is bracing for a week of wild weather as a powerful cold front tears across the country, bringing damaging winds, thunderstorms, snow and the threat of widespread rain later in the week. Image: Weatherzone

Grim outlook after cold front smashes state

Severe weather warnings have been issued for Aussies in several states, after a powerful cold front brought wild weather to parts of the country.

Police are warning campers and four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to the dangers of entering creeks and rivers in the Tasmanian bush after the rescue of a man from a partially submerged ute near West Takone, in the state’s North-West.Tasmania Police Western District Inspector Adam Spencer said the Surf Life Saving Tasmania Swift Water Rescue Unit, Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Police Search and Rescue officers were called in to retrieve the 32-year-old Burnie man on Saturday.

Man’s ‘lucky’ escape from dangerous waters

A man has been saved from possible tragedy after he became trapped while four-wheel-driving in Tasmania’s remote wilderness.

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Why SA disaster should worry Aussies

An algal bloom nightmare has decimated marine wildlife in South Australia, and experts warn NSW, Victoria and Queensland are also at risk.

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Karratha Gas Plant, North West Shelf Project. Please credit woodside

‘Carbon bomb’: Major gas decision slammed

Environmentalists have taken aim at the Albanese government after the controversial North West Shelf gas project in WA was extended till 2070.

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Australians in Bali have been grappling with severe flash flooding which has killed at least 13 people and left six others missing.

‘It’s very confronting’: Aussies trapped in deadly Bali flash floods

Australians living and holidaying in Bali have been caught up in flash flooding, with one woman sharing her ordeal as the death toll continues to rise.

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Supplied photo of brumbies. Supplied by the Deputy Premiers office.

Huge call on state’s feral horses

NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman has backed an end to controversial laws protecting brumbies in the state’s Snowy Mountains.

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Sydney region radar at 4am on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Picture: Supplied / Weatherzone

Sydney smashed by wettest day in 146 years

Sydney has recorded its wettest September day in almost 150 years as wild weather continues to smash the state.

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‘Tornadoes’: Millions brace for wild night

Residents in large parts of NSW are being advised to stay indoors as wild weather continues to wreak havoc across the state.

Tornado northwest of Young, NSW today . Picture: NSW RFS South West Slopes Zone

‘Stay indoors’: Tornado sweeps through NSW

A fire tower camera has captured a tornado tear through pastoral land during severe thunderstorms in NSW.

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