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Residents have been put on alert over dead puffer fish.

Grim truth behind gross beach find

Residents in remote coastal communities have been put on alert after a series of gross discoveries on local beaches.

Changes to U.S. tap water standards have called into question Australia’s aqua resources as historic test data shows contaminant levels way above what is allowed stateside. Analysis by the Sydney Morning Herald shows particular chemicals have been found in the drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians since 2010, including in Canberra, Queensland, parts of Sydney, Newcastle and Victoria. Those particular chemicals are ‘forever chemical’ pollutants; perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which have been linked to cancers in young people and firefighters. The World Health Organization deems PFOA as carcinogenic to humans and PFOS as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Picture: NewsWire

Controversial change to Aussie tap water

Another council in one Australian state has voted to remove fluoride from drinking water.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP)

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‘Threat of war’: Albo’s warning on global stage

Anthony Albanese has given “dictators” and “tyrants” a dressing down on the global stage.

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An earthquake has hit south-western Tasmania.

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‘Felt like a train’: Quake rocks Tasmania

Tasmania’s largest population centres have experienced a rare seismic event, as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck the state.

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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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‘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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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.

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‘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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