Icy blast hits millions on shortest day
Australia’s shortest day of the year has arrived, bringing with it icy temperatures, frost, snow and severe weather warnings.
Environment
Millions brace for brutal cold snap
Residents in the southern part of Australia should rug up extra warm this weekend as a cold snap settles in, bringing lashings of rain and damaging wind.
Reason housing crisis could get worse
Australians are already facing a shortfall of more than 640,000 affordable homes. There’s one reason that might get even worse.
Severe frost alert for Aussie farmers
Farmers are being urged to keep their livestock warm as a freezing start to winter puts animals at risk.
Severe frost alert for Aussie farmers
Farmers are being urged to keep their livestock warm as a freezing start to winter puts animals at risk.
Aussie-first hydrogen servo opens
Australia’s first publicly accessible hydrogen service station has opened, in a huge move towards decarbonising commercial vehicles.
‘Weird:’ Kean unleashes on Coalition MPs
The former NSW treasurer Matt Kean has urged the Coalition to listen to voters, or risk “electoral oblivion” taking aim at prominent MPs.
Polar blast marks start of Aussie ski season
Blizzard conditions and damaging winds have marked the start of a frigid Australian snow season as multiple states brace for a brutal polar blast.
‘We need’: Albo’s call on controversial target
While touring farming communities hit by some of the driest conditions on record, the PM called for an end to a “pretty pointless” political debate.
$50 fee for bin that you won’t use
A major city council is slapping 170,000 households with a flat fee for green waste bins – even if you don’t want one – in an effort to reduce landfills.
Aussie-first hydrogen servo opens
Australia’s first publicly accessible hydrogen service station has opened, in a huge move towards decarbonising commercial vehicles.
Katter hits back after Irwin croc sledge
A row over croc culling between Bob Katter and Terri Irwin has intensified, with the maverick MP questioning the animal conservationist over her knowledge of the iconic Aussie reptile.
Image reveals council’s secret bin plan
A major council has been tight-lipped about a new garbage bin rollout for residents, but a satellite image shows the cat’s out of the bag.
Big problem with plant sold at nurseries
These brightly coloured daisies sold at Bunnings and other Aussie nurseries might seem harmless, but they are “rapidly spreading” across Australia and threatening farmers.
Professor accuses government of lying
A professor of archaeology has accused a state government of lying in a report about the impact of industrial emissions on Aboriginal rock art.
‘Nonsense’: Albo slams Greens over salmon
The prime minister has gone after the Greens in Question Time over salmon farming in Tasmania.
Small town rocked by earthquake
A small Aussie town has been rocked by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, with people living near the epicentre reporting shaking houses and a loud rumble.
Supervolcano shift stirs fears of eruption
Scientists say the enormous Yellowstone supervolcano is stirring in its sleep, with concerns the subterranean monster could blow.
Australia records second hottest year ever
2024 was Australia’s second hottest year, beaten only by 2019, the beginning of the horror Black Summer bushfire season, new figures reveal.
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