Sludge creates ‘dead zone’ in idyllic bay
Scientists have compared vast amounts of mud flowing into a water body famous for its animal life as being like “180 years of sewage discharge”.
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Aussie households facing $6000 nightmare
Multiple Australian cities are facing a “disaster waiting to happen”, with experts warning the looming crisis could cost the country “billions”.
Big miner’s call on issue dividing investors
Australia’s biggest company has just made a big call on its ambitions and it could influence corporates everywhere.
Suburbs ‘burning money’ as heatwaves spike
With the number of 35C-plus days set to become more frequent in the next 55 years, a new report has found the massive economic cost of climate change.
‘400mm of rain’: Cyclone lashes far north
Warnings are in place as the Northern Territory was hit with 400mm of rain in less than 24 hours as Tropical Cyclone Megan intensifies.
‘Sorry’: XR radicals shut down city
Dozens of radical environmentalists have shut down a major city in act of civil disobedience, with armed police moving in to break up the protest.
Grim warning for Aussie tourist hotspot
A grim picture has been painted of the future of Australia’s famed ski fields amid fears of a near-total wipe-out.
‘Hypocrites’: Premier blasts nuclear plans
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan promises she did not get all her views on nuclear power from The Simpsons and Mr Burns’ radioactive power plant.
‘Who’s paying for these?’: Nuclear push grilled
The Coalition’s policy to develop nuclear power generation in Australia would require taxpayer funding to get off the ground, its energy spokesperson has admitted.
Aussie state cracks grim heat record
One Australian state has recorded its hottest summer ever, with temperatures hitting nearly 50 degrees in one area.
’Cruel hoax’: Picture has state up in arms
Battlelines have been drawn in one Australian state where a heated war is brewing over a 40,000-hectare bombshell.
Antarctica’s alarming threat to humanity
A historic low recorded has prompted fears from scientists who say there are grave consequences for life on Earth as we know it.
‘Mass bleaching’ fears over 1100km of reef
There are fears the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its seventh mass bleaching event after widespread bleaching was observed.
‘Bulldust’: Twiggy lampoons nuclear push
A push by the Coalition to develop nuclear energy generation in Australia has been slammed by mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest.
‘Spike day’: Extreme fire danger warning
A week of extreme weather is expected across Australia in the last week of summer – and conditions are expected to bleed into autumn.
Town’s dire warning to ‘leave immediately’
A dire warning has been issued for hundreds of people in one rural town to immediately leave as firies continue to battle a massive blaze which has already consumed thousands of hectares of land.
Cyclone, thunderstorms set to smash Aussies
Aussies are being warned to batten down the hatches as a cyclone pummels one part of Australia, while severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall lash another.
One thing young Aussies want Albo to act on
A group of young Aussies fronted up to demand Anthony Albanese do more to protect them from one issue.
‘Humanity’s destruction’: $1.6b project war
A massive $1.6 billion windfarm project is under threat over a seemingly small detail that has some up in arms.
Warning as ex-tropical cyclone crosses coast
The third cyclone of the summer has crossed the coast in northern Australia, prompting warnings for gale force winds and heavy rainfall.
State braces for severe thunderstorms
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for one state, with residents being warned to be prepared for flash flooding.
‘Ridiculous’ Greta Thunberg case thrown out
The Swedish climate campaigner has won a victory after a judge ruled it was police, not her, who were acting “unlawfully” at a protest.
1000mm deluge to drench one state
Residents in one state can expect to be drenched by 1000mm downpours while battling a heatwave as a potential tropical cyclone brews nearby.
50k without power as city hit by cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has crossed the Queensland coast near one of the state’s major cities, bringing damaging winds and massive power outages.
Fears of 1m drenching as cyclone confirmed
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has been officially declared as a Category One storm, with fears it could dump a metre of rain this Australia Day.
Heat, storms set to batter Aus Day
Storms, heatwave conditions and cyclones – Aussies across the country’s capital cities will be experiencing it all this Australia Day as the national outlook is revealed.
Dire warning as cyclone prepares to hit
A dire warning has been issued as a freak weather system prepares to hit land and bring “destructive” wind and “intense” rainfall.
New deal answer to cheaper energy prices
With households and businesses facing a potential gas supply shortfall, a new agreement has been signed to drive down prices.
Deadly danger lurking Aussie beaches
A spate of jellyfish stings in the pristine island waters of a world-heritage paradise have prompted a warning.
Chance of new cyclone’s landfall revealed
One Aussie state is facing a dual front of heatwaves and storms from a tropical low which could form into a tropical cyclone in days, as models reveal its chances of making landfall.
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