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4.5m Aussies urged to fill up bathtub now

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged the 4.5 million Aussies who stand to be impacted by Cyclone Alfred to fill up their bathtubs now – here’s why.

Cyclone Alfred has slowed down

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Where, when Cyclone Alfred will hit

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is careening towards Australia’s east coast, with some of the first major effects expected on Thursday.

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears east coast

Woman swept up by wave on Gold Coast

A 78-year-old woman has been hospitalised after suffering head injuries in dangerous surf on the Gold Coast.

Tropical Cyclone Albert will make landfall and pass over the Brisbane CBD early on Friday morning. Picture: Supplied/ BoM

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Gold Coast shuts down as cyclone nears

The Gold Coast is preparing for a ‘simply awful day’ on Thursday as heavy rains and strong wind hit the tourist strip hours before Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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WoodsideÃ¢â¬â¢s North Rankin Complex is one of the largest offshore gas processing facilities in Australia. North-west of Karratha, the fossil fuel rig is located roughly 135 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. According to Woodside, the complex has a daily production capacity of up to 66,000 tonnes of dry gas and 6000 tonnes of condensate. The massive offshore rig is located north of the Montebello Marine Park and the Dampier Archipelago, areas teeming with marine life and including the endangered hawksbill and green turtle.

Labor shelves offshore gas bill

Labor has shelved a major change to gas approval processes, in return for Greens support for its fuel efficiency standards.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 11 2024. People brave the weather to sightsee around The Rocks. Wild weather will continue to batter NSW, with unrelenting rain that has lingered over Sydney forecast to stick around, and severe thunderstorms predicted over the weekend. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Aussies brace for historic return of La Nina

The bureau is on watch for the system which would bring increased rainfall to Australia, marking the fifth year in a row of extreme weather.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 11 2024: SANTOS AGM at Adelaide oval. A small group of protesters outside Adelaide oval. Kevin Gallagher. Picture: NCA NewsWire / RoyVphotography

Gas giant to cut 200 jobs

One of Australia’s energy titans will cut 200 jobs, blaming a delay in ‘growth activities’ for the cull.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos: JANUARY 03 2024: A view of Devine street in Erskenville where bins sit waiting to be emptied in Sydney's Inner West as a local councillor calls for Lord Mayor Clover Moore to go over the ârat and maggot-infested public health crisisâ due to outsourcing of bin collection. Photo by: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

Worst state at using yellow bins revealed

A new study has found which states are the most clueless about what to recycle in their household yellow bins.

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What rain-soaked Aussies don’t want to hear

Australians should get their umbrellas prepared, with signs a climate driver, which generally means above-average rainfall, may form later this year.

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Koala, Cleland Wildlife Park, South Australia. Credit: Adam Bruzzone escape 11 july 2021 kendall hill

‘Nature short-changed’: Greenies unleash over budget

The government is being accused of having ‘paper policies’ when it comes to protecting nature.

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Jesse Moody from Tenterfield and Cunnamulla farming sheep and goats.

Angry sheep farmers turn on minister

Fed up farmers have walked out of a major post-budget speech amid backlash on Labor’s contentious plans to phase out live sheep exports.

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A family battling their daughter’s debilitating medical condition has been left homeless after a tornedo tore apart their home. Alan and Tia Bondarczuk lived in one of the homes that was destroyed by a tornedo that struck the coastal town of Bunbury in WA's southwest about 4pm on Friday. Picture is Tia's daughter Gracie. Picture: Go Fund Me

Cruel blow after tornado destroys home

A family already battling their four-year-old daughter’s seizures has been left homeless after a tornado tore apart their home.

10/05/2024 Damage caused to homes after a tornado ripped through parts of in Western Australia on Friday afternoon . source: 7 News

Surprising group in tornado clean-up

There is an asbestos risk for people involved in the clean-up following a devastating tornado in Western Australia’s south.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. FEBRUARY 4, 2023. Beach scenes at Bondi Beach . Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Big change coming after major rainy run

After a long stretch of gloomy weather, Sydneysiders can finally ditch the umbrellas and put on the sunnies.

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