BOM red-faced after ‘tsunami warning’
A senior BOM spokesman has fronted a video to apologise for confusion after the bureau sent out a “tsunami alert” as part of its testing of a new system.
Environment
Simple change coming to Coles stores
The company will conduct the eight-week trial at five stores across the country.
‘Melting’ phenomenon could hit Aussie state
Temperatures are set to plummet across much of the country amid warnings of wild weather, with one state even told it could see unexpected snowfall.
Mapped: Australia’s severe weather forecast
The nation could be in for a double whammy of flood and fire emergencies this spring and summer. See the forecast for your state.
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Grim warning as rain, hail to pelt east coast
A dire warning has been issued for eastern Australia as heavy rainfall bringing hail and damaging winds are set to pelt major cities over the week.
Watch out, the ‘Satan of birds’ has arrived in Australia
If you thought magpies were bad, prepare yourself for the channel-billed cuckoo bird.
New threat for areas plagued by bushfires
Looming thunderstorms are hoped to bring relief to bushfire-ravaged regions, though locals now face another risk.
‘Lives at risk’: Horror bushfire warning
Firefighters are telling residents of a regional Aussie town to flee as a dangerous fire threatens homes.
Teens charged with starting bushfires
Three teenagers, aged 14 to 16, have been arrested over starting multiple bushfires, including a large one which came close to damaging nearby properties.
Powerful earthquake rocks Philippines
The strong tremor lasted several seconds, cracking walls and caving in the roof of a shopping centre.
Kids chuck sickie for climate protest
Schoolkids across Australia have ditched the classroom in favour of climate change protests, including a group who held a sit-in outside the environment minister’s Sydney office.
Short-lived relief for storm-battered regions
Eastern parts of the country battered by wild weather this week will enjoy a brief reprieve over the weekend before storms return.
$250k worker in hospital over hunger strike
Ambulances were called to Parliament House just hours after a climate activist on hunger strike wrote that his body was “starting to eat itself.”
Why your kids won’t be at school today
Thousands of school students across Australia will be able to skip school today and strike, backed by a “sick note” signed by “doctors”.
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