Chilling warning issued for multiple states
Millions of Australians are being warned to brace for a potentially challenging fire season. Here’s what is forecast for your state.
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Mapped: Areas at highest fire risk this spring
Thanks to some recent crazy weather, the bushfire outlook map for spring looks different to other recent years. See the areas most at risk this season.
‘Not right:’ Nats vow to build gold mine
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has hit out at Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek after she controversially dudded the proposed site of a gold mine.
Storm damage: What makes a successful insurance claim
Wild weather has caused chaos across three states. Thousands were left without power and insurance claims for damaged homes are set to soar. This is what you need to make a claim.
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Update on Botanic Gardens tragedy
The woman killed when a “large” falling tree branch fell on her in Darwin’s Botanic Gardens has been identified.
17,000 strikes: Australia’s worst fire risk revealed
Dry lightning is a wild weather phenomenon that has firefighters on edge after a huge electrical storm tore through southern Australia. See where lightning is striking much more than twice.
Sign Aussie summer could be ruined
Australians have been making the most of the unseasonably high temperatures, with sunseekers flocking to beaches across the country. But as the mercury soars, concerns rise.
‘Loud rumble’: Earthquake rattles Victoria
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake has struck in Victoria’s east, with one resident being woken up by a “loud rumble” in the early hours of the morning.
Mining giant looks to AI to solve EV crisis
The world needs a lot more copper to transition to an electric vehicle age and one mining giant is using AI to help solve the supply crisis.
‘It will get worse’: dire warning of dry summer
The latest drought report shows September rainfall averages for the country as a whole were down, causing low soil moisture.
’F***ing innocent’: Twist in shock tree felling
A lumberjack accused of felling one of Britain’s most iconic trees says he’s “f**king innocent” and claimed there is a key to solving the case.
Dramatic flood rescue of men from car roof
Volunteers have performed a dramatic flood rescue as more towns fall into the path of surging water.
Crowd’s rousing act after iconic performance is interrupted by protesters
Do you hear the people sing? The audience at a West End staging of Les Miserables banded together to sing when the performance was disrupted…
New threat looms for thousands of Aussies
Residents of one state have been hit by two weather extremes this week, with thousands forced to leave their homes.
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