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Plastic bread tags, pizza savers, and other hard-to-recycle items are set to disappear in one state as authorities crack down on pollution. Photo: NSW Government

Everyday items now banned for millions

These common items are set to disappear from one Aussie state as authorities crack down on “unnecessary” plastics.

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10 million residents may have to evacuate

Iran is facing its worst drought in decades. If there is no rain by December, Tehran’s 10 million inhabitants may be forced to evacuate.

BoM announces a major storm update. Picture: Supplied

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‘Giant sized hail’ warning ahead of storms

A severe weather warning has been issued as “giant hailstones” potentially lead to property damage, travel disruptions and power outages.

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07/11/2025 Australian weather chart for Friday 7th Nevember . Source: BOM

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Millions in firing line of more wild weather

Millions of Aussies are bracing for more thunderstorms and rain this weekend, after a wild start to storm season.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 23 OCTOBER 2025: Residents of one of SydneyÃs plushest streets have banded together to cull a stretch of trees blocking their views of the Harbour and Opera House. In a petition to Waverley Council, which takes in SydneyÃs iconic beachside suburbs including Bondi and Bronte, homeowners along Myuna Road in Dover Heights said a line of Tuckeroo Trees planted on their street had grown to block off their Ãiconic viewsÃ.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Millionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

A teenager has been attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland.

14yo boy attacked by croc as sightings rise

A teenage boy has been attacked by a crocodile in Far North Queensland, with several sightings of the animal now reported in the area.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 3, 2025: Fire crews and water bombing aircraft were on the scene as a bushfire threatened residences near the Enogerra reservoir outside Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

‘Ignite’: Fire ban imposed on major city

A total fire ban will be put in place for millions of Aussies on Monday as firefighters warn dangerous weather conditions could ‘ignite’ a disaster.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 16, 2024: Suspected tar balls that have washed up on Coogee Beach. Coogee Beach has been closed until further after mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris was located washed along the length of the beach.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Cause of mystery debris balls revealed

The cause of mysterious grease balls – which sparked gross scenes after they washed up and down Sydney beaches, even sparking closures – have finally been revealed.

A deadly strain of bird flu has potentially reached one of Australia’s sub-Antarctic islands

Deadly disease fears on remote Aussie island

Scientists have raised the alarm after signs of a deadly bird flu strain were observed on a remote sub-Antarctic island off the mainland Australian coast.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- October 13, 2025. Dead and dying fish litter popular Glenelg Beach on the Adelaide metro coast, the fish are believed to have been victims of the algal bloom affecting SA waters. Disaster relief clear up the carcasses daily. Picture: Liam Cohen/ NewsWire

Major update amid algal bloom crisis

Commercial fishing has been banned in some waters to replenish fish stock killed by toxic algal bloom.

Millions of Australians remain on edge on Thursday after wild and deadly weather swept the east coast of the nation

City records hottest day, 130km/h winds

Wild weather swept over Australia on Wednesday, with scorching heat smashing October records and deadly winds leaving thousands without power.

SURRY HILLS, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 15th, 2023: Over flowing rubbish spills out of residents bins due to the rubbish collection strike in Surry Hills.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Tim Pascoe

Five-year warning on state’s bins

It’s a “race against the clock” for one of Australia’s biggest cities, with landfill space to run out in just five years.

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‘Out of control’: Heatwave sparks fire chaos

‘Out of control’: Heatwave sparks fire chaos

Firefighters have battled multiple bushfires as a brutal heatwave hit one state.

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