$50 fee for bin that you won’t use
A major city council is slapping 170,000 households with a flat fee for green waste bins – even if you don’t want one – in an effort to reduce landfills.
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Delays as Bali flights resume after volcanic eruption
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia has disrupted travel for more than 14,000 passengers with delays and backlogs still expected.
Reason housing crisis could get worse
Australians are already facing a shortfall of more than 640,000 affordable homes. There’s one reason that might get even worse.
Severe frost alert for Aussie farmers
Farmers are being urged to keep their livestock warm as a freezing start to winter puts animals at risk.
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Triple threat of weather to blast millions
Millions of Aussies are bracing for a triple threat of weather – with one state already slammed by heavy rain and winds, and another expecting “significant” snowfall.
Millions drenched for the ‘foreseeable future’
There will be no break from the wind and rain for Aussies on the eastern coast, with wild weather predicted to settle in until mid next week.
Libs’ nuclear architect mum on its future
The Liberal Party’s new deputy leader won’t commit to the controversial nuclear energy policy he devised and championed after the election wipe out.
Millions to be lashed by rain, strong winds
Residents in one Aussie state are being warned they face a week of downpours and strong winds as a system bears down on the east coast.
Mysterious green light wows witnesses in WA
The Perth Observatory said the astronomical sight was “most likely an iron meteor”.
Week-long rain bomb to unleash on state
Aussies in one state are being warned to brace for up to a week of wet and gloomy weather.
World stunned over new Pompeii discovery
A chilling new discovery at the site of Pompeii reveals the tragic true extent of human suffering 2000 years after the disaster.
World stunned by development in Antarctica
It’s been shrinking for decades but latest scientific findings show a shock development in Antarctica – and it’s sparked fierce debate online.
East coast to cop more showers
With winter just weeks away Aussies are still basking in warm and sunny conditions, unless you are on the east coast.
Dramatic transformer explosion causes North Shore blackout
Some Sydney residents were left without power after an electrical transformer exploded and caused a potentially life-threatening fire in the…
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