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Winter in Australia 2025 has barely begun but already the nation has been transformed — so much for a sunburnt country.
Environment
‘Weird:’ Kean unleashes on Coalition MPs
The former NSW treasurer Matt Kean has urged the Coalition to listen to voters, or risk “electoral oblivion” taking aim at prominent MPs.
‘Like a toilet’: Sewage blankets suburbs
Australia’s longest city may have just taken a long drop down the rankings to become the county’s worst-smelling, as authorities scramble to stem a massive sewage leak.
‘Amazing’ polar blast kickstarts ski season
A polar blast has triggered lashings of rain and heavy snow across NSW and Victoria, kicking off the ski season with a bang.
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Hundreds evacuated from flooded World Heritage site
Tourists had to evacuate from Petra’s archaeological site after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding.
Concerns after asbestos found in park
Warning signs and metal fences have been put up around a park in one major city’s most recent asbestos-related incident.
Twin quakes rock two Aussie cities
Hundreds of residents reported feeling the ground move as two separate earthquakes struck Victoria and South Australia just hours apart overnight.
Beach dog ban proposal sparks outrage
A council’s controversial proposal to ban off-leash dogs from a popular beach has sparked outrage from local residents.
State to be battered by 120km/h winds
One state’s residents are being urged to prepare for a blast of wild weather, with dangerous wind gusts, thunderstorms, and rain forecast for days.
Urgent alert as fire ant nests found
Two nests of the highly invasive red imported fire ants have been detected and destroyed outside of official biosecurity zones in Queensland.
Warning to Aussies hitting polls today
Aussies heading to polling booths in two major cities are being urged to pack their umbrellas as the election day forecast is revealed.
‘Catastrophic’: Rat population ‘explodes’
Giant rats are outnumbering residents in this inner-city apartment block, with one pest controller warning the rodent population has “exploded” across Sydney.
Your election day weather forecast
As Aussies gear up to cast their votes on election day, some need to be more prepared than others because of what Mother Nature has in store.
BOM warning as hailstones pound Sydney
Parts of Sydney were blanketed in hail on Tuesday as the nation’s leading weather forecaster issued a fresh warning for flash flooding and severe weather.
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