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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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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.
Warning after millions cop drenching
Aussies smashed by days of heavy rain may not be out of the woods yet, with warnings for numerous areas still in place.
‘Climate charlatans’: Greens’ big call on Labor
With less than a week before Australia votes, the Greens have revealed a key demand Anthony Albanese will need to consider if he needs to form minority government.
Sydney to cop drenching as state smashed by wild weather
Residents have been warned to “prepare to isolate” as one state is smashed by rain in a wet end to the long weekend.
‘Prepare to isolate’: Wild weather warning
Residents have been warned to “prepare to isolate” as one state is smashed by rain in a wet end to the long weekend.
Chilling event could eradicate 2 billion lives
A freak weather event in one of the world’s most densely-populated areas is threatening two billion lives.
Rooftop solar output surges 20 per cent
The country’s rooftop solar output spiked by 20 per cent over the summer period, according to new data, now accounting for a record cut of the nation’s electricity grid.
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