‘Taste test’: Aussies urged to drink sewage
An unusual change to water that millions of Australians drink has raised eyebrows, as authorities campaign to “build acceptance and understanding” of the idea.
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Australia Post to deliver mail with EVs: See suburbs affected
Australia Post is tackling delivery challenges head-on with fully electric motorbikes in a bid to improve their services. See a list of where you’ll spot one on the road.
$10m pay day: Huge amount Aussie energy bosses make
Australia’s big three power companies AGL, Origin and EnergyAustralia have increased pay to their fat cat bosses by more than $1 million, as customers struggle with bill pain.
Why Australia is ridiculously hot right now
A high pressure system is bringing unusual heat to Australia this August – and it’s hanging around.
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‘Be prepared’: Call for heatwaves to be named
We name cyclones, but not heatwaves, which kill far more people. With a hot and dry El Nino summer on its way, should we start? Have your say.
Wild shift coming after brutal heatwave
You may have been mistaken for thinking summer was here already, but a big shift in the weather for millions shows we’re not there yet.
Urgent warning ahead of ‘horror summer’
With firefighters already tackling dozens of fires ahead of a potential “horror summer,” residents of one Australian state have been urged to prepare early.
Australia shamed in full-page NY Times ad
A massive full-page advertisement in the New York Times has been taken out to slam Australia and it doesn’t pull any punches.
Seals rescued from nets in South Africa
In the West Coast National Park in South Africa. Fortunately we were able to rescue three seals that were entangled in a net. In this video you…
US Open rocked by protest, ‘hostage negotiation’
The US Open has been shut down and players taken off court while police have swooped after a protest was launched inside the stadium.
2.5 million Aussies doomed this summer
It’s set to be a scorching summer, but if you’re one of the 2.5 million people living in this area, it’ll be even worse – and it’s your fault.
Chilling prediction as temperatures spike
The update comes as the nation confronts an unsettled feeling over a hotter than average start to Spring and another dangerous fire season ahead.
BoM’s wild map after big summer call
The Bureau of Meteorology has made a major call that signals there will be very warm and dry conditions over the summer.
Unexpected twist of El Nino summer
Australians are bracing for a brutally hot summer but there is one silver lining to El Nino with numbers of one hated animal to be lower.
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