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Insane cyclone wipe out caught on camera

Although authorities have asked people to stay away, thousands of people are still taking their chances in the surf from Cyclone Alfred.

A view of Cyclone Alfred on Thursday. Picture: Supplied

‘Leave now’: More evacuations ordered

Cyclone Alfred’s tracking has been updated as more evacuation warnings are issued in NSW.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 6, 2025: Members of the public on Main Beach where record high 12 metre waves were recorded on the Gold Coast ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Alfred. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

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Alfred’s wild weather to worsen overnight

Authorities are warning millions to brace for worsening conditions from Tropical Cyclone Alfred, more than 24 hours before the category 2 storm is expected to cross the coast.

The community is still recovering from floodwaters inundating the regional city in 2022. Picture: New South Wales State Emergency Service / AFP

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Lismore evacuates as flood threatens again

The community is in the firing line of dangerous weather from Cyclone Alfred and still struggling to recover from record-breaking floods three years ago.

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‘Worse than ScoMo’: Albo’s brutal spray

Anthony Albanese has slammed Peter Dutton as “worse than Scott Morrison on climate change” after the Coalition signalled it will ditch Labor’s 2030 emissions target.

Meet the newest members of the Sydney Metro workforce.Goats have been put to work on Australia's biggest public transport project, clearing the site around Sydney Metro's precast facility at Eastern Creek.The goats are clearing land along the alignment of the Eastern Tunnelling Package (ETP), where John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella Joint Venture (JCG) has been awarded the contract to design and build the tunnels for the multi-billion-dollar Sydney Metro West project.The 17-hectare precast facility is located at Eastern Creek in western Sydney and was purpose-built to support the construction of Sydney Metro West that will connect Greater Parramatta to the Sydney CBD.The ETP includes the construction of 3.5-kilometre tunnels under Sydney Harbour between The Bays and Sydney CBD, and the excavation of Pyrmont and Hunter Street stations. . Picture: Morris McLennan

Bizarre scenes at new metro site

The Sydney Metro West project has been taken over by a group of goats but it’s for a good reason.

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Meet the newest members of the Sydney Metro workforce.Goats have been put to work on Australia's biggest public transport project, clearing the site around Sydney Metro's precast facility at Eastern Creek.The goats are clearing land along the alignment of the Eastern Tunnelling Package (ETP), where John Holland CPB Contractors Ghella Joint Venture (JCG) has been awarded the contract to design and build the tunnels for the multi-billion-dollar Sydney Metro West project.The 17-hectare precast facility is located at Eastern Creek in western Sydney and was purpose-built to support the construction of Sydney Metro West that will connect Greater Parramatta to the Sydney CBD.The ETP includes the construction of 3.5-kilometre tunnels under Sydney Harbour between The Bays and Sydney CBD, and the excavation of Pyrmont and Hunter Street stations. . Picture: Morris McLennan

Bizarre scenes at new metro site

The Sydney Metro West project has been taken over by a group of goats but it’s for a good reason.

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Chris Bowen and Peter Dutton collage.

Dutton to ditch 2030 climate change targets

Labor says Peter Dutton’s decision to change a legally enshrined reduced emissions target if he wins the next federal election would damage Australia’s standing in the world.

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Chris Bowen and Peter Dutton collage.

Dutton to ditch 2030 climate change targets

Labor says Peter Dutton’s decision to change a legally enshrined reduced emissions target if he wins the next federal election would damage Australia’s standing in the world.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. , Claude the leaf thief caught green handed. Claude (because he has big claws) has eaten about $6000 worth of koala food tree seedlings … they’re well watered and fertilised so they’d be top shelf stuff for big Claude ... who certainly appears well fed. This nursery supplies trees for WWF’s koala plantings . Please credit Eastern Forest Nursery.

‘Leaf thief’: Cheeky koala’s costly antics

A brazen koala who ate about $6000 worth of seedlings has inspired a nursery to help out his mates by planting more trees.

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. , Claude the leaf thief caught green handed. Claude (because he has big claws) has eaten about $6000 worth of koala food tree seedlings … they’re well watered and fertilised so they’d be top shelf stuff for big Claude ... who certainly appears well fed. This nursery supplies trees for WWF’s koala plantings . Please credit Eastern Forest Nursery.

‘Leaf thief’: Cheeky koala’s costly antics

A brazen koala who ate about $6000 worth of seedlings has inspired a nursery to help out his mates by planting more trees.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, June 08, 2024. A car submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River, in north Richmond Sydney: Picture: NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

‘Still rising’: Flood warnings after heavy rain

Heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused flooding in several parts of the Hawkesbury and Nepean area, forcing residents to evacuate.

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CANBERRA, Australia, NewsWire Photos. June 6, 2024: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo slams Coalition’s ‘nuclear fantasy’

Speaking to business leaders, the Prime Minister hit out at the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan that he said delayed “real action” on climate change.

Motorists fix snow chains to their cars after heavy snow dump left the Thredbo road clogged with traffic. New South Wales (NSW / Mountain / Weather

Major warning for tourists heading to snow

Holidayers heading to the snow for the opening weekend of the ski season have been issued an urgent warning by police.

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