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BRUNSWICK HEADS, NSW, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MARCH 5 , 2025: The scene at the Brunswick River mouth as the community of Brunswick Heads braces ahead of the Cat 2 TC Cyclone AlfredÃs arrival this week.Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

Cyclone Alfred exposes key Aussie issue

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has exposed a major issue millions of Australians face as it looms ever closer to the east coast.

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4.5m Aussies urged to fill up bathtub now

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged the 4.5 million Aussies who stand to be impacted by Cyclone Alfred to fill up their bathtubs now – here’s why.

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Where, when Cyclone Alfred will hit

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is careening towards Australia’s east coast, with some of the first major effects expected on Thursday.

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears east coast

Woman swept up by wave on Gold Coast

A 78-year-old woman has been hospitalised after suffering head injuries in dangerous surf on the Gold Coast.

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‘Unusual’ weather event to hit Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) has issued a forecast for the winter months and it could be bad news if you have a ski trip planned.

Heavy rainfall forecast for most of Australia over the weekend. Picture: BoM

Dangerous winds, 2000km rain band moves in

Most of the country will be facing wet and windy conditions in the coming days as a 2000km wide rain band moves east.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 30, 2023. Lisa Wilkinson with their legal team walking into Federal court in Sydney for the deformation case of Bruce Lehrmann v Network 10. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Adam Yip

Staggering details in Lisa’s legal bill

The eye-watering details behind the $1.8m cost of Lisa Wilkinson’s legal battle with Bruce Lehrmann have been revealed.

TOPSHOT - A woman holding an umbrella walks near the India Gate during severe heatwave on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 29, 2024. Temperatures in India's capital have soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) as authorities warn of water shortages in the sprawling mega-city. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

Nation suffers as heatwave breaks record

More than 30 million people are suffering through “severe heatwave conditions” as a nation notched an uncomfortable new record.

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Tense two-day rescue off WA coast

A humpback whale was successfully freed from fishing gear following a complex two-day rescue effort off Rottnest Island, Western Australia.

Rain will fall over much of the continent from May 29 onwards. Picture: Weatherzone

Week of rain to drench most of Australia

Get the umbrella out, a rain front will sweep across the continent this week, drenching Aussies from Perth to Sydney, with nearly the entire country to be hit.

Miners spotted interacting with uncontacted tribe

Rarely seen tribes people come out of the forest half-naked and approach miners

Hongana Manyawa tribe members who live in Indonesia are filmed walking towards miners and greeting them.

Rain will fall over much of the continent from May 29 onwards. Picture: Weatherzone

80 per cent of Australia to be soaked

Get the umbrella and gumboots out, a rain front will sweep across the continent this week, drenching Aussies from Perth to Sydney.

BHP and Rio Tinto are moving to transform their haul truck fleets into battery-electric powered machines. Picture: Supplied

‘Massive:’ Big miners push new green trucks

Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have announced a new green push to transform their massive fleet of haul trucks.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos - MAY 20: A general view of people wearing warm winter gear in Sydney as AustraliaÃs east coast has shivered through its coldest morning on record this year. Picture: Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

‘Unusual’: What to expect this winter

Australians are being warned to keep their umbrellas nearby as winter approaches.

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