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Hidden detail as mega cyclone misses Aus

Queenslanders are being urged to steer clear of the coast this weekend as Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings powerful waves.

Alfred is currently swirling XXXkm off the Queensland coast. Picture: Windy

New details of looming cyclone’s path

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified again with huge wind gusts of up to 220km/h, as new modelling reveals more about its expected path.

Things won’t be cooling down anytime soon in Australia, with wild weather and a “warmer than usual” autumn forecast across the country.

Aussies brace for wild, hot autumn

Things won’t be cooling down anytime soon in Australia, with wild weather and a “warmer than usual” autumn forecast across the country.

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Things won’t be cooling down anytime soon in Australia, with wild weather and a “warmer than usual” autumn forecast across the country.

Aussies brace for wild, hot autumn

Things won’t be cooling down anytime soon in Australia, with wild weather and a “warmer than usual” autumn forecast across the country.

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UpdatedFed Budget

Koala, Cleland Wildlife Park, South Australia.Credit: Adam Bruzzoneescape11 july 2021kendall hill

‘Nature short-changed’: Greenies unleash over budget

The government is being accused of having ‘paper policies’ when it comes to protecting nature.

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Jesse Moody from Tenterfield and Cunnamulla farming sheep and goats.

Angry sheep farmers turn on minister

Fed up farmers have walked out of a major post-budget speech amid backlash on Labor’s contentious plans to phase out live sheep exports.

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A family battling their daughter’s debilitating medical condition has been left homeless after a tornedo tore apart their home. Alan and Tia Bondarczuk lived in one of the homes that was destroyed by a tornedo that struck the coastal town of Bunbury in WA's southwest about 4pm on Friday. Picture is Tia's daughter Gracie. Picture: Go Fund Me

Cruel blow after tornado destroys home

A family already battling their four-year-old daughter’s seizures has been left homeless after a tornado tore apart their home.

10/05/2024 Damage caused to homes after a tornado ripped through parts of in Western Australia on Friday afternoon . source: 7 News

Surprising group in tornado clean-up

There is an asbestos risk for people involved in the clean-up following a devastating tornado in Western Australia’s south.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.NewsWire Photos. FEBRUARY 4, 2023.Beach scenes at Bondi Beach .Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Big change coming after major rainy run

After a long stretch of gloomy weather, Sydneysiders can finally ditch the umbrellas and put on the sunnies.

A high-risk dingo has been fitted with a GPS collar on K'gari.

Dingo allegedly speared to death

A major investigation has been launched after a man allegedly killed a dingo with a speargun on a heritage-listed sand island.

EXCLUSIVEHealth

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 12 MAY, 2024: Armani Dixon with Little Wings CEO Clare Pearson, Tomra Cleanaway CEO James Dorney and-NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib at a Return and Earn site. The state government's recycling scheme is hoping to raise $100,000 for the children's health carrier service. Picture: NCA NewsWire

How a plastic bottle can help sick kids

Recycling plastic bottles will help get regional kids to hospital, as the return and earn scheme rolls out a new charity initiative.

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Dover Heights residents were left surprised on Saturday night when a sinkhole engulfed a construction site. Picture: ABC News

‘Washed away’: Sinkhole forms on Sydney road

Dover Heights residents were left surprised on Saturday night when a sinkhole engulfed a construction site.

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Warragamba Dam spill gates opened. , Following heavy rainfall overnight at the upper end of the forecasts (the 25% chance), Warragamba Dam reached full capacity and started spilling at 5:45am., The Warragamba catchment received a significant amount of rain from midnight at an average of 100 mm over 6 hours, with the sub-catchment, close to the dam wall, receiving ~130mm. Up to 200mm was received over 24 hours in some areas., This created flash flooding in the catchment and into the dam, causing it to spill., Warragamba Dam is spilling at a rate of around 200 gigalitres per day (GL/day) with that rate continuing to rise., With the flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley the spill will contribute to the flood waters already in the system.

Weather warnings as major dam spills

Warragamba Dam is spilling after hitting full capacity, with waterways across the state presenting flood risks on the last slated day of rain.

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Warragamba Dam spill gates opened. , Following heavy rainfall overnight at the upper end of the forecasts (the 25% chance), Warragamba Dam reached full capacity and started spilling at 5:45am., The Warragamba catchment received a significant amount of rain from midnight at an average of 100 mm over 6 hours, with the sub-catchment, close to the dam wall, receiving ~130mm. Up to 200mm was received over 24 hours in some areas., This created flash flooding in the catchment and into the dam, causing it to spill., Warragamba Dam is spilling at a rate of around 200 gigalitres per day (GL/day) with that rate continuing to rise., With the flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley the spill will contribute to the flood waters already in the system.

Weather warnings as major dam spills

Warragamba Dam is spilling after hitting full capacity, with waterways across the state presenting flood risks on the last slated day of rain.

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