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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos May 3 2022: The Happy Little Clucker stall in the Adelaide Central Markets are no eggs due to an egg shortage. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Another farm infected with bird flu

Avian flu, the virus that left supermarket shelves empty in 2024, has spread at a third poultry farm in Victoria this month alone.

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A Sydney man has warned residents after a near-death encounter with a deadly sea creature on a popular beach in the city's north shore. Jaun-Paul

Blue-ringed octopus paralyses Sydney man

The 43-year-old experienced four bouts of paralysis after being bitten by a tentacled animal at a popular Sydney beach.

The warning has been issued for one state

State braces for potential tropical cyclone

The threat follows a long stretch of wild, wet weather conditions in Far North Queensland earlier this month.

More than 150 whales have become stranded on a beach on Tasmania's west coast. Photo: Supplied

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Sad update after whales stranded

An Aussie state has had to enact a tragic “last resort” decision after more than 150 whales were stranded on a remote beach.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, OCTOBER 12 2021: Higher volumes of cars are seen back on the roads today after more than 100 days of restrictions across NSW are lifted in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Major changes to popular maps app

Aussies will be encouraged to take the most fuel-efficient route next time they plug in an address in this maps app.

Major change to Aussie kitchen staple

Environmentally conscious households will soon be able to save more soft plastics from going to landfill through this new recycling program.

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TOPSHOT - Mount Ruang volcano erupts in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on April 19, 2024. A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky on April 19, after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks rained down on their villages. (Photo by Ronny Adolof BUOL / AFP)

More smoke, ash as Indonesian volcano erupts again

The threat from an Indonesian volcano that has erupted more than half a dozen times is not over, as it belched more smoke and ash and an international airport remains closed. See the photos.

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Southeast Queensland and northern NSW is forecast for rain this weekend. Picture: BOM

Grim weekend outlook as mercury plummets

Cold conditions could prove to be a washout for the school holiday makers despite “unbelievable” warmth in the West.

19/4/2024 : Researcher Dr Elvis Okoffo with samples of water he tests fand measures Nanoplastics, in a lab at Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) . Nanoplastics are minuscule bits of plastic, measuring less than one micrometre, which is about one sixtieth the size of a grain of salt, so small they've not previously been able to be measured. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

Revealed: how much plastic is in our water

For the first time, researchers have discovered just how many particles of nanoplastic lurk in our drinking water – amid concerns about what it means for human health.

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Tragedy as missing boy killed by crocodile

The body of a 16-year-old boy who was missing has been found after he was attacked by a crocodile while trying to swim to shore.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos - MAY 23 2023: A general stock view of Police tape on a crime scene in Sydney NSW. Picture : NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Toxic spill forces road shutdown

Motorists have been warned to avoid a major arterial road after a highly toxic substance spilt from a truck.

Tree nearly crushes pair of dads

Tree nearly crushes pair of dads

Two dads managed to escape uninjured after a tree came crashing down while they were sitting by the fire at a home in Virginia on April 12.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 5 APRIL 2024: Fencing and warning tape seen around playground equipment at a park where asbestos has been found at Hosken Reserve in Coburg. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Likely cause of asbestos dumping revealed

The spread of asbestos at parks and reserves in an Australian capital city is getting bigger.

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Strange theory about Dubai killer floods

At least 20 people have now died from the intense flooding that hit the UAE but a strange theory has emerged about what could have intensified it.

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