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Ongoing heatwave and thunderstorms in Victoria and South Australia.

State smashed by ‘hours of lightning’

Thousands have gone without power as wild storms battered one state, with “hours of lightning” recorded in a major city and its surrounds.

‘Leave now’: Urgent plea amid flooding event

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‘Leave now’: Urgent plea amid flooding event

A person has died and thousands remain without power as dangerous floodwaters inundate towns and cities in north Queensland.

Bins in Sydney’s inner west. Picture: Supplied

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Trendy Aussie area now ’maggot-infested’

A statewide mandate has divided residents and councils with some saying the scheme has turned their area into a “garbage tip”.

Temperatures are expected to soar across much of Australia this weekend. Picture: Windy.com

Millions to swelter through new heatwave

Heatwave warnings have been issued for Aussies across several states ahead of a scorching weekend.

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Origin Energy's Eraring power station. SUPPLIED

Electricity emissions coming down

Bit by bit, and panel by panel, the electricity sector is reducing its overall contribution to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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*FILE PIX* NCA NewsWire Photos: Residents and firefighters fight a bushfire that has threatened homes in Rainbow Flat on NSW Mid North Coast. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

‘Intensifying’: Chilling warning after fatal fires

The coroner who led a wide-ranging two-year inquiry into the horror Black Summer bushfires has warned of escalating ‘ risks’ to Australians.

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*FILE PIX* NCA NewsWire Photos: Residents and firefighters fight a bushfire that has threatened homes in Rainbow Flat on NSW Mid North Coast. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

‘Intensifying’: Chilling warning after fatal fires

The coroner who led a wide-ranging two-year inquiry into the horror Black Summer bushfires has warned of escalating ‘ risks’ to Australians.

Western Australia residents are being urged to “act immediately to survive” as a Bushfire Emergency Warning has been issued., , The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued the warning for parts of Blythewood, Coolup, Meelon, Nanga Brook,Oakley, Teesdale and Waroona in the Shires of Waroona and Murray just before noon on Monday. Picture: Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA (posted 24/3/2024)

Campers who sparked fire avoid charges

A group of campers who sparked a devastating bushfire that destroyed homes will not be charged, as the blaze continues to burn for a fourth day.

UpdatedMotoring

Albo makes huge call on utes and SUVs

Albo makes huge call on utes and SUVs

After copping fierce criticism from some vehicle manufacturers, the Albanese government has made a huge call on new cars.

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Rain forecast for Australia this week. Picture WeatherZone.JPG

Grim forecast for Easter long weekend

A wet weekend is ahead for some states as a weather system that drenched the north starts to move south.

QFES Facebook bushfire image from Miles in September.

How Australia can avoid climate disaster

A new report has revealed exactly what it’s going to take for Australia to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Heavy rain is hammering South East Queensland. Picture: BOM

State battered by cyclone rain dump

Lingering effects of a tropical cyclone are dousing huge chunks of Australia in rain, causing issues on the roads ahead of the Easter long weekend.

BreakingMotoring

Toyota recalled some of its Landcruiser 300 models on February 27, 2024. Picture: Supplied

Utes, SUVs face weaker pollution caps

After copping fierce criticism from some automotive manufacturers, the Albanese government has softened its proposed pollution caps for new cars.

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Western Australia residents are being urged to “act immediately to survive” as a Bushfire Emergency Warning has been issued., , The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued the warning for parts of Blythewood, Coolup, Meelon, Nanga Brook,Oakley, Teesdale and Waroona in the Shires of Waroona and Murray just before noon on Monday. Picture: Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA (posted 24/3/2024)

Wild detail on blaze that destroyed homes

The bizarre cause of an out-of-control bushfire has been revealed as residents are urged to “act immediately to survive”.

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