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Tropical Cyclone Sean forms near the Pilbara Coast

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Millions lashed by record-breaking rain

A tropical cyclone has brought record-breaking rain, with one area recording 274mm of rain in just 24 hours.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos December 30, 2024: Fuel prices across metropolitan Melbourne. BP, Southbank. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

State’s push for fuel price cap

One Aussie state is pushing for a major shakeup to pricing at the bowser – including 24-hour caps on fuel prices and mandatory reporting from retailers.

Tropical Cyclone Sean forms near the Pilbara Coast

‘Threat to lives’: Tropical cyclone intensifies

One state has been dealt a double blow as a tropical cyclone smashes the northern region, while residents in the south have been rocked by an earthquake.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JANUARY 19, 2025: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese in Hoxton, Western Sydney with the Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, alongside NSW Ministers to announce a $1bn upgrade. Picture: NewsWire / Simon Bullard.

Albo’s green appeal to key Aussie industry

Labor is making a multi-billion dollar appeal to a key Australian industry in a push to take it green.

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GROHNDE, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 08: Steam rises from cooling towers of the Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant on November 08, 2021 near Grohnde, Germany. The 1360 megawatt plant, which is operated by PreussenElektra, is scheduled to shut down at the end of this year. In all four nuclear power plants across Germany are scheduled to cease operation by the end of 2021 as part of Germany's ongoing exit from nuclear power. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Big fat facts missing from nuclear power debate

Finding the debate over nuclear power super-annoying? You’re not the only one, writes David Mills.

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The earthquake was 23km deep and was felt from Whanganui to Wellington. Picture: GeoNet

New Zealand rocked by magnitude 4.7 quake

New Zealand’s North Island has been rocked by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake detected near the capital.

SafeWork NSW has been referred to the ICAC

ICAC referral over killer stone failure

A workplace regulator has been referred to the watchdog over a faulty air-monitoring device which was supposed to protect vulnerable workers.

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‘Nightmare’: Grim sign of next pandemic

The possibility of a new pandemic has been raised after a disturbing discovery on the remote Antarctica continent.

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ESSENBACH, GERMANY - JULY 12: The Kernkraftwerk Isar nuclear power plant stands on July 12, 2022 near Essenbach, Germany. Germany's federal coalition government is considering letting Germany's remaining three nuclear power plants, including the Isar 2 reactor, which are supposed to shut down by the end of this year, to continue operating a short time longer in order to help bridge a possible energy shortfall this coming winter. Germany is still dependent on Russia for a large portion of its energy imports and is facing a possible shortage of natural gas should Russia continue to diminish its gas deliveries following tensions over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. (Photo by Lukas Barth/Getty Images)

Nuclear power in Australia: How much we could save on bills

The federal government says nuclear is the most expensive form of power – but the reality is many places with the technology are paying less for their electricity than we are. See the full list.

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‘Please leave’: ‘Beast’ threatening 30k Aussies

There are tense scenes unfolding for tens of thousands of Aussies who have been sent a worrying text message.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire 15/05/23.CEO of the BOM , Andrew Johnson announces strategies to prepare Queensland for future natural disasters.Picture: Glenn Campbell

‘Catastrophising’: BOM boss lashes out

The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has taken a swipe at the media while defending his agency’s performance over a devastating summer.

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he Ross Jones Memorial pool has been reopened after fly larvae was removed. Picture: Supplied/Facebook

Beach pool closed over ‘gross’ discovery

A popular beach pool was closed to visitors hoping to cool off over the weekend after “some unwelcome swimmers” were found in the water.

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30k told to flee as blaze threatens lives

Thousands of residents have been warned to evacuate, or risk becoming isolated and trapped, as towns in one state face their most catastrophic fire conditions in years.

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30k told to flee as blaze threatens lives

Thousands of residents have been warned to evacuate, or risk becoming isolated and trapped, as towns in one state face their most catastrophic fire conditions in years.

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