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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 01 JANUARY, 2025:Early morning sunrise coverage from Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as the first day of 2025 rings in with revellers from New Years Eve still enjoying festivities as dawn breaks.Picture: NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Aussies warned to avoid iconic beaches

Warnings have been issued for more than 50 popular beaches across one state as ongoing rainfall and thunderstorms cause harmful bacteria levels to spike.

Bitumen torn up in Kingaroy near the cemetary. Photo: Ben Elais

Flash flooding sweeps storm-ravaged state

Roads have been blocked and ripped apart as emergency flash flooding warnings are issued for parts of a state being smashed by wet and stormy weather.

TOPSHOT - In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025. Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles remained totally uncontained January 9, 2025, authorities said, as US National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. Swaths of the United States' second-largest city lay in ruins, with smoke blanketing the sky and an acrid smell pervading almost every building. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Owner reveals how miracle mansion survived

The owner of a multimillion-dollar mansion has shared his wonder at how it’s still standing after its neighbours were obliterated.

Anthony Albanese has spoken about the LA fires.

PM’s ‘appalling’ comments on LA slammed

As Los Angeles still burns — claiming lives, homes and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee — Anthony Albanese has taken a swipe.

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NSW rainfall totals on February 5. Picture: BOM

One state facing days of rain

Parts of one Aussie state have received record rainfall levels as ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily tracks south.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. FEBRUARY 5, 2024: Suncorp Group Chief Executive Officer, Steve Johnston appears before the Economics CommitteeÃ¢â¬â¢s inquiry into insurersÃ¢â¬â¢ response to the 2022 floods at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Frank admission over flood victims’ ‘living hell’

After being lashed by consumer groups, major insurers have fronted federal MPs to apologise to customers affected by the 2022 floods.

Severe weather is set to hit much of NSW from February 5, 2024. Picture: Weatherzone

‘Life-threatening’ rain, floods to smash state

Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has already caused widespread damage in Queensland and now Australia’s most populous state is expected to suffer.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 25, 2022: Tesla Supercharger charging station in Franklin St, Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Utes, SUVs risk price hikes, industry warns

New vehicle emissions caps, designed to force car makers to offer more low emissions models to Australia, could crimp the supply and affordability of utes and SUVs, the automotive industry has warned.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 3 FEBRUARY 2024: People enjoy the hot weather at St. Kilda Beach. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Heat, fires, floods: wild weekend weather

Melbourne will swelter through its hottest day of the year so far, while heatwaves, severe flooding and another potential cyclone hit Queensland.

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Radar pic of ex-tropical cyclone Kirrilly.

State hit by ‘life threatening’ flooding

Queenslanders still being slammed by ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily have been warned of the chance of a third system hitting the state this summer.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 12, 2024: Signage on fences around a closed Sydney's Rozelle Parklands. Sydney's Rozelle Parklands is closed not long after it opened in December last year due to asbestos being found in the park.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Watchdog acts on Sydney asbestos find

The NSW Environmental Protection Authority has issued a series of clean up orders after asbestos was discovered at a series of sites across Sydney.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg laughs as she and fellow defendants and supporters return to Westminster Magistrates Court in London on February 2, 2024, on the second day of their public order offence trial. Activist Greta Thunberg defied police orders to move during a climate demonstration, prosecutors told a London court on Thursday, on the first day of her two-day trial for public order offences. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

‘Ridiculous’ Greta Thunberg case thrown out

The Swedish climate campaigner has won a victory after a judge ruled it was police, not her, who were acting “unlawfully” at a protest.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, OCTOBER 19, 2022. Cleanup continues for Maribyrnong residents after Fridays floods. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Warning over treatment of flood victims

Australia’s insurance industry is ill-prepared and under-resourced to assist people impacted by severe natural disasters, an inquiry has been told.

Queensland is bracing for more severe weather events. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

1000mm deluge to drench one state

Residents in one state can expect to be drenched by 1000mm downpours while battling a heatwave as a potential tropical cyclone brews nearby.

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