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A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was detected near Strathalbyn, about 50 kilometres southeast of Adelaide, just after 10pm Sunday.

Earthquake shakes Aussie state

An earthquake has rattled parts of an Aussie state overnight, with hundreds of residents reporting feeling the tremors.

Stephen Queen fell from a cliff at the popular Morialta Conservation Park hiking spot. Picture: 9news

Man falls to his death picking up litter

A man who fell to his death at a popular hiking spot while trying to clean up rubbish has been remembered as a loving dad and passionate environmentalist.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2024: The Harvest moon pictured as it rises from Mount Kuring-Gai.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Rare Black Moon coming, but there’s a catch

Australia will experience a rare ‘black moon’ this weekend – but the celestial phenomenon comes with a catch for eager stargazers.

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It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.

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When it will finally stop raining

It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prior to their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

Albo reconnects with Aussie icon in China

Anthony Albanese has gotten a big dose of panda diplomacy in China, reconnecting with an Aussie favourite as he winds down his state visit.

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above a camping site at the Negev desert near the city of Mitzpe Ramon on August 11, 2020 during the Perseids meteor shower, which occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

How to see year’s ‘best meteor shower’

The famous Perseids return to night skies tonight. Here’s when it peaks, how it works, and how Aussies can catch a glimpse.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - May 28, 2025: Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson for the environment holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Greens demand PM act on toxic bloom

As one Aussie state continues to suffer from a “disaster” algae bloom that is putting the future of the fisheries industry in crisis, the Greens have made a simple demand from Albo.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 21, 2024: Allegra Spender MP meets with Prof Bob Breunig and Dr Ken Henry at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Mind boggles’: Big call to bring back old tax

A former Treasury boss says the axing of a controversial tax “still boggles the mind” amid calls for stronger action to protect the environment.

There’s a glacier in Antarctica scientists are calling the “Doomsday Glacier.” Photo by HANDOUT / NASA / AFP)

‘Doomsday glacier’ could swallow cities

The collapse of this one glacier could raise sea levels enough to swallow cities all over the world.

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Dolphins help clean up plastic cups dropped in the sea

Dolphins help clean up plastic cups dropped in the sea

Fin-tastic cleanup: Dolphins help lady retrieve plastic cups she accidentally dropped in the sea

Two men have been jailed over the 2023 felling of an iconic tree.

‘Morons’: 4 years’ jail for cutting down tree

Two men have been sentenced with four years jail time over the “moronic mission” chopping down a much-loved tree.

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The location of Saibai Island in Queensland. Picture: Google Maps

Shock call as ‘real risk’ island will disappear

A landmark court decision has found while there’s a ‘real risk’ two small islands considered part of Australia will disappear, the government owes them nothing.

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The location of Saibai Island in Queensland. Picture: Google Maps

Shock call as ‘real risk’ island will disappear

A landmark court decision has found while there’s a ‘real risk’ two small islands considered part of Australia will disappear, the government owes them nothing.

NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION Labor BUS. DAY 17 14/04/2025 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail In the SA.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the Prospect Corner housing development in Adelaide with steel framing and houses under construction with workers on site, the flagship site of the Housing Australia Future Fund in South Australia.Prime Minister Anthony AlbaneseSouth Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas (blue jacket and tan pants)Foreign Minister Penny Wong (burgundy jacket)Housing and Homelessness Minister Clare ONeil (purple jacket)Federal Member for Adelaide Steve Georganas (grey suit)Federal Member for Boothby Louise Miller-Frost (red jacket)South Australian Housing Minister Nick ChampionPicture: Jason Edwards / NewsWire

One thing missing to fix Aussie crisis

Australia is dragging the developed world in one key area, with an expert suggesting a solution to “get this right” and “break the “deadlock”.

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