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AFAC has released its summer bushfire outlook for 2024. Picture: Supplied

Scary map reveals dire bushfire threat

Australia’s fire and emergency services have released a new bushfire map and vast swathes of the country are staring down a dangerous summer.

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GIPPSLAND, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 22, 2024: A coal fired powered station at Yallourn in Gippsland. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

‘Not yet:’ Grim warning on renewables rollout

A major report into Australia’s ability to reach its renewable energy target has warned the rollout is not at the “speed and scale” needed.

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Extreme heat swamped New South Wales this week, placing surging demand on the electricity grid. Picture: Weather Zone

‘It’s stuffed’: Mass blackouts feared

Aussies are being warned to brace for a summer of power blackouts as the country’s “third world” electricity grid buckles under pressure.

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An entire Western Australian town has been told to evacuate while others have been told it is “too late to leave” as an out of control bushfire continues to burn through thousands of hectares of land.

‘Too late’: Dire warning for entire shire

A dire warning has been issued for hundreds of people in a remote Aussie shire as an out-of-control bushfire continues to rage.

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AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 14 DECEMBER, 2023: Temperatures are spiking across multiple states as heatwave warnings are issued to residents ahead of sweltering conditions. Picture: Supplied via NCA NewsWire

Urgent warning as mercury spikes to 40C

Australians are being told to reduce their energy use during peak hours, as temperatures soar around the country to uncomfortable degrees.

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‘Comical’: TV stars’ cyclone coverage roasted

Cyclone Jasper has left 40,000 without power and a trail of destruction – but it hasn’t stopped social media mocking the “dramatic” TV coverage.

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Palm Cove near Cairns on December 13 just prior to Jasper’s arrival. (Photo by Brian CASSEY / AFP)

‘Quarter of homes’: Cyclone’s extreme impact

Wild winds and rain have brought hell to Queenslanders, with power wiped out to thousands of homes and more flooding on the way from Cyclone Jasper.

2023/12/11 Climate change Minister Chris Bowen at the COP28 in Dubai on Monday. Photo:Jacquelin Magnay

‘World steps up’: COP28 makes major call on fossil fuels

Australian Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said the “world has stepped up” after nearly 200 nations agreed a major breakthrough in climate change action.

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ESCAPE: Visitors look out over Kakadu from Gunlom. Covering nearly 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu National Park is teeming with wildlife, home to important Aboriginal rock art sites, and takes in diverse and exotic landscape. Picture: Tourism NT/Salty Wings

Anxious wait after sacred site damaged

Traditional owners who launched an appeal over damage caused to a sacred site will now begin the anxious wait for a High Court decision.

A dingo on Fraser Island.

Dingo attacks children at popular holiday spot

Two young children were chased down by dingoes on Fraser Island before one was bitten on the thigh.

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Final showdown over damaged sacred site

Four years after a sacred site was damaged, traditional owners have travelled to Canberra for their final fight.

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High winds from the cyclone are expected to cause issues for residents before the storm hits early on Wednesday. Photo: WeatherZone

‘Life threatening’: 300mm of rain in 6 hrs

Flash flooding and 140km/h wind gusts are expected to smash the north of the state as police urge people to listen to stay alive.

True colour satellite image of the Earth centred on Asia and Oceania with cloud coverage, during summer solstice at 6 a.m GMT. This image in orthographic projection was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites., Globe Centred On Asia And Oceania, True Colour Satellite Image (Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

‘Not a minute to lose’: Clock ticking for planet

In the heart of a city built by oil money, dozens of nations are squabbling over a deal to secure the planet’s future. But the UN has warned the clock ticking closer to midnight.

Disrupt Burrup Hub protesters blocked off a busy Perth street on Monday morning. Picture: Disrupt Burrup Hub

Chaos as protester chains self under car

Demonstrators with Disrupt Burrup Hub caused traffic chaos on Monday after blocking a major CBD thoroughfare.

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