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‘Do not touch’: Mystery balls shut beaches

People have been advised to avoid beaches in one coastal area after council workers made this grim discovery.

Sydney commuters are being warned to take extreme caution on the roads on Friday morning as a thick blanket of fog covers the city.

‘Dangerous’: Warning as fog blankets city

Sydney commuters are being warned to take extreme care as fog covers the city, creating dangerous conditions.

Sinkhole at Tunks Park, Cammeray in Sydney's north. Picture: 9News

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Sydney cops month of rain in one day

The record rainfall comes with roads across NSW cut off due to major flooding, while two men are dead after crashing into a river during heavy rain.

Sinkhole at Tunks Park, Cammeray in Sydney's north. Picture: 9News

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Sydney cops month of rain in one day

The record rainfall comes with roads across NSW cut off due to major flooding, while two men are dead after crashing into a river during heavy rain.

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A savage winter blast is sweeping across the country, bringing gale-force winds, icy temperatures and widespread weather alerts. Image: Weatherzone

Brutal winter blast sparks warnings

A savage winter blast is sweeping across the country, bringing gale-force winds, icy temperatures and widespread weather alerts.

A cold snap is set to hit the southern part of Australia: Picture Weatherzone

Millions brace for brutal cold fronts

A fresh wave of wild weather is preparing to lash Australia, bringing freezing winds, thunderstorms and icy blasts to millions.

Windy weather has finally subsided across Australia but a cold front is bearing down on the southeast coast

States told to brace for weekend cold front

Windy weather has finally subsided across Australia’s southern regions, but a cold front is bearing down on these states for the weekend.

Supplied image of Red Fire Ants from the Invasive Species Council of Australia. An outbreak of fire ants has hit BHP's Broadmeadow Mine in Central Queensland. Red imported fire ants are an invasive ant species that can infect painful stings on people and animals Picture: Supplied

Fury as fire ants hit major coalmine

A fire ant outbreak has hit a coalmine in a major mining state, with environmentalists calling the discovery a “spectacular failure”.

This handout image released by Simon Fraser University/James Cook University on January 16, 2023, shows bull sharks in the waters off Fiji. - Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published on January 16, 2023, in the journal Nature Communications. Coral reefs, which harbour at least a quarter of all marine animals and plants, are gravely menaced by an array of human threats, including overfishing, pollution and climate change. Shark and ray species -- from apex predators to filter feeders -- play an important role in these delicate ecosystems that

‘Year-round’: New Sydney shark warning

An aggressive shark species could be staying for longer in the world-famous Sydney Harbour, new research has warned.

Devastating confirmation of 6th mass bleaching event in 9 years on the Great Barrier Reef demands action on climate, The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its 6th mass bleaching event in the last 9 years. Only the second time mass bleaching has occurred in consecutive summers., , , Coral bleaching stretches over 1300 km from Townsville to Cape York, with alarming heat stress in the Far North., , Flood plumes impact the northern and central regions, threatening coral and seagrass habitats vital to turtles and dugongs., , The next Australian Government must rapidly cut climate pollution, commit to no new fossil fuel approvals., , The Reef needs an Emergency Response Plan to increase resilience for reefs affected by major events like bleaching, cyclones and floods. , Bleached Coral on the Outer Reef Near Cairns. Photo: Angelina Pilarinos

‘Won’t survive’: Huge fear for Aussie treasure

Politicians have been served a major wake-up call when it comes to the management of one of the world’s most-treasured natural wonders.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for parts of NSW. Picture: Sky News Australia

Wild weather warning for this capital city

There will be “one last sting in the tail” of the polar air blast that has marched across Australia, with wild winds to continue battering the nation.

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A severe weather warning is in place.

Wild winds batter southern Australia

Hundreds remain in the dark on Wednesday as damaging winds rip through parts of the country, with more wild weather expected to come.

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Authorities work out how much sewage in river

Authorities are working to find out how much human waste flowed into the Swan River after a wastewater main burst.

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A significant toxic algae bloom is impacting the weaters around the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, with locals reporting painful symptoms, including sore eyes, shortness of breath and skin irritiations.

State ‘under attack’ as beaches turn toxic

There are calls for a national disaster to be declared as a toxic find in one state’s waters causes dead animals to wash up on shores and beachgoers to feel sick.

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