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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, NOVEMBER 10, 2021. Wet weather sweeps across Melbourne and is also falling on other parts of the east coast of Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

State on alert for thunderstorm asthma

Victorians have been put on alert of a high risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma that is about to hit parts of the state.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 27, 2024: Rising tide protesters against coal block the road in-front of Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Wild scenes, arrests outside parliament

Protesters from the climate action group Rising Tide have been arrested following a promised week-long protest in Canberra.

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NSW continues to swelter through a heatwave. Picture: Stormcast.

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Power stations ‘unavailable’ in heatwave

People have been left without power as major power stations remain “unavailable” while a heatwave continues to sweep NSW.

US President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he attends a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP)

Uncertainty over key Aussie climate target

Events abroad are hanging over Australia’s climate change targets, the Climate Change and Energy Minister says.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos JANUARY 02, 2022: People are seen enjoying the summer sun at Bondi Beach. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Australia smashed by extreme weather

As parts of the country bakes through a heatwave, one group of Aussies are bracing for the possibility of flooding rain.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 16, 2023: Sydney-siders flock to the beach to enjoy the hot forecasted weekend. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Calls to ambos soar amid heatwave

Emergency services will be on standby as three concerts are held in one of the hottest parts of the country on Saturday night.

At least nine properties have been damaged as a freak storm lashed the Central Coast town of Long Jetty on Saturday evening. Picture: Facebook /

Freak storm smashes coastal community

Roofs have been torn from buildings, tress and power lines brought down, and power cut off to properties after a sudden summer storm.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, DECEMBER 9, 2023. Extinction Rebellion protesters march through Melbourne CBD. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Climate protesters clog city streets

On their fourth straight day of climate protest action, Extinction Rebellion members have again targeted busy CBD streets.

The latest radar image of Cyclone Jasper, at 8am today. Picture: BOM

‘Not a drill’: Grim cyclone warning issued

Authorities have issued a critical warning to communities in North Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Jasper inches closer and closer to making landfall.

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Game-changing way AI is helping detect disease

From defeating disease to enabling the colonisation of other planets, Artificial Intelligence is set to make the impossible possible, scientists believe.

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NSW will struggle through a brutal heatwave over December 8-11. Picture: Weatherzone

Australia’s nightmare summer forecast

Australians are being told to prepare now for a summer of more frequent and longer heatwaves just as the country braces for a weekend of brutal heat. Here’s what’s coming.

Seven day rain totals in SA. Picture: WeatherZone

City smashes grim climate record

One Aussie city has cracked a grim milestone last set four years ago during a season of catastrophic bushfires.

The devastated parents of the 16-year-old girl, Stella Berry, who was killed by a shark in the Swan River yesterday have released photos of their daughter, along with a statement. Id confirmed by Amanda Sheppard

Major update after deadly shark attack

A shark-proof enclosure is almost ready to go, just in time for summer, near the site of a fatal shark attack.

AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - General view editorial generic stock photo of Australian cash money currency. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Bill spike warning as heatwave hits

Australians have been warned to be conscious of their power bill as summertime temperatures break records.

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