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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 05, 2020 - A lifeguard pictured watching the crowd at Bondi Beach on Monday October 05, 2020 as temperatures reached 30 degrees. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Warning after 41 Aussies drown in 36 days

An expert has issued a dire warning after 41 people drowned in Australian waterways over the holiday period.

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23/12/2024: Deputy Premier of Queensland Deputy Premier of Queensland Jarrod Bleijie and Health Minister Tim Nicholls announce New South Wales Infrastructure specialist Sam Sangster is appointed to assess the Hospital Capacity Expansion Program hold a press conference at State Parliament this morning. Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

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‘Unacceptable’: Bleijie blasts own energy distributor for aircon cut-off

Acting Premier Jarrod Bleijie says its unacceptable that thousands of sweltering Queenslanders had the cooling function on their airconditioners turned off remotely. SEE THE MAP

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South-east Australia can expect to see a cool change from Sunday. Picture: BOM

‘Relief’ for millions as cool change hits

Millions of Aussies who have spent the last few days experiencing a heatwave can soon look forward to cooler temperatures throughout the week.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 14, 2020: Police officers from South Sydney Police Area Command are pictured on scene at Erskineville Housing Estate where a 57 year old man died following an assault on Swanson Street, Erskineville. A 28 year old man was arrest several hours later and taken to Mascot Police Station. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Why Australia will face crippling crime boom

As temperatures continue to soar, a sobering study has found climate change will be responsible for 72,000 additional crimes a year in Australia.

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Khattab Abu Haish, 19, was reported to have been swept out to sea, while trying to rescuing a family member at Congo Beach. Picture: Supplied.

Update in search for missing 19yo swimmer

A man who was swept out to sea on Boxing Day has been identified as 19-year-old Khattab Abu Haish.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire photos FEBUARY 08 2022: A view of bins out full of rubbish waiting to be emptied in Surry Hills as the waste workers strike continues leaving the streets of the city of Sydney overrun with rubbish. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

‘All the flies’: Garbage spills onto streets

Bins in one local council area are overflowing post-Christmas as garbage workers continue industrial action.

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Mia Holland-McCormack died in floodwaters on Boxing Day.

9yo who drowned in floodwaters identified

The girl wandered off from her family home shortly before a severe thunderstorm hit the area.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos: DECEMBER 26 2023: A view of Bronte Beach in Sydney on Boxing Day morning. Photo by: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

28 places where Aussies shouldn’t swim

Following recent storm activity, a warning has been issued to avoid dozens of popular swimming areas for this reason.

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**FILE** A Oct. 28, 2013 file photo of the sign at Warner Brothers Movie World theme park on the Gold Coast. About a dozen thrill-seekers are stuck on a Movie World roller coaster after carriages got stuck at the top of the towering ride Arkham Asylum ride, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Aussies without power until New Year

One state’s Christmas Day storm has wreaked havoc, leaving thousands without power and denying families a Boxing Day out at a tourism mecca’s famous theme parks.

Residents of Rutherford in NSW posted photos of massive hail stones after a storm swept through the town on Boxing Day in 2023. Picture: Supplied

‘Insane’: Massive hail stones smash town

The weather ravaging eastern Australia has damaged houses, knocked out power for thousands and pelted residents with massive hail stones.

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LAVO's hydrogen-powered barbecue in action. Picture: Studio Air

How new invention could save the Aussie barbie

From solar windows to a flame-free barbecue, here are five Aussie-made low-emission innovations that could help save the world.

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Scenes from Bronte Beach during and after Christmas

‘Disgusting’: Fury over wild Sydney beach party

A local councillor who oversees eastern Sydney’s iconic beaches says what happened to Bronte on Christmas was ‘unacceptable’ and he is worried about what’s coming next.

Scenes from Bronte Beach during and after Christmas

‘Unacceptable’: Councillor’s fury after beach fiasco

A local councillor who oversees eastern Sydney’s iconic beaches says what happened to Bronte on Christmas was ‘unacceptable’ and he is worried about what’s coming next.

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‘White Christmas’: Town smashed by hail

One Aussie town is experiencing a white Christmas after a huge hailstorm swept through. It comes as wild weather plagues the east coast.

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