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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 9, 2022: Plastic bags below a notice in Coles at Park Holme in AdelaideÃs south saying soft plastic bags will no longer be recycled . Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Major update in plastics recycling scheme

The new scheme is an ‘important stepping stone’ to reduce the rising levels of soft plastics, following the 2022 collapse of the recycling scheme REDcycle.

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A nine-year-old surfer has survived a shark attack on a NSW far south coast beach., , Bowie Daly was surfing at Tathra Beach at 4:30pm on Thursday when a shark grabbed his surfboard. Picture: ABC

Horror moment boy, 9, attacked by shark

A young boy has relived the moment he was attacked by a shark while surfing, leaving him screaming for help in the water when his board was smashed to pieces.

Barnaby Joyce and Tanya Plibersek. Source: Supplied

Barnaby’s shot at minister over ‘new’ tax

A Nationals heavyweight has come out in support of a looming new road tax for some drivers.

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There is rain off the NSW coast. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

More grim news after city cops drenching

Sydneysiders hoping for a break from the rain which smashed the city this weekend will have to keep waiting, forecasts suggest.

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Rodents are outnumbering residents in this Sydney inner-city apartment block

‘Catastrophic’: Rat population ‘explodes’

Giant rats are outnumbering residents in this inner-city apartment block, with one pest controller warning the rodent population has “exploded” across Sydney.

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Your election day weather forecast

As Aussies gear up to cast their votes on election day, some need to be more prepared than others because of what Mother Nature has in store.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning as thunderstorms develop across Sydney and surrounding regions. Picture: Nine News

BOM warning as hailstones pound Sydney

Parts of Sydney were blanketed in hail on Tuesday as the nation’s leading weather forecaster issued a fresh warning for flash flooding and severe weather.

Weather map of Australia image.

Warning after millions cop drenching

Aussies smashed by days of heavy rain may not be out of the woods yet, with warnings for numerous areas still in place.

Federal Election

NCA 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION, Labor Bus. April 23, 2025. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail in Western Australia. The PM is joined by Premier Roger Cook, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, WA Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson and Acting CEO of Synergy Kurt Baker. They are visiting the Collie Battery Energy Storage System located at the Collie Power Station in the electorate of O'Connor. Collie is one of the seven proposed sites for Peter DuttonÃs nuclear reactors. Picture: Mark Stewart / NewsWire

‘Climate charlatans’: Greens’ big call on Labor

With less than a week before Australia votes, the Greens have revealed a key demand Anthony Albanese will need to consider if he needs to form minority government.

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Wet weather is forecast across the NSW east coast.

‘Prepare to isolate’: Wild weather warning

Residents have been warned to “prepare to isolate” as one state is smashed by rain in a wet end to the long weekend.

Wet weather is forecast across the NSW east coast.

Sydney to cop drenching as state smashed by wild weather

Residents have been warned to “prepare to isolate” as one state is smashed by rain in a wet end to the long weekend.

Freak climate event spells disaster. Picture: Supplied

Chilling event could eradicate 2 billion lives

A freak weather event in one of the world’s most densely-populated areas is threatening two billion lives.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 24, 2021: An Aerial view of the Housing Market in the Western Sydney region where many homes have solar panels installed on the rooftops, Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Rooftop solar output surges 20 per cent

The country’s rooftop solar output spiked by 20 per cent over the summer period, according to new data, now accounting for a record cut of the nation’s electricity grid.

Crew members are seen working onboard the USS Asheville, a Los Angeles-class nuclear powered fast attack submarine, during a visit to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Picture: NCA NewsWire / pool / Richard Wainwright

‘Foolish’: AUKUS debate MIA on campaign trail

AUKUS paints a target on Australia and the ‘poor, secret’ $368bn deals should be urgently reviewed by the next government, a retired general says.

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