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Houses are inundated in slash and some swept away after flash floods in Dharali, a Himalayan mountain village in the Uttarkashi district of Indian state of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (India Army via AP)

‘Cloudburst’: Village wiped out, horror scenes

A horrifying surge of floodwaters and mud has annihilated a village, killing at least four people with around 100 others missing.

An artist impression of Brisbane Stadium in Victoria Park for Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Source: Queensland Government.

First Nations bid to block Olympic venue

A First Nations group has lodged a last-ditch effort to stop a controversial 63,000-seat Olympic stadium from going ahead due to concerns for a “significant” stretch of public land.

A Telstra outage is affecting more than 100,000 services across NSW.

Telstra outage affecting thousands

Telstra customers were unable to make emergency calls after severe weather cut off more than 100,000 services across NSW.

Warragamba Dam is set to spill in the next 24 hours. Picture: Supplied

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Warning as major dam nears capacity

Authorities have warned that Australia’s largest dam could spill within hours, as towns across NSW flood and a woman is missing in floodwaters.

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Casino Unit doing medical resupply to isolated resident_29 March 2025 , , SES update: parts of NSW may face 6 weeks of isolation due to flooding/rain

Town to be cut off for six weeks in floods

The SES has warned some NSW residents to prepare for up to six weeks of isolation due to flooding.

Water has been captured gushing through a jetty in WA’s northwest after ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne made landfall on Saturday morning, with residents warned the system is “still bringing some decent rain”. The category one system crossed to the east of Cockatoo Island about 2am Saturday. Picture: Weatherzone.

‘Decent rain’: Warning amid ex-Cyclone

Locals have been warned ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne is continuing to bring “decent rain” hours after it made landfall on Saturday morning.

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Quilpie drone pics of Flooding., PIC CREDIT: Roger Volz

‘Take action’: warning as flooding hits state

Residents in parts of the Gold Coast have been warned to “take action” to survive, as wild weather and flooding continues to inundate Queensland.

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Apple Maps is undergoing a big revamp to feature Indigenous names and people groups across Australia.

‘Welcome to Gadigal land’: Apple’s bold overhaul of Aussie maps

Tech giant Apple will formally recognise the Indigenous lands of Australia and New Zealand in a groundbreaking revamp of its ubiquitous Maps product. And it’s not optional.

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Queensland is continuously getting battered and bruised bysevere rainfall, leaving towns in the state’s inland and southwest regions flooded and even cut off as a week-long deluge dumps close to a year’s worth of rain within days in some areas.

Outback swamped as year’s worth of rain falls

Towns have copped more than a year’s worth of rain in as little as a week, with warnings even more is on the way.

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Inland seas have been captured in wild photos of Queensland’s outback as the state braces for another week of rain, with warnings heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. Picture: Australian Agricultural Company.

‘Inland sea’ emerges in Aussie outback

Wild photos have shed light on conditions as one state is smashed by rain, with severe weather and flood warnings issued ahead of another soggy week.

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 21: Leonardo Dicaprio attends the

DiCaprio in fresh Albo attack amid pollie’s bizarre fish stunt

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has again weighed in on a controversial Aussie issue, as a dead fish stunt causes chaos in Parliament. See the video.

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By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans and waterways each year.

‘Over a billion’: Terrifying truth about Coke

Shocking new figures have revealed the global impact of Coca-Cola products as the world chugs down an unimaginable amount by the day.

FOGO 3 bin system WA. Picture: Supplied

Aussies kick up a stink at new bin rollout

Residents have launched a petition for Aussie councils to reconsider a new bin system some have slammed as “the dumbest cost-saving measure”.

residents in Queensland are preparing for another day of heavy rains and severe storms. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for the Central West and parts of the Northern Goldfields, Upper Flinders, North West, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego Districts, which may be inundated with heavy rainfall. Picture: Windy

2000km rain band to smash states

Millions of residents have been warned of a wave of severe storms and lashings of rain, as hot air generates pseudo-monsoon conditions.

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