‘Unpredictable’ threat to budget hopes
An ‘unpredictable’ factor is threatening Australia’s hopes of a third budget surplus.
An ‘unpredictable’ factor is threatening Australia’s hopes of a third budget surplus.
Flights have been cancelled, thousands remain in the dark and commuters face ongoing disruptions amid a freak storm – equivalent to a category 1 cyclone – in NSW.
Millions of Aussies have been told to stay home and avoid travelling if necessary after a freak “cyclone bomb” sparked commuter chaos and led to services being cancelled.
A cold snap has set the stage for an “unseasonable” bout of wet weather across the east coast – with rainfall totals forecast to reach up to 300mm.
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.
AUKUS paints a target on Australia and the ‘poor, secret’ $368bn deals should be urgently reviewed by the next government, a retired general says.
A famous dachshund missing for more than a year on Kangaroo Island has safely been returned to its grateful owners, after a near 18-month search.
Two women have been injured in separate lightning strikes after one Aussie state was pounded by more than 200mm of rain over Anzac Day.
An Australian oil and gas services company ran a cartel, trying to pull suppliers into illegal contracts, a court has found.
Proposals to keep Australian coal generators working past their retirement age risks access to affordable power supply, new research shows.
After a tough summer of cyclones and marine heatwaves, a ‘summer snapshot’ has revealed the extent of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
Woolworths is facing the heat again with another shareholder resolution over its salmon farming practices lodged with the company today.
In an arachnophobes nightmare, scientists have identified 55 new species of wishbone spiders.
Aussies are being warned against putting away their summer gear just yet, with parts of the country in for another blast of blistering heat.
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