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Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina intensifies to category three system as it closes in on Darwin

It is the first cyclone of that strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years, with sustained winds of 120km an hour

2 hours ago

Science

Three-metre giant oarfish, ‘palace messenger’ of doom, washes up on Tasmanian beach

The enormous, serpentine fish, regarded in Japanese folklore as a herald of disaster, usually live deep below the surface and are only sighted when sick or dying

18 hours ago

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Tropical cyclone Fina intensifies to category two and could hit NT coast on Friday

If it makes impact on Friday, it would be the earliest cyclone of the season to make landfall in Australia since 1973

2 days ago

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Tropical cyclone Fina on torrential path to hit northern Australian coast this week

If it makes impact on Friday, it would be the earliest cyclone of the season to make landfall in Australia since 1973

2 days ago

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Plan for Australia’s largest carbon capture project near Darwin criticised as creating ‘dumping ground’

Climate advocates fear the project, proposed by Japanese oil and gas giant Inpex, would turn the area into the ‘world’s largest carbon dumping ground’

Nov 14, 2025

Science

Twice as effective as nets: shark-spotting drones to become ‘permanent fixture’ on Queensland beaches

State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life

Nov 10, 2025

Technology

Nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual strain’ of salmonella after dozens infected across Australia

Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in multiple supermarkets and grocers

Nov 8, 2025

Technology

One-year-old girl dies after being struck by freight train in NSW

The toddler was treated by paramedics at the scene in the tiny village of Baan Baa on Friday night but later died in hospital

Nov 8, 2025

World

‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes

Not only do remora fish enjoy a sumptuous feast of whale skin by hitching a ride on cetaceans, they even breathe easier

Nov 6, 2025

World

Australians have been promised three free hours of solar power a day. Here’s what you need to know

Customers won’t need solar panels to benefit from the scheme – but will need a smart meter

Nov 4, 2025

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Australian wholesale electricity prices are falling. So when will power bills stop rising?

The cost of generating power is definitely getting cheaper but the savings may take time to flow through

Nov 1, 2025

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Australian wholesale electricity prices are falling. So when will power bills stop rising?

The cost of generating power is definitely getting cheaper, but the savings may take time to flow through

Nov 1, 2025

World

Bats in the ’burbs: how to give nature’s nighttime acrobats a helping hand

Spring marks the start of bat baby season. Even if you can’t see them, small changes can make a big difference for our nocturnal neighbours

Oct 31, 2025

BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble

Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says

Oct 31, 2025

Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future

From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers say

Oct 28, 2025

The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system

Fish named after Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus was most recently tracked at a section of the mid-Murray, near Belsar Island

Oct 26, 2025

RIP plastic pumpkins: simple tricks for a greener Halloween

It’s one night of the year but debris haunts neighbourhoods well after 31 October. Is it time to exorcise the monster trash?

Oct 24, 2025

Sydney temperatures soar 10C in 90 minutes as wild winds and weather batter Victoria

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40C

Oct 22, 2025

Sydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and Victoria

Temperatures forecast by Bureau of Meteorology to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging wind gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coast

Oct 22, 2025

October heat records broken across Australia as Sydney braces for temperatures way above the norm

Birdsville sets new high as BoM forecasts more record hot weather, with heatwave warnings in place in some states

Oct 21, 2025