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Seven months after an El Niño associated with hotter and drier weather got under way, conditions have returned to neutralFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Bureau of Meteorology has declared the El Niño weather event of 2023-24 to be over, with odds increasing that its cooler counterpart, the La...

Hardest hit areas were Illawarra, Nepean and Hawkesbury and premier says 29 homes were completely inundatedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastResidents in flood-ravaged parts of New South Wales are returning to their properties after some areas were evacuated over the weekend and several homes were destroyed.The NSW SES received...

Sydney expected to be badly affected as further downpours and strong winds forecast to lash New South Wales coastSouth-eastern Australia has been experiencing heavy rain since Thursday night, which will continue until Saturday morning local time. New South Wales will be particularly badly affected, with cumulative rainfall totals of 150-200m along coastal stretches.Hourly totals are expected to reach 10-20mm at times, with the worst-affected...

Drivers have been urged to reconsiders their travel plans ahead of a forecast delugeBoM weather radar: track the path of the storms and latest updates and warnings for NSW and QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rainfall will drench parts of Queensland and New South Wales this weekend, with...

Man, 71, found near vehicle in Logan as NSW and Qld residents warned to prepare for up to 200mm of rain, thunderstorms, flash flooding – and black skiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man has been found dead near his vehicle in Queensland flood waters as storms bring heavy...

Calm outlook for Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney follows extreme bouts of dry and warm weather across south and west of countryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA spectacular Easter long weekend is expected for much of Australia, with warm and sunny conditions forecast for most capitals before rain...

McArthur River at community of Borroloola predicted to peak at 18 metres, three metres higher than previous 2001 recordFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 100 people have been evacuated from the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola as it faces dangerous record flooding just days after it was...

Severe tropical cyclone crosses coast southeast of Port McArthur and will move inland before weakening Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTrack the path of the cyclone with the BoM radar mapTropical Cyclone Megan has made landfall in the Northern Territory and will move inland towards the Kimberley region before...

Wind gusts of up to 220km/h expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to coastal communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTop End communities are bracing for the crossing of severe Tropical Cyclone Megan, with destructive wind gusts of up to 220km/h expected to bring widespread damage, heavy rainfall and...

This blog is now closed.The path to re-election for Queensland Labor looks like a narrowing goat track after its ‘Super Saturday’ lossesPaterson blasts government’s immigration detention policyShadow home affairs minister James Paterson is now asked about immigration detention, given the government has been briefing that the high court is unlikely to allow indefinite detention to continue.We have a risk now, that is that offenders,...

Bureau of Meteorology expects the cyclone to strengthen to a category-two system overnight and into category three by Sunday eveningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA tropical cyclone has formed over the Top End, with Territorians warned to prepare for destructive wind gusts, heavy rainfall and potential flooding over coming days.Tropical Cyclone Megan formed over the Gulf of...

Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east...

Bureau of Meteorology says only 2018-19 and 2019-20 summers were warmer, meaning Australia’s three hottest seasons have occurred in the past six yearsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians endured the country’s third-hottest summer on record, while odds strongly favour a hotter and drier than usual autumn, the Bureau of Meteorology has said.The top-three ranking applied for each...

Residents across state’s west told to take action while bushfire continues to burn near BallaratTrack fire warnings with Vic EmergencyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities were on high alert for bushfires as temperatures rose across Victoria on Wednesday afternoon, with the state’s control centre warning the state was not...

Temperatures tipped to climb above 40C in parts of the state on Wednesday with extreme fire conditions forecast in six weather districtsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOfficials are rushing to set up a long-term base camp for hundreds of firefighters with more than half of Victoria on high alert...

This blog is now closedEducation minister hints at relief on student Hecs debt and university course fee changesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastReport says HECS needs to be ‘simpler and fairer’: ClareClare says the report includes recommendations about student allowances and proposals around indexation and how to reduce HECS payments He says it makes clear that “HECS...

Firefighters continue to battle blazes as they brace for temperatures to exceed 40C in western parts of the state this weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSix homes have been destroyed by bushfires in Victoria, as authorities issue a warning of “grave concern” for fire danger in the state on...

This blog is now closedAlbanese signs WA GST pledge on reporter’s arm and signals possible support for state’s nickel minersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBirmingham backs Dutton’s asylum boat commentsThe shadow foreign minister, Simon Birmingham, was on ABC RN earlier this morning.It is our responsibility to hold the government to account and if there are cuts to...

About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affectedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFour people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydney’s botanic gardens.A spokesperson for New South Wales...

Authorities working to ‘get Victorians back online as quickly as possible’, state’s energy minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHalf a million households in Victoria are without electricity and trains have been suspended across metropolitan Melbourne after a power station went down during storms. Continue reading...

Five capitals swelter through 30C-plus temperatures as dramatic cool change forecast to sweep Melbourne and regional Victoria on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorians sweltering through their first heatwave of the summer have been warned of possible “catastrophic” bushfires when a dramatic cool change hits on Tuesday, as much...

Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMuch of southern Queensland and eastern New South Wales will be gripped by heatwave conditions over the weekend as western Sydney and Melbourne brace for temperatures in the high 30s on Sunday.Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has continued to...

This blog is now closedQueensland man charged with murder of Kowanyama woman he told inquest went ‘walkabout’ 11 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUpdate on Queensland floodingSenior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to ABC News Breakfast just earlier to provide an update on the rain and flooding in Queensland.Last night the rainfall totals were between 50mm...

More than 23,000 residents without electricity days after category-three storm lashed coast on ThursdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCyclone-affected residents have been offered disaster assistance in northern Queensland, where tens of thousands of customers remain without power.Personal hardship assistance grants have been offered to residents of the Townsville and Burdekin shires after Tropical Cyclone Kirrily crossed the...