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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...

Heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding forecast across Kimberley, Northern Territory and much of Cape York peninsulaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNorthern Australia is battening down the hatches as the Bureau of Meteorology warns intensifying activity in the Coral Sea is likely to result in the formation of Cyclone Kirrily.While the low-pressure system won’t be...

Heavy rain and winds hit central wheat belt, goldfields, south coastal and great southern districts shortly after BoM severe weather warning, leading to widespread power outageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAbout 15,000 households are without power in the south-western region of Western Australia after a thunderstorm tore through the...

Damaging weather and heavy rain pummels Darwin as BoM forecasts another cyclone could cross Queensland’s east coast from TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland residents face the threat of another cyclone reaching their shores within days as intense rain continues across Australia’s north.A tropical low building in the Coral...

Wet weather drenches Melbourne and Sydney as BoM forecast shows 55% risk of another Queensland cyclone by MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWet weather continued across northern and eastern parts of Australia on Wednesday, as Queensland residents prepared for the possibility of another cyclone in coming days.The Bureau of...

Fire breaks out at RAAF base as firefighters battle four significant blazes in the Wanneroo and Chittering areasGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA potentially dangerous fire has broken out at an RAAF base as soaring temperatures and windy conditions cause havoc for firefighters north of Perth.The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon near the entrance to RAAF...

BoM forecasts heavy rain for south-east Queensland and northern NSW, while across the far north temperatures will remain in the 40sParts of south-east Queensland are being battered by heavy rain in a soggy start to the new year, with dangerous flooding predicted.Intense falls in some areas could lead to life-threatening flash flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...

‘It’s hot. It’s just hot’, says Wendy McWhirter Brooks a resident of the remote Western Australian town of Marble BarThere will be no fireworks in Marble Bar as residents of the “hottest town in Australia” sweat through a scorching New Year’s Eve.The mercury in the remote Western Australian towns of Marble Bar and Roebourne were expected to reach 48C on Sunday, with top temperatures...

Conditions 8C to 12C above average across large parts of Australia’s north, with little reprieve for storm-ravaged areasA severe heatwave is expected to affect parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia heading into the new year.Large swathes have been put on alert, with conditions 8C to 12C above average. Continue reading...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTasmanian yacht Alive is in the box seat to take out Sydney to Hobart yacht race’s overall honours, with skipper Duncan Hine confident the 66-footer has a winning time on the board.Hine and his crew finished the 628-nautical-mile blue water classic yesterday afternoon as clubhouse leaders on handicap...

Surging consumption comes despite ‘very sleepy period’ for electricity use, energy expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesQueensland’s electricity supplies are expected to be strained for a second day in a row as the heatwave roasting much of northern Australia lifts power demand to near-record levels.The mercury exceeded its forecast maximum for Brisbane of 37C by early afternoon and was recently...