‘Supercharged’: El Niño brings drier, hotter conditions
Scientists say an El Niño phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.
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The "official" start of the Australian ski season has arrived and snow is falling just in the nick of time.
Wild weather that lashed Australia's west coast is moving east, with southern states warned that high winds and heavy rain is on the way.
Winter's back and as we face months of freezing weather, cartoonist PAUL DORIN – as always – sees the funny side.
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‘Stay inside’: millions on alert for powerful storms
The worst is yet to come for millions as a storm of rare power lashes Australia's west coast, leaving thousands without power.
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Flash flooding hits states as rain hammers east coast
Severe weather has battered Australia's eastern seaboard, with huge rainfall totals recorded in multiple states triggering flash flooding.
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Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills
A state has been warned climate change-linked weather hazards endanger almost a fifth of the value of major infrastructure assets.
The storm season has officially ended, with emergency crews responding to more than 800 incidents across the ACT since late 2025.
The damage brought by Tropical Cyclone Narelle in the worst-hit areas is still being assessed but recovery will not be swift.
Residents in the firing line of a destructive ex-tropical cyclone have been warned to remain vigilant, with damaging winds and heavy rain still to come.
Eastern states have been lashed with heavy rain and strong winds as skiers rejoice after fresh snow lands the first powder of the season.
Top End locals are anxiously watching river levels as ex-tropical cyclone Narelle moves west, triggering flood warnings in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has crossed into its second Australia jurisdiction, bring with it the threat of further flooding for sodden communities.
Remote Top End residents are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rain and flash flooding as a major cyclone approaches its second landfall.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is lashing Australia's far north, with residents told to shelter in place as the powerful storm batters the flood-ravaged region.
A remote community is bracing for the biggest cyclone to hit the region in more than a century, seven years after a category four storm devastated the town.
A flood-hit region is on high alert after a monster system hurtling toward northern Australia intensifies, with Cyclone Narelle upgraded to category five.
A flood-hit region is bracing for more destruction after being warned one of the biggest cyclones in living memory is set to hit northern Australia.
Australia is seesawing between floods and fires with increasing frequency, leaving a trail of ecosystem stress, property damage and strained council budgets.
