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'Tinderbox': conditions combine to ignite fire risk

'Tinderbox': conditions combine to ignite fire risk

Dry heat, storms and gusty winds are ramping up the fire danger across large swathes of the country as authorities warn there is plenty of fuel left to burn.

Queensland cops a drenching with more rain to come

Queensland cops a drenching with more rain to come

Queensland cops a drenching with more rain to come

Queensland cops a drenching with more rain to come

Isolated heavy downpours are continuing across an already soaked state, with forecasters predicting more rain to come.

'Tireless' rural firies closer to securing new stations

'Tireless' rural firies closer to securing new stations

'Tireless' rural firies closer to securing new stations

'Tireless' rural firies closer to securing new stations

The NSW government is working to ready the state for future bushfire crises by progressing building work on 28 new regional stations and operations centres.

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Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Outback town evacuees wait out slow floodwater rise

Pets far outnumber people in an evacuated outback town as residents moved to safety wait for the flood peak, and waters to recede, so they can return home.

River bursts its banks at evacuated outback town

River bursts its banks at evacuated outback town

Hundreds of people evacuated from a flood-hit outback town could have many days to wait before the waters recede and it is deemed safe to return.

Reinforcements called as 'dynamic' fire threatens homes

Reinforcements called as 'dynamic' fire threatens homes

Almost 300 firefighters are battling a blaze that is threatening to break containment lines after reinforcement arrived from interstate.

Emergency services learn quick lessons from stabbing

Emergency services learn quick lessons from stabbing

A lack of communication between police and paramedics during the Bondi Junction mass stabbing was a "near miss" but improvements have already been fruitful.

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Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip

Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip

Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip

Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip

Australians are doing their best to stay safe indoors as a heatwave drags on, but for those on the land, work doesn't stop because it's too hot.

Blister in the sun: Australians wilt in summer heatwave

Blister in the sun: Australians wilt in summer heatwave

Blister in the sun: Australians wilt in summer heatwave

Blister in the sun: Australians wilt in summer heatwave

Australians are being warned about the dangers of heat stress as southern states swelter and one city smashes its Australia Day heat record.

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

Extreme weather is threatening to derail the long weekend, already disrupting holiday plans and major sports events.

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Underfunding has been blamed for the scale of losses from ferocious bushfires but state authorities insist conditions made containment impossible.

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

The clean-up has started at a rain-hit town but another is bracing for dangerous flooding as residents cope with the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Residents hunker down as cyclone heads for coast

Tropical Cyclone Koji has formed and is threatening to barrel through a region already reeling from heavy flooding.

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Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Dozens of properties have been destroyed at multiple fire scenes as fire-fighters described confronting scenes of danger and destruction.

Extreme heat but no fire emergency yet beyond Victoria

As bushfires rage in Victoria, other parts of Australia's southeast are sweltering amid extreme heat ahead of an expected cooler change.

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Catastrophic bushfire conditions are worsening with fears damaging winds and lightning strikes will add to the dozens of destructive blazes raging in one state.

Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

As a sodden region prepares for the arrival of a tropical cyclone, flood-ravaged graziers are bracing for the deluge to come as they count stock losses.

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Damaging winds warning as cold front brings heat relief

A gusty southerly change is bringing the first relief to heatwave-affected areas, but communities are warned about the threat of damaging winds and lightning.

Bushfire menace mounts as thousands brace for disaster

Residents are being urged to flee their homes ahead of a catastrophic fire day expected to bring "unsurvivable" conditions not seen in six years.

Bushfire peril as heatwave advances across the nation

Bushfires have ignited on the first day of some of the worst heatwave conditions since Black Summer and authorities warn more is to come.

Australians feel the heat as bushfire threat flares up

Authorities are warning people to be on high alert as several states prepare for intense heatwave conditions not seen since the Black Summer bushfires.

Snow and a heatwave as four seasons greet Christmas Day

Two capital cities can expect ideal weather for Christmas Day, while the rest must contend with conditions ranging from snow to a dangerous heatwave.

High fire danger as thunderstorms keep risks live

A burst of summer heat is on its way across Australia, with bushfire emergency warnings in place and strong and gusty winds fanning conditions.

Cover-up claims as triple zero-linked death revealed

Another death linked to triple-zero failures just days after Optus' major outage was not publicly disclosed at the time, sparking accusations of a cover-up.

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