WARNINGS: Check the latest fire conditions at TasAlert here Fire authorities are urging anyone near Sandy Cape to shelter ...

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Damaging winds forecast for Tasmania’s west and north-west have raised concerns among firefighting authorities. Gusts of up ...

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New Zealand energy company Meridian was given cause for celebration when water levels of the country’s largest hydro storage ...

Emergency services are continuing to battle multiple bushfires on the West Coast that have burnt 45,000 hectares and forced ...

Adelaide is in for a scorching high of 43C on Wednesday before the temperature drops to 27C on Thursday, while Hobart is set to hit 33C on Thursday a 23C day on Friday. Canberra is tipped to hit a ...

Calls are growing for the AFL and Geelong to remove Sam Newman’s ‘legend status’ following the controversial football personality’s decision to give neo-Nazis a platform.

Lake Alexander has reopened for swimming and other recreational water activities as of this afternoon, Wednesday 12 February ...

Partly cloudy. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Partly cloudy. Winds ...

Partly cloudy. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High] Cloudy. Slight ...