Cricket fans have been warned of a potentially record breaking forecast on the annual Boxing Day Test.
Clareese Packer
Scientists are working on a way to predict bluebottle infestations to let swimmers know whether heading to the beach is worth the trip.
Jack Gramenz
Environment Minister Reece Whitby has signed off on South32’s contested plans for a major expansion to its bauxite operations in the Peel region, coinciding with a surge in prices for the aluminium feedstock.
Simone Grogan
A major warning has been issued over an out-of-control bushfire burning through thousands of hectares of land - all ahead of a scorcher weekend in Australia.
Emma Kirk
Industrial waste from a chocolate factory has killed the effluent-eating bacteria at a sewage plant, closing beaches along a major river.
Aaron Bunch
The senator has gone against the grain in an unearthed video and says the Coalition is “latching onto” nuclear “because it fixes a political issue for us”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Labor has been accused of pushing koalas to further extinction after extending four coalmines in a move described as “dumping the rubbish on Christmas eve”.
Outrage is building after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved three new coal mine extensions - one fellow MP calling the decision “despicable”.
Duncan Evans
Residents in parts of Queensland have been urged to “prepare now” as the state is battered by rain and flash flooding, in what could be its wettest December in 14 years.
Alexandra Feiam
The overhead HumeLink transmission line will be crucial to the national energy grid but has drawn criticism from farmers, communities and environmentalists.
Luke Costin
Residents have been warned not to return home if they’re away as an out of control bushfire has burned through more than 7000 hectares of land.
A home in Henderson is on the way for WA’s first research and innovation facility dedicated to advancing maritime practices, sustainability, and technologies.
Caitlin Vinci
Albany councillors have rallied behind residents concerned by a proposed desalination plant in Frenchman Bay by voting to request Water Corporation investigate other sites and engage in further consultation.
Melissa Sheil
More mysterious ball-shaped objects have washed ashore Aussie beaches - sparking another warning from health and environmental authorities.
Aisling Brennan
Veteran breakfast TV host Sam Armytage has snapped on air over an issue she says flies in the face of Australia’s standing as a “modern country”.
Ryan Bourke
For the majority of Australia, it will be a sunny and bright day for Christmas, with mild temperatures and a slight chance of rain or storms.
Millions of Australians have been issued a warning as severe storms could lead to the wettest December in 14 years.
A Bridgetown textile artist is exhibiting a collection of works in Busselton about finding ones inner “oasis” when life is hard.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Wild scenes have erupted in one Aussie city’s CBD as protestors stormed the area during an inquiry into nuclear energy - with one protest leader calling it a “front” for the “fossil fuel industry”.
Experts are bracing for the impact of another hot summer on the Great Barrier Reef after it suffered its worst coral bleaching of 2024.
Fraser Barton
If current momentum gained in the six months is sustained then Australia can reach its 2030 renewable energy target, think tank research suggests.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Wild footage has captured the moment cars were left stranded as flash flooding swept one Aussie state, amid a crazy bout of weather where the mercury tipped to 42C in some regions.
Duncan Evans, Alexandra Feiam
Hundreds of scientists working in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have found more than 230 as yet unrecorded animal and plant species.
Staff Writers
Australia is bracing itself for a blistering start to the week, with temperature records for December on the line as the mercury soars.
