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Australian navy ship accidentally blocks wifi across parts of New Zealand – as it happened

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Rain records to fall in Queensland with Townsville to set new annual high – in April

Meanwhile, Adelaide records driest period in decades and Perth swelters through temperatures above 35C

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'Double the size of Victoria': flooding threat spreads

Floodwaters double the size of Victoria have forced many people to flee their homes and head for higher ground, with no relief in sight.

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Small town flown out as ‘dynamic’ flooding hits large parts of Queensland

Floodwaters have cut roads and isolated central and south-west communities after days of rain, forcing many to flee

The Guardian - AU

The weekend weather forecast is in – and it’s wet and wild for much of Australia, including Sydney and Brisbane

Heavy rainfall expected to stretch from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to the Victorian border, with the potential for isolated falls of up to 100mm

The Guardian - AU

Heatwave 'silent killer' for Australia's east coast

Australia's biggest cities are sweltering as thousands flock to the beach before a cool change brings a short and sharp autumn heatwave to an end.

AAP

Storms sweep NSW and Victoria with 21 people rescued from vehicles in Sydney flash floods

SES responds to more than 500 calls for assistance in NSW and warns drivers to take care after heavy rain

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Storms may pose new fire threat after states scorched

After scorching heat hit eastern Australia, severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued which may bring another fire threat - lightning.

AAP

Victoria records highest December temperature in five years as Australia swelters under heatwave

Widespread heat recorded across South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory and New South Wales

The Guardian - AU

Why Christmas Day weather predictions this early in December are basically ‘rubbish’

Some media outlets are already offering forecasts nearly three weeks out – but the BoM advises people to check in on 18 December

The Guardian - AU

Bushfires force evacuations in Victoria’s west as wild weather menaces Australia’s south-east

Firefighters battle two out-of-control blazes as other communities brace for winds, storms and possible flash flooding

The Guardian - AU

BoM issues severe weather warnings across eastern Australia as thunderstorms bring power outages

Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Lismore forecast to receive worst of wild weather, BoM says

The Guardian - AU

Fire danger in southern Australia as weather bureau warns of ‘damaging winds’ and soaring temperatures

Bureau of Meteorology warns winds will ‘ramp up’ with fire risk in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia

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Damaging wind and rain lash Victoria overnight with snow flurries reported in NSW

SES received more than 300 calls as strong winds and rain felled trees, damaged dwellings, and flooded low-lying areas and river catchments

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Flood rescues as Australia's east gets soaked by storms

Emergency crews have rescued two people from a car and others from a home on the NSW south coast, with flooding in Queensland and Victoria.

AAP

Queensland, NSW on storm watch as big wet heads east

Parts of southern Queensland and northern NSW could cop giant hail and destructive winds of more than 125km/h as South Australia's big wet heads east.

ABC News

After summer rains ease, autumn set to be hot and dry, says weather bureau

The rain and storms lashing much of the country this week won't last for too much longer, as the weather bureau’s three-month outlook predicts a warm and parched autumn.

The Guardian - AU

NSW heatwave drives highest demand for power in three years

Electricity grid ‘held up well’ as state’s residents required 13,136 megawatts on third-hottest March day on record

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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle spares Norfolk Island its strongest winds, but gusts of up to 120 kph forecast for Sunday

Wind gusts of up to 120kph are forecast for Norfolk Island in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, the impact of which has been less than originally forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.

The Guardian - AU

NSW hit by flash flooding and intense rainfall as Queensland on cyclone watch

Sydney deluge traps people in cars, while residents evacuated from Shoalhaven aged care home

The Guardian - AU

Sydney forecast to enjoy its first 30C day in almost a year

The city hasn’t gone over 30C since February 2022, and is just eight days off its longest streak of days below that level

The Guardian - AU

Sydney close to breaking 140-year-old record streak of days under 30C

Despite summer heatwave weather in Victoria and Queensland, Thursday is city’s 325th day under 30C at Observatory Hill

ABC News

The Australians fearing their 'worst ever' clean-up amid ongoing flooding

La Niña has begun to weaken but the rain it helped deliver across Australia is still causing devastation for people in all corners of the country.

ABC News

Extreme heat hits South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales

Large parts of the country are sweltering through high temperatures for the first time this summer, with South Australia experiencing what is expected to be its hottest day since January 2021.

ABC News

Heatwave alert for Australia's north as temperatures tipped to hit 48 degrees this weekend

Parts of Australia are forecast to reach temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius this weekend, as large parts of the north bake under some of the hottest temperatures in the world.

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