Weather News
Saturday September 5, 2015
Spring is on its way for southern WA
16:05 EST
Southern parts of Western Australia are due for some warm weather after a cool start to the season.
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Fog envelops much of eastern NSW
13:06 EST
Large portions of the east were shrouded in a foggy blanket in the early hours of the morning.
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Friday September 4, 2015
A fantastic finale to the Tasmanian snow season
15:14 EST
Tasmanian ski resorts at Ben Lomond and Mount Mawson are looking back at one of their best seasons in at least a decade.
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Races, rain and punters lift spirits of channel country graziers in south-west Queensland
14:14 EST
Recent wet weather and an in influx of thousands of tourists for the iconic Birdsville Races have lifted the spirits of graziers in Queensland's far south-west.
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Tasmania's Ben Lomond ski field ends season on a high
12:44 EST
One of the best ski seasons in decades at Tasmania's Ben Lomond ski village will finish this weekend.
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Father's Day national outlook
10:47 EST
It's come the time of the year to celebrate our Dads and everything they have done for us.
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Baldwin gets insurers moving on April storm claims
07:18 EST
Paterson MP Bob Baldwin says only a handful of local people have raised concerns with him about their insurer, after the April super storm.
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Thursday September 3, 2015
Shoalhaven Council flood damage bill hits $1 million
16:41 EST
The damage caused by last week's flood is becoming clearer across the Shoalhaven, as the clean up continues.
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A gusty day for SA
15:31 EST
Yesterday, much of South Australia was being battered by a low pressure system, sending gusty showers onshore.
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Thundery start for NSW and southern QLD
11:58 EST
A band of thunderstorms swept across NSW and QLD late last night and into this morning, bringing a thundery alarm.
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Wednesday September 2, 2015
Canberra experiences wettest winter in 10 years, coldest nights since 1997
15:52 EST
Canberra has shivered its way through the most cold nights since 1997 and its wettest winter since 2005.
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Another ECL for NSW
15:36 EST
It's the weather phrase that makes the coastal dwellers of New South Wales shudder - East Coast Low.
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Canberra's cold start to spring
13:35 EST
For most people, spring brings the hope of warm weather.
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Shoalhaven Council defends its handling of floods
10:56 EST
Shoalhaven Council is staunchly defending its management of local waterways during floods across the region in August.
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Producers urged to keep an eye out for poisonous pimelea
10:39 EST
Producers are being urged to keep a look out for Pimelea as there have been recent reports of the weed in parts of western and southern inland Queensland.
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Drought-stricken Queensland endures dry, warm winter
10:29 EST
Queensland has just come out of a much warmer and drier winter than normal, with much of the drought-stricken state receiving almost no rain for the whole season, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).
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Hunter comes out of the cold after 'average' winter
07:04 EST
Several significant cold snaps in July were the only remarkable weather events in what the Bureau of Meteorology has labelled an average winter.
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Tuesday September 1, 2015
NSW Upper Western wades through a wet winter
17:44 EST
Much of the state has seen great rainfall over winter, with only the north and central coast missing out.
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Snow falls on WA's Bluff Knoll for second time in weeks
17:21 EST
Snow has fallen in Western Australia's Stirling Ranges, including Bluff Knoll, for the second time in a matter of weeks, after a chilly night in the Great Southern.
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First day of spring: Change of seasons springs to life in photos
16:20 EST
Amateur photographers have been all too happy to bid farewell to winter in stunning style, capturing picture-perfect shots of the first day of spring from around the country.
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Rural villagers facing food shortages as El Nino brings drought, frosts to Papua New Guinea
14:04 EST
While many Australian farmers are nervously waiting to see how a forecast El Nino may impact farm production, to the north, Papua New Guinea is already feeling its full force.
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Farmers say debt a bigger threat than drought
13:43 EST
Debt is now a bigger problem than drought for some of Australia's farming families, who say they are making the radical call for removing their debt from banks and placing it with government.
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Spring storms spark up in SA
12:19 EST
After a dry and cold start to winter the first two days of spring are set to be stormy.
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Melbourne shivers through coldest winter in 26 years, no warm start to Spring in sight
10:50 EST
If you thought Melbourne's winter was colder than usual, you are not wrong.
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Australia's south-east and west facing above average fire risk
09:10 EST
Prolonged dry weather has Australia's south-east and west set for above-average bushfire risk in the coming months.
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Monday August 31, 2015
Tasmania's winter coldest in nearly 50 years, Bureau of Meteorology says
17:25 EST
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed what many Tasmanians already suspected, it has been the coldest winter in nearly 50 years.
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Katter's Australia Party accuses successive governments of neglecting rural and regional Queenslanders
16:21 EST
Katter's Australia Party MP Shane Knuth says rural Queenslanders have been "done over" by successive governments.
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Rain guarantees a good year for New South Wales grain growers
15:46 EST
General rain of between 10 to 40 millimetres throughout most of the state last week has been welcomed by New South Wales grain growers and graziers alike.
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Chilly start set for spring
15:12 EST
Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne are all set for a cold start to spring while snow could fall at Bluff Knoll in the nation's west.
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Winter a mixed bag across Australia's capitals
12:21 EST
Winter 2015 varied significantly across Australia, with southeastern parts of Australia shivering through their coldest winter in years, whilst western and northern parts basked in much warmer than average conditions.
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Dairy farmers keeping stock out of floods around the Shoalhaven on South Coast of New South Wales
10:28 EST
Flooded dairy farmers at Berry on the New South Wales south coast are struggling to keep their cows dry and fed in the downpour.
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Gippsland's coldest winter in 26 years plays havoc with vegetable crops
09:16 EST
Victoria's Gippsland has experienced its coldest winter in 26 years, playing havoc with horticultural crops.
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Sunday August 30, 2015
Sydney's long spell of surf
13:50 EST
Sydney-siders have been spoilt for choice in the surf department over the past few days.
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A thundery finish to winter for Queensland
12:26 EST
Severe thunderstorms sparked up just to the west of Lochington yesterday late morning, tearing through many parts of southeast Queensland into late last night.
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Saturday August 29, 2015
Snowfalls hit Tassie again
16:10 EST
A very cold airmass coupled with vigorous a low pressure system caused snow to fall to low levels in Tasmania last night and into this morning, leading to road delays and closures.
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Shoalhaven oyster farmers face hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses as floods wash away salinity
13:36 EST
Oyster farms flooded in this week's downpour at Greenwell Point on the New South Wales south coast could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of oysters.
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Police rescue motorists stranded in heavy snowfall in Tasmania's south
12:56 EST
Snow has affected some roads in Tasmania's south, prompting police to warn drivers to use extreme caution after a number of motorists were left stranded on Friday night.
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Wild weather for the Southwest
12:13 EST
A strong cold front is moving across the Southwest bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and the chance of some severe thunderstorms.
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Heavy snow in Tasmania leaves motorists stranded south of Hobart
08:42 EST
Snowfalls in southern Tasmania have trapped a number of cars on a highway south of Hobart.
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Friday August 28, 2015
PNG prime minister Peter O'Neill may review Australian food import ban amid drought
21:32 EST
Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill says he may review a recent ban on importing Australian fruit and vegetables into the country.
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Weather bureau's outlook predicts wetter than average spring in western and central Australia
15:47 EST
The Bureau of Meteorology says spring could be wetter than normal for much of western and central Australia.
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Southerlies soak parts of VIC
13:38 EST
A moisture laden southerly flow directed by an East Coast Low interacted with an upper cold pool over parts of Victoria yesterday producing persistent and heavy showers.
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Canberra's coldest winter since 2000
13:17 EST
Canberrans have endured a much harsher winter than any in the past decade.
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NSW weather: Residents return to south coast homes to assess damage; Warragamba continues to spill
11:19 EST
Residents are returning to their properties on the New South Wales south coast, with the threat to life and property now passed following days of heavy downpours that led to significant flooding.
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Frog in the pond: Removing frogs from tropical toilets is dry season's 'philosophical dilemma'
10:44 EST
Every year, as clouds disappear from the sky and front lawns turn brown, tropical frogs seek solace in a cool and wet place.
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Drought, drugs, diseases and domestic violence debated at national country women's conference
08:42 EST
Drought, drugs and diseases were among the issues up for debate this week at the Country Women's Association of Australia's (CWAA) national conference.
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Flood threat eases around Ardlethan and Ganmain
07:57 EST
The State Emergency Service (SES) says the risk of flooding around Ganmain and Ardlethan has lessened significantly overnight.
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NSW weather: Warragamba Dam in Sydney spills; south-coast residents count cost of flood damage
00:44 EST
Warragamba Dam in Sydney has begun spilling following days of heavy downpours, as residents on the New South Wales south coast count the cost of flood damage.
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Flood warning issued for Latrobe River catchment in Victoria
00:40 EST
A moderate flood warning has been issued for the Latrobe River catchment at Rosedale in Victoria.
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Thursday August 27, 2015
Deaths of Pilbara workers Debra Till and Craig Raabe during Cyclone George were preventable, WA coroner finds
19:55 EST
A series of avoidable errors by people who did not follow proper procedures led to the preventable deaths of two people in a cyclone in the Pilbara eight years ago, the West Australian coroner has found.
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Weather News
Spring is on its way for southern WA
16:05 EST
Southern parts of Western Australia are due for some warm weather after a cool start to the season.
Fog envelops much of eastern NSW
13:06 EST
Large portions of the east were shrouded in a foggy blanket in the early hours of the morning.
A fantastic finale to the Tasmanian snow season
15:14 EST
Tasmanian ski resorts at Ben Lomond and Mount Mawson are looking back at one of their best seasons in at least a decade.
