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Get out the sunscreen: sunniest patch since 1990 points to warm start to summer for Sydney
Sydney has just capped its sunniest November for 26 years, with the relatively warm and dry conditions set to extend well into the start of summer.
Sydney has just capped its sunniest November for 26 years, with the relatively warm and dry conditions set to extend well into the start of summer.
This is the disparity that explains why Pauline Hanson chose to snorkel where she did last week, while giving the Great Barrier Reef a clean bill of health.
Many of Australia's coal-fired power stations will shut in coming years no matter what the government does, but a national plan will be needed to ensure the lights stay on and price rises are limited while they are replaced with cleaner models, Labor and the Greens say.
The government agency responsible for the Great Barrier Reef says urgent action is needed to save the world heritage site after yet-to-be-published surveys found the record coral bleaching damage earlier this year was even worse than initially thought.
People can fixate on polar bears and say "it's a pity but it doesn't affect me'. They're wrong, a conservation biologist says.
While odd things are happening at both ends of the globe, it's the South Pole that is harder to decipher.
As if to assure warmth-deprived Melburnians that it's still up there and on duty, the sun put on a spectacular sky show to mark the first day of summer on Thursday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of dangerous storms approaching Brisbane. We'll keep you up to date.
A "very dangerous" thunderstorm is set to hit the Scenic Rim early this afternoon, with damaging winds and large hailstones forecast.
Venom from two iconic Australian species could be behind the development of new treatments for diabetes, which affects around 1.7 million Australians.
In the bush or at the beach, it's best to be prepared.
Scientists have found out how the blue whales rose to become the biggest beasts the Earth has seen – and it's all down to their teeth.
Summer will begin with a heatwave.
Sydney is in for a dose of summer weather as the new season's tidings include a burst of thunderstorm activity.
A better understanding of what pollinators are and how they are inextricably linked to human well-being could be the catalyst needed to improve their conditions, a review has found.
A new study has found higher water temperatures have ravaged the Great Barrier Reef, causing the worst coral bleaching ever recorded by scientists.
Severe thunderstorms are in prospect for each day until early next week for a wide swathe of the NSW coast.
The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.
The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.
Property values in Sydney could be affected if plastic pollution continues.
After a string of below-average temperatures this week, Melbourne will turn on the heat to mark the first day of summer. But don’t get too excited; it won’t last long.
Pauline Hanson is copping flak for taking her senators to a healthy part of the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to disprove claims the icon is dying.
A fledging of the rare night parrot, thought extinct for nearly 100 years, has been photographed for the first time.
Donald Trump, who called climate change a hoax during his campaign and vowed to pull out of the Paris accord, now says global warming might be real after all.
Australia is heading for a relatively hot and dry start to summer as key climate drivers combine to raise the fire threat is many parts of the country.
A threat by the incoming Trump administration to the climate research of US space agency NASA would be disastrous for global efforts to monitor and counter global warming, Australian researchers said.
Marco Tschannen like many other Sydneysiders, enjoys a coffee from his local cafe in the morning but every paper cup he throws out will take up to 50 years to decompose while contributing to 3.2 billion cups Australia throws out annually.
Fast-moving thunderstorms create airport havoc but the peak has passed, the bureau says.
Researchers say adopting daylight saving time in south-east Queensland could save the declining koala population.
The skeleton of a dodo has been sold at auction to a private collector for £280,000 ($560,000).
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