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Weather News

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

18:19 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.

Western storms intensify

17:26 EDT

Severe thunderstorms are lashing parts of Western Australia today.