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Cloud over north QLD and eastern NT with a weak low and trough is bringing rain and storms, heaviest about the Gulf. Low cloud along the tropical QLD coast in onshore winds is bringing showers. Cloud crossing the southeast with a front is bringing the odd light shower.

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  1. Large fire in Sydney's west

    A large fire at a waste recycling centre at Chullora in Sydney's west could burn for days, firefighters say.

  2. Call for heatwave policy

    The lack of a consistent policy for dealing with heatwaves in Australian schools is leaving children vulnerable to heat exposure, Dr Brendon Hyndman writes.

  3. Role of air tankers in Carwoola fire

    Two giant American air tankers, known as Southern Belle and Thor, have proven themselves yet again this bushfire season, the NSW RFS says.

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Posted November 15, 2013 15:10:10

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