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Rude shock as Melbourne braces for storms
A THUNDERSTORM is expected to hit Melbourne and parts of Victoria are bracing for heavy rainfall as autumn ends with one heck of a jolt.
Tassie could become ‘Australia’s battery’
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tasmania could become Australia’s battery under a pumped hydro energy plan.
Earthquake detected off NSW coast
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been detected off the coast of Forster on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
Hunter wants major shark cull
LEGENDARY shark hunter Vic Hislop has called for a shark cull and a royal commission after the death of a 17-year-old girl on West Australian beach.
Climate time-bomb that could explode
THE 15 million square kilometres of Arctic wasteland which contains roughly twice as much carbon as Earth’s atmosphere is more vulnerable than thought.
The ‘long war’ we’re not prepared for
CLIMATE change is already acknowledged as a national security risk in the US but Australia seems unprepared for “the longest war”.
‘Trump is dimwitted, plain evil’
PRESIDENT Trump has moved on from one disaster to another controversy: And yet again, people aren’t happy.
Trump’s plan to destroy Obama’s legacy
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has signed an executive order to tear apart another of Barack Obama’s signature policies.
The strange thing about Cyclone Debbie
CYCLONE Debbie brings with it a scary prediction about the future destruction cyclones will wreak on Australian shores.
Tassie could become ‘Australia’s battery’
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tasmania could become Australia’s battery under a pumped hydro energy plan.
Parts of Australia could be unlivable
A “CATASTROPHIC collapse of life” is drawing closer and parts of Australia could become unlivable by the end of the century if we don’t change course.
New version of Doomsday Vault
A SECOND version of the famous Arctic Doomsday Vault for seeds is being build with hopes that countries will store another precious resource.
Humanity’s back-up plan gets a boost
TUCKED away beneath the ice in a secure Arctic location is humanity’s largest insurance policy. It’s just been given its biggest upgrade yet.
Prawn imports banned indefinitely
THE government has bowed to pressure from prawn farmers and indefinitely banned importation of the frozen crustacean.
Earthquake detected off NSW coast
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake has been detected off the coast of Forster on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
The picture that should scare Australia
ALARMING images from an underwater expedition show just how devastating Cyclone Debbie was, and damage that won’t be fixed for decades, if ever.
Photos expose dying Barrier Reef
IT’S known as one of the seven natural wonders of the world but scientists believe the Great Barrier Reef is dying at an alarming rate.
Commuters get smashed by snow dump
THESE commuters couldn’t resist filming a train ploughing into a massive amount of fresh powder snow. But they paid the price.
Volcano that won’t stop erupting
AN ISLAND volcano under one of the world’s busiest flight paths has erupted almost 40 times this year and it doesn’t look set to stop.