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Monday June 19, 2017
Wind and waves lashing east coast
10:10 EST
Large waves and gale force winds are threatening parts of Australia's east coast today.
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Dry start to winter doesn't put off young farmer willing to trust science
07:43 EST
Faced with one of the driest beginnings to winter in living memory, young Sanderston farmer Alex McGorman has done what he says is the only logical thing to do: he's put in a crop.
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Sunday June 18, 2017
Dangerous surf conditions in NSW
13:28 EST
Communities along the northern NSW coast should anticipate dangerous surf conditions on Monday.
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Foggy mornings lasting well into week in VIC, NSW, QLD
12:37 EST
Fog affected many areas of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales and Queensland this past weekend and look like being a feature each morning well into the week in eastern states.
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Saturday June 17, 2017
Finally some fresh snow heading to the Aussie slopes
14:36 EST
Australia's ski resorts are enjoying one of its best starts to the season in years, and strangely it's due to clear skies and light winds.
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Spring Morning in June
11:44 EST
Virtually all of New South Wales and Southern Queensland have experienced a very mild morning up to nine degrees above average.
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Friday June 16, 2017
Market kangaroo meat better or watch them starve as numbers explode, landholders say
16:58 EST
Landholders in far west New South Wales say if there are not more incentives for professionals to hunt kangaroos their numbers will become unsustainable.
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Winter rain yet to show
16:29 EST
A lack of strong cold fronts so far this season has left many parts of Australia longing for rainfall.
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Enticing southern lights
12:28 EST
The Aurora Australis may be visible from Australia's southern latitudes tonight.
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Crews haul in almost double the amount of banana prawns compared to last year
11:36 EST
After a dismal catch last year, the northern prawn fishery's banana prawn season has bounced back, with crews hauling in almost double what they did last year.
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Thursday June 15, 2017
Does a red sunrise mean rain?
09:47 EST
There was a golden sunrise in Victoria this morning, so does this mean it's going to rain today?
The adage 'red sky in the morning, shepherd take warning' is based on the premise that a colourful sunrise often precedes rain.
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BOM weather station's return provides archival database for Adelaide observations
09:01 EST
The return of a weather station to the Adelaide parklands will allow weather buffs to compare records with the time before the city's industrial revolution.
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Wednesday June 14, 2017
Pineapple growers want fair go for smaller sized fruit
17:19 EST
The chair of Australian Pineapple Growers is urging grocery shoppers and supermarkets to give smaller sized fruit a fair go.
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Depression sets in for flood victims as clean-up and insurance battles continue
16:34 EST
Incessant rain, battles with insurance companies, and constant cleaning are some of the issues leading to depression among flood victims in northern New South Wales.
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Snowmaking to the rescue
15:40 EST
Anybody that's been keeping a close eye on the alps recently will know two things: there hasn't been a big bout of natural snow so far this winter and the slopes are looking pretty good for mid-June.
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Daylight dwindling as winter solstice nears
12:23 EST
The shortest day of the year is just around the corner.
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Tuesday June 13, 2017
Cold nights for Alice Springs to continue
16:10 EST
We are almost halfway through June and the temperature in Alice Springs has dropped below zero a total of nine nights, with further freezing nights ahead.
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Static electricity: Cool dry air and what you wear is behind your electrifying touch
13:27 EST
Cool nights, cloudless skies, magnificent sunsets and a potentially unhealthy amount of static electricity build-up — welcome to winter in the Northern Territory.
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North Coast NSW braces for floods just 10 weeks after ex-Cyclone Debbie devastation
11:41 EST
Flood warnings have been issued for parts of the New South Wales north coast just 10 weeks after the region was devastated by caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
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Northern Rivers has copped a drenching
11:21 EST
An offshore low pressure system, supported by a persistent pool of
upper cold air has lead to some healthy rainfall totals over the
last few days across northeastern parts of New South Wales.
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Monday June 12, 2017
Further heavy rain for SE QLD, NE NSW
11:57 EST
Rainfall totals from the current spell of wet weather could more
than double over the next few days as a low pressure trough
lingers over parts of northeast New South Wales, with shifting
across the border into Queensland from this afternoon.
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Sydney fog causes some public holiday flight delays
09:30 EST
Sydneysiders have woken to a classic pea-souper blanketing the city, with the thick fog forcing the cancellation of flights in and out of Sydney Airport.
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Widespread fog causing headaches across southeastern Australia
07:09 EST
Fog and low cloud is causing travel headaches in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria and South Australia.
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Sunday June 11, 2017
Two people rescued from car in floodwaters on north coast of NSW
20:51 EST
Emergency services have rescued two people and their dog after they got caught driving in floodwaters on the New South Wales north coast.
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More than a month's worth of rain drenching NE NSW, SE QLD
14:25 EST
Parts of northeastern New South Wales and far southeast Queensland have been soaked by more than a month's worth of rain in a day, causing some flooding.
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Thredbo celebrates 60 years of snow as slopes open across Snowy Mountains
11:35 EST
Festivities are underway and ski fields are open across the NSW Snowy Mountains, as iconic village and resort Thredbo looks back on 60 years on the slopes.
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Adelaide's nights are exceptionally cold, even by winter's standard
10:58 EST
The city of churches has recorded its coldest fortnight of nights in seven years and coldest this early in the season in 35 years, averaging about five degrees.
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Saturday June 10, 2017
SAM leaves much of Australia high and dry
12:37 EST
Meteorologists love their acronyms and personification, and SAM is like an old friend that you don't talk to as often as you'd like.
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Upper air, why do we care?
12:08 EST
There's been over 130mm of rain over the Northern Rivers district since 9am Friday and there'll probably be at least that much more before the long weekend is out.
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Friday June 9, 2017
Rare rays seen above Sydney
16:49 EST
A rare display of anticrepuscular rays could be seen from Sydney's Tamarama Beach on Thursday evening.
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Long weekend flood threat
14:41 EST
It is going to be a soggy long weekend in parts of eastern Australia, with some areas likely to experience flooding.
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BOM warns of possible flooding on mid-north coast of NSW, wet weekend for Sydney
13:20 EST
The State Emergency Service is urging people to prepare for possible flooding in NSW's northern coastal areas, with 200mm of rain predicted to fall in some areas this weekend.
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Thursday June 8, 2017
Another icy start looms for Queensland
14:42 EST
Winter made itself known in Queensland this morning as some places endured their lowest temperature in two years.
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Asthma sufferers struggle to breathe while bushfire prevention burns cover Perth in smoke
13:44 EST
An unfortunate side effect of the fire hazard reduction burning underway in the Perth Hills is that it fills the city with smoke, leaving some residents struggling to breathe.
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East coast drenching to continue
13:30 EST
Parts of Sydney were soaked by the heaviest rain in a year during the last two days, with some suburbs picking up an entire month's worth of rain in just 36 hours.
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Pasha Bulker anniversary: 10 years since coal ship ran aground on Newcastle beach during storm
05:29 EST
Ten years ago Newcastle made international headlines when the coal ship Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobbys Beach during a deadly east coast low.
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Wednesday June 7, 2017
Snow settles in upper Hunter
15:48 EST
While the east coast has been getting soaked by rain during the last 24 hours, it has been a different story up on higher ground.
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Smoky skies in Perth
15:05 EST
Smoke from prescribed burns has drifted over Perth and surrounding areas today, prompting a health alert from authorities.
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Volunteers reflect on Hunter Valley's Pasha Bulker storm 10 years on
12:41 EST
It has been 10 years since the New South Wales Hunter region was lashed by an intense storm and flood which cost nine lives and damaged thousands of properties.
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Tasmanian floods: Ouse community fighting to stay afloat a year on from disaster
06:58 EST
A year after floodwaters swept through the Ouse Valley, Tasmanian farmer Joshua Sproule has rebuilt his flock.
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Tuesday June 6, 2017
Cold Canberra mornings
18:52 EST
Canberra may enjoy its first morning of the season above zero degrees tomorrow.
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Mersey Yacht Club still recovering from loss of 17 vessels in 2016 Tasmanian flood
13:05 EST
A year after a trashed its marina and destroyed numerous boats, the Mersey Yacht Club in Devonport, Tasmania is concerned about its ongoing viability.
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Wind, rain and waves threaten east coast
12:54 EST
The first east coast low of winter will cause wet and windy conditions along parts of the New South Wales coast during the next 24 hours, although some areas will escape the severe weather.
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Dry eye explained: Why winter and a cold breeze can make you tear up
09:50 EST
Do your eyes well up as you walk out the door into the cold?
Watery eyes are common in winter, but you might be surprised at what causes you to tear up.
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Tasmania flood report finds emergency response failures at Latrobe
07:36 EST
Local authorities failed to properly respond to last year's flood emergency in Tasmania's north-west, a report has found.
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Monday June 5, 2017
Adelaide: record cold start to winter
12:40 EST
Adelaide has ended a record-breaking string of cold mornings by managing to stay above five degrees.
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Some shops still empty 10 years after superstorm swept through Wallsend
07:29 EST
Nearly 10 years on from the deadly June 2007 storm that ravaged New South Wales, a businessman in the Newcastle suburb of Wallsend says some of the shops in the small CBD remain empty.
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Sunday June 4, 2017
Wet week coming to NSW coast
14:50 EST
After a dry May, this June week will provide a soaking along the length of the NSW coastline.
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Who stopped the rain?
12:40 EST
After a February and March for eastern New South Wales that seemed to rain continuously, you could be surprised that it's actually been a very dry April and May.
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Weather News
Wind and waves lashing east coast
10:10 EST
Large waves and gale force winds are threatening parts of Australia's east coast today.
Dry start to winter doesn't put off young farmer willing to trust science
07:43 EST
Faced with one of the driest beginnings to winter in living memory, young Sanderston farmer Alex McGorman has done what he says is the only logical thing to do: he's put in a crop.
Dangerous surf conditions in NSW
13:28 EST
Communities along the northern NSW coast should anticipate dangerous surf conditions on Monday.
