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At Gold Coast

11:50 EST

Today

29°C

Tonight

21°C

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Weather News

Rain turns to mud as localised dust storms hit regional NSW ahead of larger system today

11:58 EDT

Skies turned dark and rain turned to mud as "fast and furious" dust storms hit regional NSW yesterday.

Drought-affected farmers 'choosing which child to remove from boarding schools' due to hardship

11:42 EDT

Parents of children in drought-affected areas are having to decide which of their kids to remove from boarding schools due to not being able to afford school fees, the head of a national rural group says.

Heatwave looms for parts of Queensland

11:20 EDT

An extreme heatwave is likely to affect parts of northern and central Queensland at the end of this week, with some records likely to be challenged.