Environment
Weather
'A sense of deja-vu': Storm stoked fears of another disastrous king tide
For some Collaroy beach residents, a repeat of a disastrous 2016 king tide is 'always on their minds' - and Wednesday's storm had them keeping a close watch.
- by Laura Chung
Latest
Weather
'Hot days and sticky nights' with forecasts for a long, hot summer in city
As Melbourne and Victoria move out of one of the driest springs on record, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned worse is yet to come.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Weather
Sydney's 'one-in-100-year' storm causes $10 million in damages: insurers
Sydney is in mop-up mode after a storm poured more than 100mm of rain across the city on Wednesday.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Extreme weather
'Some of the worst I've seen': Sydney has wettest November day since 1984
Three people died, two police officers were injured and Sydney's transport system shut down as wet weather tore through Sydney.
- by Ben Weir, Rachel Clun & Jenny Noyes
Extreme weather
El Nino weather conditions likely to form by February
The last El Nino weather pattern occurred in 2015-2016 and caused weather-related crop damage, fires and flash floods.
- by Stephanie Nebehay
Extreme weather
Sydney to collect a month's rainfall in half a day as big low builds
A big low-pressure system will track across NSW on Tuesday, rapidly intensifying as it nears the coast before dumping heavy rainfall on Sydney and the Illawarra, meteorologists say.
- by Peter Hannam & Ben Weir
Extreme weather
'Wet and windy': Wild weather heading for Sydney with floods possible
Much of eastern NSW is in for a soaking later this week with the potential for flash flooding, including in the Sydney region.
- by Peter Hannam
Canberra life
The secret to lazy summer gardening
Want to know the secret of being able to sit back and enjoy the garden in summer without any back-breaking work? Jackie French has got a few suggestions.
- by Jackie French
Bushfire
Bushfire threatens homes in Hunter region for second day
The RFS has increased the warning to emergency level as strong winds fan the blaze.
- by Rachel Clun & Jenny Noyes
Updated
Weather
People warned to stay inside as dust storm engulfs Sydney
The air quality has reached hazardous levels due to the storm, which is forecast to get worse before it gets better.
- by Rachel Clun