Environment
Weather
Heatwave sweeps the country but Sydney will miss out
Sydney will have a "great" week of weather while southern cities sweat it out in near 40 degree heat.
- by Laura Chung & Peter Hannam
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Extreme 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
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