Environment
Weather
Christmas Comet, meteor shower to light up Australian sky
Two space spectacles will light up the night's sky within hours of each other.
Latest
NSW
Weather
Stormy weather causes Sydney Airport and commuter delays
Travellers escaping on Christmas holidays are facing delays, with domestic airlines cancelling or delaying dozens of flights from Sydney Airport on Friday evening.
- by Ben Weir & Laura Chung
Weather
Sydney storm LIVE: Severe weather warning for east coast
Severe thunderstorms, giant hailstones and damaging wind warnings as storm approaches.
- by Laura Chung
Flashback
Flashback 1993: Mini-tornado wreaks havoc in Melbourne
On this day 25 years ago a freak weather event, described as a mini-tornado, hit Melbourne. We remember the havoc it caused with this article from the archives.
- by Bruce Tobin, Tim Pegler & Enrica Longo
Updated
Extreme weather
'Enough to dampen the Christmas spirit': Severe thunderstorms hit Sydney basin
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for much of the centre of the state, with Sydney to be spared the worst.
- by Laura Chung & Jenny Noyes
Extreme weather
Cyclone, humidity and a scorching Test all part of an 'extreme weather week'
A 'zombie cyclone', thunderstorms, high humidity and scorching heat are some of the highlights to look forward to this week across Australia.
- by Laura Chung
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
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