Environment
Weather
'Too late to leave': Fresh emergency warning for NSW bushfire
A large bushfire, which burnt through 4000 hectares, destroying 10 homes and 23 outbuildings at Tabulam, has flared up again and threatens more properties.
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Canberra life
Hot weather: Bad for humans; bad for wasps, too
There's been a drop in the number of wasp nests found in the ACT.
- by Steve Evans
Extreme weather
After record-breaking summer, NSW set for a hotter than average autumn
The country is on track to have warmer than average days and nights in the coming months, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
- by Rachel Clun
Extreme weather
Sydney braces for hot Tuesday as total fire ban declared for NSW
With strong winds and high temperatures throughout NSW on Tuesday, the weather bureau warns there is potential for both bushfires and dust storms.
- by Jenny Noyes
Extreme weather
Hawaii braces for storm that could bring waves of up to 18 metres
The National Weather Service said wind gusts reached 64km/h in some areas, and authorities said residents should be prepared for coastal flooding.
Space
Huge storms spotted on Uranus and Neptune
Think it's been a hot summer? The season on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
- by Doyle Rice
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Weather
'Wild weather': severe storms and very high fire danger for Sydney
Tens of thousand of Sydney homes lost power as the city was lashed by storms on Friday night.
- by Laura Chung and Esther Han
Weather
Severe thunderstorm warning for Canberra region
Hailstones and heavy rain are forecast this afternoon.
- by Steve Evans
Explainer
Townsville Floods
How Queensland is being soaked by an 'unprecedented monsoonal burst'
The north Queensland coast hasn't seen anything like it before. Homes are flooding, dams are overflowing and still the rain keeps pouring down. What's going on?
- by Peter Hannam & Nigel Gladstone
Extreme weather
'Extraordinarily fortunate': How NSW has dodged the worst fire weather
NSW has so far been spared the severe fire dangers this summer that might have been expected given the record heat for the state - and Australia overall - for both December and January.
- by Peter Hannam
Sex & relationships
Miriam Margolyes: 'Men still hold the balance, but it’s getting better'
Actor Miriam Margolyes speaks on her career and the men who have influenced her.
- by Robyn Doreian