Environment
Weather
Milder than normal winter expected after record hot start to 2019
Australia will post one of its warmest autumns on record and faces a milder and drier than usual winter ahead as the country endures its hottest start to any year.
- by Peter Hannam
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Water
Sydney's water restrictions to kick in from June 1 as big dry worsens
Sydneysiders will have their first water restrictions imposed in almost a decade to help stem a rapid decline in the city's reservoirs amid the state's ongoing drought.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
Sydney 'polar jet' winds forecast to continue on Tuesday as snow falls in Blue Mountains
Sydney's seemingly endless summer has come to an abrupt end as wild weather descends on the city.
- by Jenny Noyes, Nick Bonyhady and Ben Grubb
Water
Sydney told to expect water restrictions 'soon' as dam levels dive
The Berejiklian government will review planned water restrictions for Sydney with the possibility that curbs on use will be tougher than detailed in the city's Metropolitan Water Plan.
- by Peter Hannam
Meteor soars over south-eastern Australia
Spectacular footage has emerged of a meteor soaring over south-eastern Victoria
Extreme weather
'Pack your inhalers': Health alert for Sydney amid bushfires and near-record heat
NSW health authorities have issued an alert as smoke from prescribed bushfires and near-record warmth pushed pollution to 'hazardous' levels in Sydney.
- by Peter Hannam and Jenny Noyes
Streak of warm weather in store for Melbourne
Melbourne is forecast to have six consecutive days at 20 degrees or above.
Weather
Sydney's unusually warm May weather to encroach into winter
Seas off the east coast have been taking longer to cool than usual due to May's warmer than average weather and a lack of low pressure systems.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Extreme weather
Sydney's endless autumn is curbing bushfire prevention
Sydney's burst of unusually balmy late-autumn weather is almost too good, with remarkably still air forcing fire authorities to curb prescribed burning activities to avoid cloaking the city's basin in smoke.
- by Peter Hannam
Federal election day weather forecast
Voters in major cities across the country can expect sun for most parts as polling booths open in the Federal election.
Queensland braced for deluge from ex-cyclone
Far north Queensland is preparing for heavy rain as ex-cyclone Ann crosses the coast.