Environment
Early winter blast blankets parts of SA in snow
South Australia shivers through early winter blast with snowfall in large areas.
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Millions warned of severe cold front to his south eastern Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning millions of Australians living across the south east of the country of severe weather today as the first major winter storm slams several states.
Wild weather on way for Victoria
Winds topping 100km/h has struck parts of Victoria overnight, with more wild weather on the way.
National weather forecast for Tuesday June 8, 2021
National weather forecast for Tuesday June 8, 2021.
Dust storm warning for South Australia
A health warning has been issued as winds of up to 90km/h flare up dust storms in South Australia.
Dredging and levees among Warragamba options ignored by NSW government
The options, from building levees to dredging the Hawkesbury-Nepean River or releasing water ahead of big rain events, were detailed in submissions developed in 2014 and 2015 and provided to cabinet, according to internal documents.
- by Peter Hannam
‘Everywhere’s bad’: Farmers eye long campaign against mouse plague
Farmers across inland NSW are bracing for a long battle against the mouse plague with any lull during winter expected to be reversed once spring brings renewed food supplies as crops ripen.
- by Peter Hannam
Wild wintry weather to batter, soak and freeze south-eastern Australia
The first big cold front of winter will whip up dust, dump hail and snow, and send the mercury tumbling before developing into a rain band.
- by Peter Hannam
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Biodiversity
NSW government gives retrospective nod to land clearing for a fence
The NSW government intervened to downgrade the status of an important wildlife corridor near Jervis Bay four months after a developer had cleared a swath of the forest to put in a new fence.
- by Peter Hannam
They told Leonardo Parisi to cut down the trees. Which ones? ‘All of them’
Two generations later, Len Parisi is determined to undo the harm caused to the Great Barrier Reef by his forefathers.
- by Nick O'Malley