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Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall

Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall

The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July, but for now, our weather is likely to be typical allowing for the 1.5 degrees of warming already baked into the climate.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Hail storm hits Sydney's southwest
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Hail storm hits Sydney's southwest

A short burst of hail struck Sydney this afternoon, with some residents in the City's west and southwest struck by the sudden squall.

National weather forecast for Thursday April 18
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National weather forecast for Thursday April 18

National weather forecast for Thursday April 18

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National weather forecast for Wednesday April 17

‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’: The scientist who took on the logging industry

‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’: The scientist who took on the logging industry

Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests, locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.

  • by Nick O'Malley
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National weather forecast for Tuesday April 16

National weather forecast for Tuesday April 16

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Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense, despite expense

Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense, despite expense

A quarter of a million households now have home batteries to store the electricity their rooftop solar generates and help them avoid sky-high power bills.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
National weather forecast for Monday April 15
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National weather forecast for Monday April 15

National weather forecast for Monday April 15

National weather forecast for Sunday April 14
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National weather forecast for Sunday April 14

National weather forecast for Sunday April 14

Rock snot to spiky crawling fish: Pests threatening to reshape Australia

Rock snot to spiky crawling fish: Pests threatening to reshape Australia

The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Done right, the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields
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Done right, the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields

There are political and economic risks in pumping public money into new tech, but the payoffs are potentially vast for new and old industries alike.

  • by Nick O'Malley