Millions are being urged to prepare for another possible brutal few weeks of bushfires as communities mark five years since the Black Summer tragedy.
Aisling Brennan
Cricket fans have been warned of a potentially record breaking forecast on the annual Boxing Day Test.
Clareese Packer
A major warning has been issued over an out-of-control bushfire burning through thousands of hectares of land - all ahead of a scorcher weekend in Australia.
Emma Kirk
A gruesome flesh-eating bacteria – suspected to be transmitted by an iconic animal – is spreading in one Aussie state, and health officials are warning everyone is at risk.
Duncan Evans
Parents have been issued an urgent warning after a horrifying trend no child should ever be exposed to emerged online.
Alexandra Feiam
What do the Grinch, Gossip Girl and a popular Christmas carol have in common? They’re all subjects of Labor’s anti-nuclear attack ads aimed at Gen Zs.
Jessica Wang
Outrage is building after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved three new coal mine extensions - one fellow MP calling the decision “despicable”.
They have become hugely popular devices that many of us wear day and night. But your smartwatch could be exposing you to ‘forever chemicals’, scientists have warned.
Xantha Leatham
A new study suggests the moon is older than previously thought. and that rock samples from its surface have been incorrectly interpreted.
Staff Writers
Residents have been warned not to return home if they’re away as an out of control bushfire has burned through more than 7000 hectares of land.
Locals have sounded the alarm on a plan to put a desalination plant in the King George Sound amid fears the deposits of briny wastewater pose an “existential threat” to the south coast’s delicate ecosystem.
Melissa Sheil
A gruesome disease which can cause disfigurement has taken root in a popular tourist town – and a cute Aussie animal may be behind the spread.
More mysterious ball-shaped objects have washed ashore Aussie beaches - sparking another warning from health and environmental authorities.
Veteran breakfast TV host Sam Armytage has snapped on air over an issue she says flies in the face of Australia’s standing as a “modern country”.
Ryan Bourke
For the majority of Australia, it will be a sunny and bright day for Christmas, with mild temperatures and a slight chance of rain or storms.
Millions of Australians have been issued a warning as severe storms could lead to the wettest December in 14 years.
Wild scenes have erupted in one Aussie city’s CBD as protestors stormed the area during an inquiry into nuclear energy - with one protest leader calling it a “front” for the “fossil fuel industry”.
The owner of British Airways has started incorporating Apple AirTags in its luggage-handling system, saying it expects the new tool to lower costs and more quickly locate wayward bags.
Kate Duffy
The Australian Information Commissioner has dumped civil penalty proceedings against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica scandal after the owner of Facebook agreed to a $50 million settlement.
Daniel Newell
The TikTok case in the US could attract interest because it pits free speech rights against the government's aims of protecting national security.
Mark Sherman
Wild footage has captured the moment cars were left stranded as flash flooding swept one Aussie state, amid a crazy bout of weather where the mercury tipped to 42C in some regions.
Duncan Evans, Alexandra Feiam
A leading health advocacy group is warning parents a disease that can be fatal to babies and small children has just hit a 20-year high.
An Australian company has been given first-of-its-kind approval to launch a rocket out of a small Queensland town.
Blair Jackson
The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening.
The Economist
