As temperatures continue to soar, a sobering study has found climate change will be responsible for 72,000 additional crimes a year in Australia.
Adelaide Lang
Friends and family are mourning the “fiercely loyal, compassionate and caring” surfer as the four day search for his body concludes.
Ryan Bourke, Clareese Packer
It’s been a horror 24 hours across Victorian waterways, with three people dead, including a child, and nearly 150 pulled from the water.
Ryan Bourke
Residents have been left in the dark about the deadly hazard that’s caused a popular beach to be closed for two years.
Emma Kirk
Millions of people have been urged to remain vigilant as fire risks grow, with much of the country experiencing heatwave conditions.
Ryan Bourke and Emma Kirk
Several states are being warned ahead of “severe” heatwave conditions expected to send temperatures skyrocketing this weekend.
Clareese Packer
Aeromexico is the most on-time airline in the world, according to a data company that compiled figures for 2024.
Staff Writers
Endangered species are being given hope as a state better known for mining adds an area equivalent to the size of Tasmania to its conservation estate.
(A)manda Parkinson
2024 was Australia’s second hottest year, beaten only by 2019, the beginning of the horror Black Summer bushfire season, new figures reveal.
Cameron Micallef
Carmakers need to meet higher standards after new rules came into force on New Year’s Day, with one senior MP slamming the changes as a ‘new tax’.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A “glowing” algae has sprung up along the coast of one Aussie state – but the truth behind this natural light show is a lot darker than it appears.
Alexandra Feiam
Residents have been warned to stay alert as flood levels rise across one Aussie state, forcing authorities to release water from two major dams.
Alexandra Feiam, Blair Jackson and Aisling Brennan
Residents have vented frustration at bizarre changes to their tap water as authorities grapple with recent wild weather.
Nathan Schmidt
A silver calf and a calf with an all-white fluke have been just some of the highlights of the whale season on the south coast this year.
Georgia Campion
A spate of flash flooding and severe storms have thrashed one state, with major dams at risk of overflow and much more rainfall forecast to fall in the coming days.
Ryan Bourke, Blake Antrobus and Aisling Brennan
More than 400 people have signed a petition calling on the council to ban motor vehicles from a section of pristine forest in the Albany CBD.
Georgia Campion and Melissa Sheil
Authorities have renewed calls for residents to remain vigilant after swimmers witnessed a shocking tragedy at a popular swimming hole.
New Year’s Eve celebrations will be a patchwork of colour and rain across the country, as strong storms are forecast for one region in particular.
Aisling Brennan
A concerning number of Aussies don’t have an emergency plan during storm season, even though one in three people will experience some sort of disaster.
Aisling Brennan and Blake Antrobus
Beachgoers are being urged to be alert for sharks this summer ahead of new enclosures opening at Perth’s south in coming weeks.
Joe Spagnolo
A tragic spate of drowning incidents along Australia’s east coast has sparked a fresh warning to beachgoers over the holiday period.
Residents have been told they are in danger and must act immediately to survive as fires are raging at opposite ends of the country.
Blair Jackson and Cameron Micallef
An adorable wallaby once thought to be extinct is struggling to secure a foothold back in Australia where fox-proof safe havens would give it a fighting chance.
Jacob Shteyman
A man has been charged with lighting multiple fires in a nature reserve on Christmas Day.
