Anyone hoping for an end to the severe weather battering all parts of the country will have to wait months, with warnings that more extreme rain and temperatures are on the way for the remainder of summer. This summer is likely to be remembered for floods and cyclones, with QueenslandersContinue Reading
Many Aussies swear up and down that the Christmases of their childhoods were marked by frenzied gift-giving around the tree, seafood lunches in the blistering heat and hordes of huge, iridescent Christmas beetles descending in their thousands. The fat, festive beetles appear for just a few months around the AustralianContinue Reading
The “aggressive” Australian summer is the reason so many Aussies are aggro and swear all the time, an influencer on TikTok has claimed, and many others agree. In a popular, hilarious and expletive-laden video, creator Julz Alex blamed the aggression of Aussies on our hot summer sun, biting insects andContinue Reading
Woolworths has announced a new variety of an Australian summer staple has hit shelves, described as the “world’s best” by some fans. The Maha Bliss mangoes are now sold in all Woolworths stores in South Australia, Victoria, NSW and most stores in Queensland. The mango has been specially grown toContinue Reading
The threat of the El Niño weather pattern turning into a “super” event before the onset of the Australian summer has soared, according to a new study. The US National Center for Atmospheric Research has this week released the results of an experimental forecast model that takes into account theContinue Reading
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared an El Nino climate pattern, sparking worries about heatwaves as summer approaches. It comes as an unusual spring heat causes sizzling high temperatures and extreme fire danger across Australia’s southeast, with a severe heatwave warning issued from Monday to Wednesday in NSW. Temperatures haveContinue Reading
Australians have been warned there could be less mangoes on the shelves this Christmas, as farmers urge shoppers not to be put off by potentially higher prices. Queensland mango producers, who are responsible for more than 40 per cent of Australia’s supply, are struggling with significantly reduced yields due toContinue Reading
If you thought you had been seeing and hearing a lot more about Antarctica this year than ever before, you are not alone. Tourism to the southernmost continent is rapidly rising – and so are fears of “overtourism”. A record number of people from across the world visited in theContinue Reading
When Adalbert Hutter returned from an overseas trip one Australian summer, he couldn’t understand why his beachside property in Sydney that he put up for holiday rental remained empty with no bookings. He was shocked by what he found. “I was riding a motorbike through Siberia to the Arctic Circle,Continue Reading
A teenager who tragically drowned at Freshwater Beach in Manly has been described by his mother as a “shy and humble” boy who was adored by his younger two siblings, according to The Daily Telegraph. Ivan Korolev, 18, went missing on Saturday night when he and two mates went forContinue Reading