Australians from Perth to parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland will get wet this week as a rainfront sweeps across much of the country. A heavy rainfront is continuing to move across the contienent, hitting South Australia and the Northern Territory from Wednesday and then moving into the easternContinue Reading
Consumers across Australia’s eastern states are set to benefit from a fall in household power bills from July 1 as a cut to electricity price caps and government energy rebates deliver hundreds of dollars worth of relief to cash strapped families. The Australian Energy Regulator’s final default market offer –Continue Reading
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has accused her federal Labor colleague, Resources Minister Madeleine King, of sounding “more like a Coalition minister” after she warned households should expect to pay higher gas bills as a result of supply shortfalls in the state. The war of words followed the release ofContinue Reading
A cold snap has blasted through the south of the country, bringing subzero temperatures to alpine regions. The cool change “surged northwards from Antarctic waters overnight”, signalling the start of what’s to come just a few days into autumn. Temperatures dropped to below zero in Tasmania on Monday night, withContinue Reading
Victorians are currently under threat from dangerous flash flooding brought by severe storms which are pelting residents with severe rain and thousands of lightning strikes. A strong and slow moving low pressure system currently moving across the northwest of the state means intense rainfall which has plagued the state forContinue Reading
NSW, Queensland and Victoria could face severe thunderstorms on Christmas Eve with residents told to prepare for the potential for hail, flash flooding and heavy rains. Major storm concerns are held for “the vast majority of NSW” and Queensland, stretching all the way from Mackay to the state’s south east.Continue Reading
A stunning graphic has emerged of the 40 millions lightning strikes that have been detected in Australia in November. “Late spring is typically a stormy time of year in Australia due to an abundance of warm air, moisture and atmospheric instability,” Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said in a release. “ButContinue Reading
Large parts of Australia inundated by thunderstorms will not get relief from the rain for up to a week, as wild and wet weather is here to stay. The majority of eastern and Northern Australia, particularly in NSW and Queensland, has been plagued with wet weather since the beginning ofContinue Reading
“Nasty” storms are set to intensify on Wednesday and Thursday over eastern parts of Australia. Severe thunderstorms will batter regions in NSW’s northeast and Queensland’s southeast on Wednesday, with meteorologists warning Aussies to brace for large hail and damaging winds. Areas around Lismore in NSW could be bombarded by massiveContinue Reading
A brief cold snap is set to hit Australia’s eastern seaboard, bringing rain, thunderstorms and chilly weather for Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and southern Queensland. Sky News meteorologist Alison Osborne said the mercury will “take a dive” from Wednesday onwards, due to a burst of polar air from the Antarctic. VictorianContinue Reading