Many Aussies have woken to icy conditions as a cold blast continues to send the mercury plunging. For those in Sydney and Melbourne, Wednesday was the coldest morning of the year with temperatures sitting at a chilly 7C and 1.6C respectively. However, the “feels-like” temperature was a lot worse thanksContinue Reading
A blast of winter chill is expected to hit Australia’s southeast, with those planning to attend Anzac Day dawn services warned to rug up. An “autumnal cold front” is crossing into the southeast corner of the country on Wednesday, covering Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and is tracking towards the NSWContinue Reading
Consumers who recently bought dumplings and spring rolls sold at Asian grocery stores in multiple states are being urged to check whether they’ve been recalled over allergy concerns. Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has recalled some of the Bibigo dumplings and Cau Tre spring rolls manufactured by CJContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are being urged to brace for temperatures in the low 40s as a severe heatwave sweeps across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Lincoln Trainor said Victoria and Tasmania would likely break heat records for March, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in someContinue Reading
Millions are bracing for severe heat this weekend as heatwave conditions move into four states in southern Australia. A prolonged warm spell is lingering over the country in the second weekend of autumn, with temperatures forecast to climb to the high 30s in Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne and parts of southernContinue Reading
Telstra boss Vicki Brady has apologised to the family of a Melbourne person who died during a “technical incident” that affected triple-0 services for more than an hour. Multiple states were affected during Friday morning’s outage, which impacted 148 of nearly 500 calls between 3.30am and 5am. In one case,Continue Reading
Heatwave conditions are stretching across the country and sending temperatures soaring for residents in multiple states. Warnings have been issued to residents of Western Australia and Victoria as a heatwave grips large swathes of the states. Power outages were felt in parts of Perth over the weekend, including at aContinue Reading
Parts of Australia are set to be battered by wild weather and heavy surf as a low-pressure system brings wet weather to the country’s south. A low-pressure system is sweeping through multiple states and is set to affect NSW, Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia. Powerful surf will batter the centralContinue Reading
Multiple states are sweating through heatwave conditions with the mercury predicted to soar close to 50C in parts of Western Australia. Warnings have been issued to residents in NSW, South Australia and WA on Sunday to prepare ahead of uncomfortably high temperatures. The Pilbara, in northern WA, a high ofContinue Reading
It’s forecast to be an absolute scorcher of a weekend in parts of Australia – with temperatures approaching 50C under blue skies. Yet elsewhere, the rain will be the issue with tropical lows in abundance and warnings of “dangerous, life threatening” conditions as up to 180mm of rain pelts itContinue Reading