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National weather forecast for Saturday February 28
National weather forecast for Saturday February 28.
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Fires and floods, fires and floods: Australia’s summer of extremes
Australia’s summer has been marked by repeated cycles of bushfires followed by floods, as Lake Eyre is set to be flooded for the second time in two years.
- by Bianca Hall
National weather forecast for Thursday February 26
National weather forecast for Thursday February 26.
When the mercury soars, these local pools prove the place to stay cool
Just as Sydney flocks to beaches and ocean baths, public swimming pools sit at the heart of the regional towns. Chief photographer Kate Geraghty has spent the summer visiting.
- by Angus Thomson and Kate Geraghty
Residents urged to stay indoors as Cyclone Luana hits Kimberley coast
The Bureau of Meteorology has upgraded a cyclone on the Kimberley coast to a category 2 and is urging residents in the immediate area to shelter indoors.
- by Michael Philipps
Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims
Extreme weather events cost $3.5 billion in insured losses as hailstorms lashed Australia in 2025, more than five times higher than the previous year.
- by Grace Crivellaro
Scorcher forecast: heat dome to settle over Victoria this week
Victorians are set for sweltering conditions over the coming week with temperatures to surpass 40 degrees in many parts of the state.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Sydney’s beaches closed, hundreds call for assistance as storm lashes coast
Slow-moving, dangerous thunderstorms are causing flash flooding in Sydney and the Central Coast.
- by Julie Power and Nigel Gladstone
Why Wye River copped a rain bomb that washed away cars
Sudden, dramatic downpours struck towns across the Otways on Thursday, flooding campgrounds, triggering evacuations and sweeping cars out to sea.
- by Liam Mannix