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'Water like an ocean wave': 70 years since SA's biggest flood event
Riverlanders look back on their experience of South Australia's biggest flood event on its 70th anniversary, including filling sandbags and rowing to and...
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Nepal estimates reconstruction after deadly floods to cost nearly $7 billion
Nepal says nearly $7 billion is needed for it to recover from the deadly August 26 floods, arguing wealthier countries should treat the climate change-fue...
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Greens co-founder weighs in on party split over koala park carbon credits
Australian Greens founding figure Bob Brown has backed the three senators who took the rare step of crossing the floor to vote against the party on plans...
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Extreme heat, fires and floods mark record hot month
Climate data has been released confirming August 2026 as the hottest month on record after heatwaves and severe drought dominated Western Europe's warmest...
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'It won't work': WA opposition blasts 'State of Energy' ad campaign
A $30 million campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy comes under fire from the opposi...
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Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo
Calls to halt floodplain harvesting are mounting after NSW's chief water regulator revealed uncertainty around enforcing the state's water laws. Newsiline...
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Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge
Climate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollars Get our breaki...
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Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid
Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. Newsiline...
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Australia politics live: Victorian energy bills may rise by $100 a year under Coalition; Chalmers says One Nation would ‘destroy’ super
Follow the day’s news live Victorians could pay almost $100 a year more for electricity under a state Coalition policy to halt two key transmission projec...
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Gigantic mechanical 'esky lid' is Brisbane's newest defence against flooding
"The Esky Lid" is a mechanical contraption that will be able to seal off Brisbane's new underground tunnels from floodwaters. Newsiline summarises this re...
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NT cattle station sells for $26m after carbon plan crashes
Benmara Station in the NT has sold for $26 million after a complicated period of ownership and failed carbon dreams. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report
Landholders launch legal action in the NSW Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone. Newsiline summarise...
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South-East Asia chokes on smog from Indonesia's wildfires
For three exhausting months, Andri Susanto and his crew have been fighting raging fires on the island of Borneo — and blazes are taking a toll across the...
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The moment a Nepali woman found alive days after devastating floods
Images released by Nepal's army showed rescuers finding 64-year-old Chandika Kumari Shrestha covered in mud inside the damaged house in Nuwakot town. News...
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Sydney CBD solar farm to cut carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year
The rooftops of the International Convention Centre Sydney will be home to a solar farm that is being heralded as the largest in any city centre in the So...
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Brisbane expected to swelter under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather
Queensland capital forecast to hit 34C with local fire bans issued for Ipswich and Lockyer Valley, while Sydney sees reprieve from record heat Get our bre...
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Man in Nepal tunnel and woman rescued 10 days after flash flood
A Chinese national and a local woman are rescued in separate operations, as more than 5,000 people remain missing after a flood hit Nepal and Tibet on Aug...
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Nepali engineer relives 'miracle' survival from deadly flash flood
An engineer working by the river in Nepal's Rasuwa region has recalled the moment he and his colleagues miraculously escaped a tsunami of mud. Newsiline s...
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Energy stability or a 'climate bomb'? The arguments around Beetaloo
The Northern Territory government says it "stared down the hypocrites" to get gas flowing from the Beetaloo Sub-Basin. Newsiline summarises this report fr...
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Global penguin researchers' climate warning at meeting in shadow of bird flu
More than 200 experts meet on Phillip Island to share penguin research from across the globe. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and...
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Weekend to bring unseasonable heat, gusty thunderstorms, flooding and snow
A powerful front will generate a smorgasbord of wild weather across eastern Australia this weekend. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austral...
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Indonesian wildfires trigger hazardous haze across parts of SE Asia
A super El Niño is exacerbating drought and wildfire conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Newsiline summarises this report from A...
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Australian couple ran up mountain with 3yo daughter to escape Nepal flood
A couple from Bundaberg watched from a mountain as buildings and people below them were swallowed by a wave of debris. Newsiline summarises this report fr...
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Live: Two more more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Two more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 36. Newsiline su...
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Nepali photographer documents 'survival and sorrow' of flood disaster
Rasik Maharjan is behind the camera during one of the most difficult disasters he has had to capture on film. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months Follow our Australia n...
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World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach
A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji. Newsiline summarises this...
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Afternoon Update: Global heating forecast to hit at least 1.8C, DNA tests to help identify Nepal flood victims, and shark drones
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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'An idea of the scale of this crisis': Nepal authorities find flood victims 100km from disaster zone
Some of those killed by Nepal's devastating flood have been found more than 100 kilometres downstream from the disaster zone. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Sunshine and snow: Your photos of WA's wild August weather
August has always been a transitional month in WA, and these stunning photos from across the state show just how wild the weather was. Newsiline summarise...
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Live: Four Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Four Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Newsiline summar...
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Aboriginal community still damaged, without services months after floods
Months after record flooding, the remote Aboriginal community of Nauiyu / Daly River remains significantly damaged and without services. Newsiline summari...
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Weather quiz: Rank Australia's hottest, coldest and wettest places this winter
It's time to celebrate making it through another punishing Australian winter by taking on the challenge of today's weather quiz. Newsiline summarises this...
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Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive
One of 43 missing Australians is found alive six days after catastrophic floods hit the Nepal-China border. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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Afternoon Update: Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive; Ray Hadley takes stand at Alan Jones trial; and the Kākāpō bounces back
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Relief as Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive
One of 43 unaccounted for Australians has been located in Tibet, Dfat says Australians missing in the Nepal floods: what we know so far An Australian beli...