Safety plea after spate of NSW drownings
Police and surf lifesavers are pleading for swimmers, fishers, and boaties to take extra care after a spate of recent drownings in NSW.
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Ex-cyclone Seth still threatens east coast
Popular beaches in Queensland have been closed as ex-tropical cyclone Seth churns off Australia's east coast.
Ex-cyclone Seth causes wild surf in Qld
Wild conditions caused by former tropical cyclone Seth in Queensland's southeast are set to ease in the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Cyclone Seth to bring high tides, big surf
Tropical Cyclone Seth is expected to cause dangerous surf and abnormally high tides about the southeast Queensland and northeast NSW coastlines from Sunday.
Cyclone off Queensland coast set to weaken
Severe weather warnings are still in place for Queensland's southeast, despite Tropical Cyclone Seth being expected to weaken over the coming days.
NT cyclone warning downgraded
A tropical low off northern Australia is no longer expected to reach cyclone intensity, although authorities continue to warn of strong winds and heavy rain.
Mostly warm Christmas with some extremes
The majority of state capitals are in for a warm and partly cloudy Christmas, but extremes are forecast for Perth and Darwin.
Christmas Day forecast a gift for QLD
The Bureau of Meteorology says most of the country is set for a warm and dry Christmas Day, but the north faces the chance of rain and storms.
Typhoon Rai slams Philippines
Typhoon Rai has made landfall in the southern Philippines, causing flooding and forcing mass evacuations and flight cancellations.
Arctic heat record confirmed
Last year an Arctic temperature record of more than 38 degrees Celsius was reached in a Siberian town during a prolonged heatwave.