Widespread showers and thunderstorms look set to continue in rain-lashed Queensland regions, sparking flood warnings. Isolated falls of up to 300mm are predicted this week, with moderate to heavy rainfall set for much of Queensland’s southern interior and southeast. Showers and storms are forecast for southeast Queensland and northern NSW through to Tuesday, slowly moving … Read more
An Australian homeowner is stumped by what appears to be a “serial number” etched onto a leaf of one of their indoor plants. The concerned plant owner posted a photo on social media, asking why a “weird pattern” had suddenly appeared on her monstera plant. “I’ve just been away for a week and came back … Read more
Sophie and Hayley Taylor were always told they were not identical twins, even though they looked so much alike their own mother could barely tell them apart. Hayley said she and her sister, who were born 21 minutes apart, have mostly the same personality and while they were growing up would often be confused by … Read more
Turning a decaying golf course into homes for approximately 1200 people seems like a no-brainer in the middle of a housing crisis. But not on the Gold Coast, where the local council has emphatically rejected an application for a new 380-house estate on the site of the Arundel Hills Country Club. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
The remnants of a coast-to-coast heatwave are being swept off the NSW coast after baking Sydney and delivering a record hot night in the outback. Sydney reached its forecast 38C by 2pm before plunging to 27C by 3pm while Gosford shed 13C in 35 minutes as a southerly change began paving the way for a … Read more
Heatwave warnings have been issued for four Australian states, with millions of people set to swelter on Australia Day. Large parts of central and eastern Australia are in for another day of heat after widespread temperatures above 40C on Thursday, with some inland areas nudging 50C. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussies in four states set … Read more
A NSW man has been arrested after allegedly crashing a buggy on a popular Queensland resort island while drunk, prompting police to plead with the public not to put extra pressure on emergency services during tropical cyclone preparations. The 37-year-old Grasmere man crashed and flipped his buggy on One Tree Hill, Hamilton Island, about 10.30pm … Read more
Heatwaves with widespread temperatures above 40C are set to continue across large parts of the nation as the mercury remains well above average. The national weather forecaster said the heat would be wide-reaching, impacting central Western Australia, northern South Australia, southern Northern Territory, southern Queensland and NSW. Low to severe intensity heatwave warnings are in … Read more
A Queensland man’s $804 fine for driving through floodwaters is being used as a warning to other road users not to do likewise during possible “widespread flooding” from an expected cyclone. The 41-year-old motorist was caught by an officer driving through an inundated Winton Jundah Rd in Winton in the state’s central west on Sunday. … Read more
Doctors told a young Queensland woman she was going to die after being stung by a box jellyfish in Thailand. Zoe Cahill, 23, was travelling and training as a yoga teacher in the Southeast Asian country when she was stung at Zen Beach on the popular island Koh Phangan last October. Cahill said she was … Read more
