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The city hasn’t gone over 30C since February 2022, and is just eight days off its longest streak of days below that level

By embracing Indigenous culture, walkability and an outdoor lifestyle, Perth is becoming more itself, says Cass Lynch, a researcher, writer and south coast Nyoongar woman

Port Lincoln local Ty Robertson, 20, was returning to work from his lunchbreak when he heard a woman scream and then saw her child run into the path of a four-wheel drive.

It was just one truck, but practically every arterial road in Hobart became clogged with traffic from the afternoon until well into the evening on Monday, causing commuter chaos.

For years it has reeled in thousands of adventurous travellers to a remote section of the territory bush — but this year its owners have made the tough call to shut the gates.

As rain poured down and rivers rose, the radio buzzed with static where you’d usually find Fitzroy Crossing’s community radio station, Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio. The station was off air, but not offline. When they couldn’t broadcast, the Wangki team turned to Facebook to share emergency information.

Officers who spoke to the Newcastle Herald said workloads were intense due to the number of staff leaving the force or off on long-term sick leave who remain on the roster until their injury claims are resolved.

A famously animal-shaped building in rural Waikato is up for lease - just like the hopes of the tourism sector in general

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