The Latest Breaking News from Miriam Bradbury

‘Winds that sound like banshees’: residents told to take shelter as Pilbara braces for Tropical Cyclone Mitchell

Wind gusts up to 170km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow on Sunday night

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8

Melbourne swelters through hottest day in six years as severe heatwave descends on Australia’s south-eastern states

Hot conditions for NSW, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and WA as authorities warn of high fire danger

The Guardian - AU · Jan 7

Bushfire peril as heatwave advances across the nation

Bushfires have ignited on the first day of some of the worst heatwave conditions since Black Summer and authorities warn more is to come.

AAP · Jan 6

Temperatures to stay up to 8C above average for Queensland and northern NSW into next week after storms wreak havoc

BoM advises people to stay indoors out of heatwave while Sydney recovers from severe storms that triggered thousands of SES calls

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025

More severe storms packing giant hail forecast

More severe thunderstorms, potentially packing dangerous giant hail, are forecast for communities in two states, as a clean-up for the last storm continues.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

Man dies under falling tree as storms take their toll

Severe storms have left one man dead and more than 100,000 residents without power as damaging winds whip across large swathes of the nation.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

Giant hail batters Australia as spring storm leaves tens of thousands without power

Brisbane records hailstones as large as 14cm overnight

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025

Top Enders urged to prepare as tropical cyclone nears

A weekend of intense rain, destructive winds, felled trees and power cuts awaits the Top End as the first cyclone of the season approaches.

AAP · Nov 18, 2025

Thunderstorms, hail and winds leave homes without power

Severe thunderstorms, giant balls of hail and strong gusts of wind have left tens of thousands without power as wild weather batters the east coast.

AAP · Oct 25, 2025

Australian towns blanketed by heaviest snowfall in decades

A cold air front brought snow to parts of Queensland for the first time in 10 years

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025