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The Christmas day weather forecast is in... it is looking stormy

The Bureau of Meteorology has released its Christmas day forecast.

Newcastle Herald

December rainfall records smashed – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Tropical storm Jasper approaches Australia as authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ floods

Cyclone expected to bring more than month’s rainfall in just six hours

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Thunderstorm warning threatens large hail, wind, rain

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Victoria, with damaging winds, rain and hail expected.

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Pre-emptive disaster declarations for Cairns and Townsville – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

‘Stay safe’: Bureau of Meteorology staff evacuated and businesses close as Queensland braces for cyclone

As the school summer holiday season brings an influx of tourists to the area, Jasper is expected to intensify as it travels towards the coast overnight

The Guardian - AU

Hospitals running on backup as storms lash SA

Electrical storms have left thousands of South Australians without power, with some schools closed and hospitals running on generators.

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Afternoon Update: turbulence in Queensland Labor; Higgins’ mother gives evidence; and man charged over Daylesford pub crash

Queensland deputy premier, Steven Miles and health minister, Shannon Fentiman, are vying for the top job

The Guardian - AU

Crowds bake at Sydney concerts as mercury soars

Event organisers are imploring those attending several separate musical events in Sydney's west to stay hydrated and take care as temps climb into the low 40s.

AAP

Australia's first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it

Heatwaves are a major public health hazard. Socially disadvantaged people are especially exposed to extreme heat and other impacts of climate change. Many people experiencing homelessness – more than 120,000 on any given day in Australia – are exposed to extreme temperatures sleeping on the street, in cars or tents,…

The Conversation

Severe heatwave warning issued for parts of Canberra this week

Canberrans can expect a run of hot days in the 30s.

The Canberra Times

Season's first tropical cyclone could impact Qld coast

Tropical Cyclone Jasper has formed 1500km northeast of Cairns as a category one system and is expected to strengthen as it moves towards the coast.

AAP

Spilt Milk Canberra Briefly Postponed All Acts Due To Unsafe Weather Conditions

Spilt Milk in Canberra has just announced that all musical acts are postponed indefinitely due to unsafe weather.

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Centrelink urged to suspend mutual obligations during periods of extreme heat

Federal MPs including Amanda Rishworth asked to consider halt to the obligations during heatwaves

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Wet weather relief for NSW and Queensland firefighters while blazes encroach south of Perth

Rainfall is expected to fall on Saturday either side of the border after a torrid week of fires claimed more than 60 homes

The Guardian - AU

Extreme heat caused three in four weather-related hospitalisations in Australia over past decade, data shows

Government report finds 78% of weather-related hospitalisations and more than 43% of extreme weather-related deaths were due to extreme heat

Newcastle Herald

Extreme fire danger for the Hunter as hot and windy conditions hit

"We have a broad area of extreme fire danger for northern NSW"

AAP

Fire-generated thunderstorm, erratic winds fuels blaze

Several large blazes are burning in NSW as hot, blustery conditions lead to extreme fire warnings for the state's north.

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Cyclone not expected to threaten Australian coast

A tropical cyclone is not expected to threaten Queensland's coast after forming in the South Pacific, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Newcastle Herald

'Dire straits': Hunter farmers rush to offload stock as drought tightens its grip

Bureau of Meteorology predicts a scorching summer ahead.

AAP

Unprecedented tropical cyclone may form in Coral Sea

An unprecedented tropical cyclone may form off the Queensland coast over the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

AAP

Residents flee their homes, house destroyed by fire

Bushfires in Queensland have continued to spread to properties, forcing residents to flee their homes.

The Canberra Times

Frosty mornings on the way as winter weather returns

Minimum temperatures will hover around 0 degrees this weekend.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney smashes 1 October heat record as Victoria fights bushfires

The previous hottest start to October in Sydney was 33.1C but Sunday’s mercury peaked at 35.6C

The Conversation

We need urban trees more than ever – here's how to save them from extreme heat

Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we’ve just watched the Northern Hemisphere swelter through their summer, making July 2023 Earth’s hottest month…

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