Hotter than normal with a chance of bushfires: The weather you can expect in autumn
"While autumn is often a time for cooler weather to begin, this season is very likely to be warmer than average across ...
Heatwaves, fires, torrential rain, fish kills: Australia’s summer of climate extremes
The weather bureau is forecasting a hot autumn across most of Australia, after an unusually hot summer marked by natural ...
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Victoria puts housing heat on wealthy inner councils
The Victorian Government has released the final version of its statewide housing targets. The targets set out the number of ...
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Do you have what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter? This Canberra accountant is asking
The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) and ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) are looking for up to 130 new volunteers to join ...
How planning could limit extreme weather disasters
Better planning for extreme weather in a changing climate means learning from Australia's past mistakes and taking a tougher line on managing development. Australians would typically refer to floods, ...
'Without migrants, Canberra would be dead': pioneering builder Dino Nikias turns 97
Pioneering Canberra builder Dino Nikias, who turns 97 on Thursday, has a blunt message for people who work from home: don't do it.
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Former CSIRO forestry chief Glen Kile calls for more preventive burns
Retired forestry bureaucrat Glen Kile says Victoria’s ‘detection and suppression’ approach to bushfire management ... who is a member of the Order of Australia for service to forest science ...