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A severe heatwave baking parts of eastern Australia was expected to peak on Wednesday, affecting parts of western Sydney including Campbelltown, Liverpool, Parramatta and Penrith.

‘All Victorians and many Australians need to prepare for multi-hazard events’, warns Bureau of Meteorology

Large areas of Australia are at increased risk of bushfires over the summer, according to the latest outlook released by the national council for fire and emergency services.

We do it sitting in a tree, under the mistletoe, at midnight to ring in the new year. In fairytales, the act transforms frogs into princes and awakens heroines from enchanted slumber.

When the spring and summer months bring sweltering weather on Australia's east coast, sudden relief can come in the form of a “southerly buster”, an abrupt southerly wind that can drop the mercury in minutes.

For healthy people, pills, patches and gummies just create ‘expensive urine’. But for those with nutrient deficiencies, vitamin supplements have clear benefits

Lines for pastries, phones, even paying respects have become famous. What is it that draws people to spend their scarce, precious time in queues?

One of the world’s longest continuous bird counts has dashed the ‘wistful optimism’ of scientists hoping for a La Niña-driven recovery

Just three of New South Wales' 220 public hospitals are routinely providing abortions, according to research by the University of Sydney.