Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton share a common goal this week, helping Australians in Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path get through the rare weather event — but on different front lines.
Ellen Ransley
Operators of a popular boat club nervously watching water lap at its doors are among millions of people frantically preparing for the arrival of a cyclone.
Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
A house sitter's plans have changed from sun bathing to sandbagging as a part of Australia's coast braces for a cyclone for the first time since 1974.
A major capital city and coastal communities in two states have been warned to prepare homes for a tropical cyclone and days of wild weather.
Rachael Ward
The bureau of meteorology warns a heatwave will hit vast stretches of WA this weekend.
Duncan Evans
West Australians are being warned to buckle up for a warmer-than-usual autumn.
Jessica Evensen
A rain-hit state is sweating on the progress of a tropical cyclone looming off Australia's coast with a tracking model predicting it may hit the mainland.
Laine Clark
Those with beach plans are in luck! SEE THE FORECAST
Taylor Renouf
Tropical cyclone Bianca is a category one system sitting 1050km west-north-west of Exmouth.
A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the coming days, bringing strong winds.
Savannah Meacham
Children are among the seven people who have died in flash flooding across Botswana, which has also displaced thousands.
Staff Writers
Donald Trump's decision to halt US scientists' participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have implications for key reports.
Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water, Chile researchers say.
More rain may be dumped on a flood-hit region with two cyclones a chance of forming off northern Australia in coming days just as many had begun their clean-up.
Thousands of residents in the Perth Hills are expected to be without power for at least 24 hours after a sudden severe storm uprooted trees and damaged powerlines.
Caleb Runciman
Lightning strikes in the Shire of Manjimup have ignited fires which have been blazing for 10 days as emergency fire fighters undertake tracking and backburning operations to contain the blazes.
Anjelica Smilovitis
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of wild weather to pummel the US, including eight people in the state of Kentucky.
Dylan Lovan
Emergency services are continuing efforts to rescue stranded residents and assist in recovery operations.
Rhiannon Lewin
Tropical Cyclone Zelia has crossed the Australian coast, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain but a key mining hub has been spared the worst of the impact.
Savannah Meacham and Aaron Bunch
Cyclone Zelia has reached a category five system, with flash flooding and destructive winds up to 290km/h expected when it crosses the coast on Friday.
Locals are preparing for Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is being described as big, strong and unpredictable as it heads for coastal towns.
Fraser Barton and Laine Clark
The tropical cyclone is set to hit the Pilbara and Kimberley coastal regions tonight.
Hayley Taylor
Top surf spots are under threat from sea level rise, wild coastal storms and other consequences of a warming climate.
Poppy Johnston
Farmers are hopeful of assessing damage to their flood-hit crops after being plagued by heavy rainfall but more wet weather is on the way in northern Australia.
Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
