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A severe thunderstorm brought hail, 96 km/h gusts, and widespread blackouts to Alice Springs on Monday afternoon, with Power and Water Corporation counting about 9,000 properties without electricity.
The Rural Fire Service banned all outdoor fires across greater Sydney and the Hunter as the Bureau of Meteorology warned of extreme fire danger, heat near 37C in the west, and dry lightning from thunderstorms.
Residents say the Indian Ocean territory was cleared by the UN to attend the Türkiye climate summit but missed out on Canberra’s travel support while ministers met in Tuvalu and Fiji.
The High Court dismissed Mach Energy's appeal and stopped a plan to keep the Mount Pleasant mine operating into the late 2040s because planners did not impose practicable limits on greenhouse emissions.
Crown Lands towed a juvenile humpback off a sandbar near Iluka after it sat in the Clarence for more than a day, prompting marine biologists to warn swimmers away for a week.
A rotating column crossed the seaside town after 1 p.m. on Saturday, ripping roofs and knocking out power as the SES fielded more than 90 storm calls statewide.
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