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The Bureau of Meteorology has formally declared an El Niño weather event, meaning one is underway for the first time since 2023. The major climate events impact the weather patterns of 60 per cent of the globe, and Australia is particularly vulnerable. To help make sense of this, ABC News Breakfast meteorologist Nate Byrne and…
If you’ve ever wondered what the leaders of the world’s richest democracies talk about on the sidelines of the G7 summit, well, here’s a rough idea. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland. As world leaders made their way into conference rooms at a lakeside resort in Évian-les-Bains, microphones caught plenty of off-the-cuff banter….
Vodafone Australia’s mobile network has crashed, leaving millions of Australians potentially affected. A statement from the company said it was aware some customers were experiencing “intermittent issues” with its service and it was urgently investigating. “We apologise for the inconvenience and are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will provide an…
Brianna Jones is not your typical farmer. Based on a mixed cropping and livestock property at Gairdner, 470 kilometres south-east of Perth, the 29-year-old has spent most of her life in the bush. The 29-year-old is based in the Great Southern, around 470 kilometres south-east of Perth. (ABC Great Southern: Astrid Volzke) Aside from brief…
Wout van Aert will miss next month’s Tour de France because of an elbow injury, a big blow to his team leader Jonas Vingegaard’s ambition to challenge Tadej Pogacar at cycling’s biggest race. Team Visma | Lease a Bike said in a statement on Wednesday that the Belgian rider was “still dealing with the effects…
Research has revealed the devastating impact of bird flu on a remote Australian territory where more than 13,000 baby seals are now believed to have been killed by the virus. Heard Island and McDonald Islands, located 4,000 kilometres south-west of mainland Australia, are a haven for breeding seals and seabirds in the Southern Ocean. But…
When Alec Doomadgee left a Cairns coronial inquest investigating the deaths of his sister and a child he helped raise, he was hopeful. “That coroner wanted to leave a legacy of change,” he said. Three years on, the condition that claimed the women’s lives, and which had been eradicated from “white Australia” decades ago, has…
Mexican military forces have intercepted and brought down a drone that flew near the South Korean national team’s training camp in the central city of Guadalajara, where the team is preparing for its World Cup match against Mexico, a federal official said. Military forces used specialised equipment to detect an “unregistered drone” near the South…
Australia’s top universities have surged in the latest global rankings over the past decade, but experts warn the results have little relevance to domestic students. The QS World University Rankings 2027 come as the sector faces parliamentary scrutiny over governance, entrenched funding challenges and widespread staff discontent, with a new survey revealing just more than…
The first Australian to speak publicly about being onboard the hantavirus-struck cruise ship has shared his experience after spending five weeks in a quarantine facility in Western Australia. Four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and one New Zealander were repatriated to Australia on May 15, after an outbreak of the rodent-borne illness on the MV…