Don't take heatwaves lightly. Just like cyclones, flooding, bushfires and severe storms, heatwaves are hazards and they can kill. Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

Sydney is set to experience its hottest October on record, with temperatures soaring far above average for the month. But as ...

The cause of a mass sickness that has killed more than 70 turtles in Port Stephens is still unknown two months on.

Initial modelling from the Australian and New Zealand Council for Fire and Emergency Services suggested normal fire risk due ...

A record 5,565 people died in 2024 – the highest since 1993 – including 195 who took deadly new synthetic drugs, which are up ...

Former UFC fighter and Sydney gym owner Suman Mokhtarian has been laid to rest after he was shot dead in a ...

Slain former UFC star Suman Mokhtarian has been given an emotional send-off by family and friends in a Sydney funeral.

If La Niña is declared in Australia, it would likely bring a higher chance of wetter-than-average conditions over summer.

Architect James Davidson managed the restoration of the Lamb House, now known as Home, cited as nationally significant by the ...

The National Assessment considered 10 priority hazards (including temperature increases, drought, bushfires, storms, flooding and ocean warming) over historical (1850-1900), current (2011-2030), ...