Australia is adding another half a billion dollars to its infrastructure fund for the Pacific, with spending to focus on digital projects.
Ben McKay
Rain has washed out beach days and backyard barbeques on what is usually a very warm public holiday.
Claire Sadler
Australians are being warned about the dangers of heat stress as southern states swelter and one city smashes its Australia Day heat record.
Andrew Stafford and Nick Wilson
Residents of Western Australia's north coast are bracing for heavy rain as Cyclone Luana tracks inland, despite the storm running out of steam.
Robyn Wuth
More than 60 people have been killed following heavy snow and rainfall across Afghanistan, officials say.
Staff Writers
Tropical Cylone Luana has hit the WA coast with photos showing torrential rain and wind bending trees.
Kirsty Lichtenstein & Caleb Runciman
Forecasters say over half the US population could be affected by snow, ice or bitter cold as a winter storm sweeps across the country.
Millions will swelter over the Australia Day long weekend, with forecasts of extreme heatwave temperatures, while a cyclone is headed for one state.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Evacuation centres have been set up as a category two system continues to intensify off the WA coast.
Amy Cavender and Tegwen Bescoby
Millions of Americans are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm from New Mexico to the Carolinas.
JEFF MARTIN
Australia has just experienced its worst heatwave in six years but it's set to become much more common under existing policies to curb carbon emissions.
Poppy Johnston
A new study has sounded the alarm on how the record-breaking temperatures experienced in early January will become “five times more likely” in the future.
Andrew Hedgman
A cyclone warning has been issued for some regions of WA, with residents being told to ‘prepare now.’
Amy Cavender
People in the warning zone are urged to brace for severe wind gusts and heavy rainfall.
Chloe Maher
Workers downed tools, families retreated to air-conditioned homes and thousands of cricket fans sweltered as much of WA endured severe temperatures which are set to continue tomorrow.
Rhianna Mitchell, Kate Campbell, Sally Davies and Kirsty Lichtenstein
WA is in for a scorcher, with a severe heatwave hitting large parts of the State throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tegwen Bescoby and Kirsty Lichtenstein
People in the warning zone are urged to brace for damaging winds.
Perth is bracing for another scorching stretch of weather. SEE THE FORECAST.
Ibanez Taylor
Perth woke to heavy haze on Monday morning, with low visibility lingering across part of the metro area and surronding suburbs.
Historic downpours have triggered thousands of emergency call-outs across NSW, with communities warned more wet weather is on the way.
Residents are returning to their homes after rapidly rising floodwaters and storms pummelled Australia's east coast, prompting thousands of emergency incidents.
Melissa Meehan and Samantha Lock
A woman has died when a branch fell on her car as dangerous thunderstorms lash parts of Australia's east coast, prompting hundreds of calls for help.
Maeve Bannister and Allanah Sciberras
Brace yourselves, the city’s next heatwave is tipped to deliver the second 40-degree scorcher of the school holidays. SEE THE FORECAST.
Natalie Richards
Millions of Aussies are facing a weekend washout as wild weather lashes the coast - with the rain and winds so severe campers have abandoned their holiday plans.
Alexandra Feiam
