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Photograph: HMAS "Arrow" lies wrecked in Darwin Harbour following tropical cyclone "Tracy" in December 1974. Image: Wiki...

There is no universally accepted definition of a “heatwave” so to a certain extent we can make up our own. A simple and easy to remember def...

2009 turned out to be a year of amazing weather extremes - hot and cold, wet and dry with many records being set along the way. Here are som...

The period from November to April each year is often a time of considerable atmospheric turmoil across Australia. Heatwaves, bushfires, trop...

An iconic moment in Australian sporting history - Phar Lap wins the 1930 Melbourne Cup. Judging by the dress of the crowd and their shadows...

On the afternoon of March 11th 2011 a massive tsunami was generated by an estimated 8.9 intensity earthquake that occurred out to sea about ...

Between Monday 21st and Saturday 26th September 2009 two very large dust storms swept across eastern Australia and affected three major citi...