I wanted to hitchhike to Sydney. The pill-gobbling truckie had other ideas

This piece is part of a summer opinion series from our writers about a year of their youth when they had trying times.We’d ...
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Sydney tops 42°C twice in summer for first time in 13 years

Sydney reaches 42.2°C for second time in sizzling summer of 2025/26, while 43.5°C was recorded at Holsworthy (Defence) in the ...

Victoria battling dozens of out-of-control bushfires; major blazes at Longwood and Walwa, widespread power outages

Victoria is battling catastrophic fire conditions not seen since the deadly Black Summer blazes six years ago as two ...