Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Zelia, with 180-mph gusts, strikes Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall Friday on Australia's west coast as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained wind gusts at 180 mph, though minimal damage ensued.
Meet the 29-year-old Perth pop star ready to shake up Eurovision
Go-Jo, a rising pop star from Western Australia, will represent Australia at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland in May.
New plant varieties in Eden's Australia exhibition
Five plant varieties from Australia have been put on display in Cornwall. The Eden Project has added the new cultivars of kangaroo paw to its collection. The plants were bred at the Western Australian Botanic Garden,
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American submarine stops in Australia as Chinese flotilla cruises offshore
The Virginia-class USS Minnesota has arrived in Western Australia, marking the first of several planned visits by U.S. submarines this year, Australia’s Defence Department said Wednesday.
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Australia's government delays approval for Woodside's flagship LNG project extension
The North West Shelf partners are keen to progress the Browse gas mega-project and keep the gas hub in Western Australia in operation until 2070
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Weak radio, poor sightlines led to near collision in Australia
Weak radio transmissions and a lack of visibility nearly led to a collision between a Fairchild SA226T Metroliner and Beechcraft A36 Bonanza at Western Australia's Geraldton airport.
Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Churns Toward Northwest Australia
The storm is expected to make landfall Friday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 180 miles per hour. A port crucial to the global economy has shut down.
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Aboriginal group seeks $1.1bn in damages over Australia mining project
The Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation filed the landmark case against Western Australia’s state government.
More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them
Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate. The 2019–20 Australian megafires destroyed almost 2,800 homes.
Category 5 cyclone nears Western Australia coast
Very destructive winds of up to 290 kilometers per hour' are likely close to center of Cyclone Zelia as it crosses coast, Australian Bureau of Meteorology says
Iron ore ports close as Tropical Cyclone Zelia nears Western Australia
Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia's west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world's largest iron ore hub with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 290 kph (180 mph).
Yes, Australia needs new homes—but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world
Australia's housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have set a target of 1.2 million new homes over five years.