Heat records tumbling as Sydney’s winter comes towards its end

Heat records tumbling as Sydney’s winter comes towards its end

There are new predictions of a hotter than average summer for the harbour city as global temperature records fall.

  • byNick O'Malley andWilliam Davis

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‘Unusual’ winter swells erode Sydney beaches and sand dunes

‘Unusual’ winter swells erode Sydney beaches and sand dunes

Beaches recover relatively rapidly from coastal erosion,but sand dunes can take years to repair.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The polar vortex bringing icy temperatures across southern Australia

The polar vortex bringing icy temperatures across southern Australia

A destabilised weather pattern has pushed the polar vortex high above Antarctica off course,pushing freezing winds into southern Australia. When will it end?

  • byBianca Hall
Sydney light rail line knocked out by fallen tree

Sydney light rail line knocked out by fallen tree

The light rail line between Dulwich Hill and Central remains blocked at Pyrmont.

  • byBen Cubby
The ‘polar-powered storm’ bringing snow and bitter temperatures to NSW

The ‘polar-powered storm’ bringing snow and bitter temperatures to NSW

The east coast of Australia is getting a dose of proper winter as a cold front moving north from Tasmania brings Antarctic winds and snow.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andAngus Dalton
In pictures - locals brave SE Australia high pressure weather
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In pictures - locals brave SE Australia high pressure weather

Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal “anticyclone” that could go down in history.

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Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings

Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings

Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal anticyclone that could go down in history.

  • byAngus Dalton
Northern beaches suburbs cut off after massive ‘tropical’ downpour

Northern beaches suburbs cut off after massive ‘tropical’ downpour

Roads were closed after a slow-moving storm dumped more than 50 millimetres of rain on the area.

  • byJulie Power
The weather forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing

The weather forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing

There’s a problem with relying on the weather forecast if you’re using it to decide whether to wear a puffer jacket or not.

  • byAngus Dalton
Sydney suffers through another wet and gusty weekend

Sydney suffers through another wet and gusty weekend

Sydney has received more than double its average rainfall for June already,as the city experiences its sixth wet weekend in a row.

  • byAmber Schultz
The Sydney beaches that lost 20 metres of sand as big swells return

The Sydney beaches that lost 20 metres of sand as big swells return

A big swell this week has stolen much of the bonus sand deposited on the coastline during a relatively calm winter last year.

  • byCatherine Naylor