A weather system moving in from the south-west will bring rain across southern regions from Monday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology
The long weekend has brought fine weather to Australia’s capitals – but most cities will see a soggy return to work on Tuesday.
Despite a foggy start to Saturday morning in Melbourne and rain across Brisbane and Darwin, sunshine is forecast for Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide with similar conditions to continue through Saturday and Sunday.
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Australia’s foreign affairs minister Penny Wong and Sophie Allouache have tied the knot after nearly two decades together.
The couple were married in Adelaide on Saturday in a ceremony attended by the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and senior ministers.
Continue reading...Adelaide region expected to be worst affected with average temperatures forecast to be up by 10C
Southern parts of Australia are expected to suffer a short heatwave starting on Friday and lasting until next Tuesday. The Adelaide region will be worst affected, with highs of about 36C anticipated in the city on Friday, which is 10C above the seasonal norm.
Daytime maximums are then set to remain above 35C until Tuesday, while minimum temperatures are not forecast to drop below 25C. This will be the longest March run of high temperatures in Adelaide in four years, with only one March day above 35C being recorded over this period.
Continue reading...Hot weather will send temperatures soaring to 38C in Melbourne, 40C in Adelaide and the low 30s in Launceston, the BoM forecasts
Victorians, Tasmanians and South Australians will swelter through their long weekends, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing heatwave warnings for the three states.
Melbourne is expecting maximum temperatures of 38C across Saturday, Sunday and Monday. If temperatures do reach 38C, it will be the highest temperature recorded across three consecutive days in March since 1942.
Continue reading...Hot weather with 30C-plus temperatures forecast for three mainland state capitals, plus Canberra and Darwin, on Monday
Southern Australia is in for a hot, sunny start to the week, with three state capitals plus Canberra forecast to record temperatures in the 30s.
The Bureau of Meteorology was warning of extreme fire danger for parts of South Australia and Victoria on Tuesday before a cool change sets in midweek.
Continue reading...Daughter and sister of victims found bodies before detectives arrested 43-year-old man who police say was living across the road in Rosewater
A man has been charged with murdering a mother and son whose bodies were found at their home in Adelaide’s west.
South Australian police were called to the Rosewater property on Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading...The bodies of a woman, 76, and man, 55, found with significant injuries inside property at Rosewater
A man has been arrested after the bodies of two people were found at a home in Adelaide’s west.
South Australian police were called the property in Rosewater on Saturday afternoon.
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• Rohan Dennis charged over death of wife Melissa
Melissa Dennis is being remembered as a popular and talented competitor as Australian cycling reels from her death.
Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares paid tribute to Dennis on Monday morning, while AusCycling also released a statement.
Continue reading...Reports name Melissa as woman who died after being hit by car in Adelaide and Rohan as the driver
Two-time Olympian and Two-time Olympiancyclist Melissa Dennis has died after she was struck by a car in Adelaide’s inner north.
Dennis’s husband and fellow Australian Olympic cyclist, Rohan Dennis, has reportedly been charged in relation to her death.
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Heat and hail have been forecast across parts of the country as hundreds queue outside the Sydney Opera House to secure front-row seats for the New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Lines in Circular Quay began to form at 8am on Sunday as people sought to stake their claim to a view. By 11.24am, organisers announced the Sydney Opera House vantage point is full and advised members of the public to seek alternative options.
Continue reading...Arriving in Adelaide the father of two has thanked everyone who ‘felt their pain’ and praised ‘compassionate’ Dfat staff
The father of a young family that has escaped war-torn Gaza and returned to Adelaide has thanked everyone who “felt their pain”, and praised the “relentless” efforts of Australian diplomats who secured their safety.
The Adelaide family of four travelled to Gaza so the two children, aged seven and 10, could visit their grandparents and family. It was their first visit to Gaza. They arrived two weeks before the conflict began and, according to their lawyer, have been through hell since then.
Continue reading...The formal announcement of a voice referendum date triggers a campaign from both the yes and no camps, before Australians eventually head to the polls. Follow today’s live news updates
Report points to Snowy 2.0 project costs blowing out to $12bn
Nine’s Sydney Morning Herald and the Age are this morning reporting that the cost of Snowy Hydro’s 2.0 giant pumped hydro project has doubled in six months to $12bn.
Continue reading...South Australia and Tasmania expected to decide future of voice to parliament as Anthony Albanese confirms date at Adelaide rally
The Indigenous voice referendum date will be announced at a large community rally in Adelaide’s outer suburbs on Wednesday, kickstarting a campaign to change Australia’s constitution for the first time in nearly half a century.
Albanese will join South Australia’s premier, Peter Malinauskas, in Elizabeth in Adelaide’s north, to confirm the referendum date. If held on 14 October, as widely anticipated, it would kickstart a 45-day campaign.
Continue reading...Guardian Australia analysis shows yes and no campaign advertising is focused more on SA, Tasmania and WA, and less on east coast states
The date of the voice to parliament referendum will be announced in Adelaide due to its strategic importance for both the yes and no campaigns, with the potential for South Australia to be the swing state that decides the outcome of the vote.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed on Wednesday he would announce voting day for the voice referendum in Adelaide next week on the 30 August. Referendum day is widely expected to be 14 October.
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‘Textbook fiscal policy’ from Labor about getting economy ‘in nick’
Chalmers is asked whether it’s possible to control inflation without the unemployment rate growing further.
Remains to be seen.
We’ve got the budget in better nick, not the expense of the economy but in addition, and cost-of-living help is targeted in out-of-pocket health costs, electricity, rent and some particular pressure points. We found $40 billion of savings over two budgets compared to zero in savings in the last Liberal budget.
So all of those things are about get getting the economy in nick at the same time we provide help for people to get through through a difficult period.
The point that Michele Bullock was making in that speech, which, again, I think is relatively uncontroversial, is that as the Reserve Bank forecast and the treasury forecasts, have inflation moderating in coming months, they have a tick-up in unemployment. I’ve been upfront. The challenges in the economy are unsubstantial, globally and domestically, I think the slow-down is expected in the forecasts to be significant. That will have implications for the unemployment rate, which is the point that Michele Bullock was making.
Continue reading...Accused, 51, due to face court on Monday after one woman killed and another woman, 22, taken to hospital in a stable condition
A 51-year-old man will face court charged with murder and attempted murder after a siege in suburban Adelaide that followed a woman’s death.
Another woman, 22, was seriously injured in the alleged shooting incident on Saturday afternoon before the standoff with police in Campbelltown.
Continue reading...Raelene Polymiadis allegedly deliberately overdosed Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94, court hears
The daughter of an elderly Adelaide couple has appeared in court charged with their murders with allegations the victims were deliberately overdosed with prescription medication.
Raelene Polymiadis appeared in Adelaide magistrates court on Wednesday. Prosecutors alleged the 62-year-old had administered her own insulin to Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94.
Continue reading...The 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan died of head injuries from a suspected assault earlier this month
A toddler has died of head injuries from a suspected assault in Adelaide earlier this month, with police launching a murder investigation.
No one has been charged over the death of the 17-month-old boy identified as Ronan.
Continue reading...Sydney and Melbourne could both see showers, while thunderstorms are forecast in Queensland
Australians can expect a cooler and wetter Easter long weekend than normal this year as a cold trough makes its way across the country.
In Sydney, Good Friday should begin with a sunny morning and reach a maximum of 26C, but showers or even a thunderstorm are likely to hit in the afternoon.
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Continue reading...The torso of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean was discovered at a vacant block at Salisbury South in October
Police scouring an Adelaide landfill site for further remains of a man whose dismembered torso was found in a wheelie bin concede luck will need to be on their side.
Search teams converged on the Uleybury site on Monday with the gruesome task of locating the head and limbs of alleged murder victim Geoffrey McLean, whose torso was discovered at a vacant block at Salisbury South in October.
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