A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors ...

Parts of Queensland , Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia are all preparing to be scorched by severe summer ...

Multiple states are sweltering through a low-intensity to severe heatwave with some temperatures expected to exceed the high ...

Millions of people on the east coast will battle rain this weekend, but that won’t be the case for the rest of the country.

Extreme heat is increasingly common in Australia and around the world and besides making us uncomfortable, it can harm our health.

Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and investigations. She is based in Sydney.

Exposure to extreme heat stress is associated with increased risks for ED visits and unplanned hospital admissions among ...

Australia's southeast is battling a heatwave, intensifying the risk of bushfires.  Some parts of the state of Victoria are forecasted to reach 45°C th ...

SYDNEY: Australia’s southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting ...

Australia’s south-east sweated in a heatwave that intensified today, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to ...