Tag: #australia

RBA Raises Rates to 3.85% as Inflation Reignites, Ending Australia’s 2025 Easing Cycle

Australia’s central bank lifts rates for the first time in two years, citing re-accelerating inflation, strong demand and housing pressures.

#australia, #interestrates, #inflation, #rba, #mortgages

Australia Inflation Surprise Revives Rate-Hike Bets, Lifts Aussie Dollar

Inflation rose to 3.8% in December, above forecasts, pushing markets to price a possible RBA rate hike in February and sending the Australian dollar higher.

#australia, #inflation, #rba, #interestrates, #audusd

Southeastern Australia hit by near-50°C heatwave as fires, blackouts and water failures expose system strain

A late-January heatwave shattered records across four states, driving bushfires, blackouts and water outages—and sharpening warnings about a hotter future.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #poweroutages, #climatechange

Sydney records wettest January day in 38 years as flash floods trigger rescues and evacuations

A weekend deluge swamped Sydney’s north, forcing evacuations and rescues, and renewing warnings that warming is intensifying extreme rain.

#sydney, #flooding, #extremerain, #australia, #climatechange

Heat dome to push southeastern Australia toward record temperatures, raising bushfire risk

Forecast highs near 48C across SA, Victoria and NSW as a slow-moving heat dome fuels extreme heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #weather, #climate

Ex–Cyclone Koji Floods Queensland Towns, Rekindling Debate Over Warning Systems

Record rain from ex–Cyclone Koji swamped parts of Queensland, forcing rescues and isolating towns as leaders clash over flood warnings and infrastructure.

#queensland, #flooding, #cyclone, #weatherwarnings, #australia

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna batter remote Australia in unusually intense season start

Two storms in days hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, underscoring an early surge in intense cyclones and strain on remote services.

#australia, #cyclone, #western-australia, #cocoskeelingislands, #climatechange

Back-to-Back Cyclones Batter Remote Australian Communities, Raising Fears of a Fierce Season

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna strike Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, testing infrastructure and highlighting rapid intensification risks.

#australia, #cyclone, #severeweather, #remotecommunities, #climate

Report warns 6.9 million Australians live on the urban firefront as heatwave grips south-east

Climate Council and former fire chiefs say city sprawl puts 6.9 million Australians at bushfire risk, urging tougher planning, retrofits and faster cuts.

#bushfire, #heatwave, #australia, #climatechange, #urbanplanning

Worst Since Black Summer: Heatwave Pushes Southern Australia to the Limit

A severe heatwave hits southern Australia with mid-40s temperatures, straining health and power systems and raising fire danger across several states.

#heatwave, #australia, #bushfires, #extremeheat, #climatechange

Australia’s new merger regime takes effect, forcing big deals into ACCC approval process

New merger laws now require many acquisitions to be cleared by the ACCC before closing, with tougher rules for serial buyers and supermarkets.

#australia, #mergers, #accc, #competitionlaw, #supermarkets

Cyclone Hayley batters WA’s Dampier Peninsula as Queensland monsoon floods isolate towns and kills one

Twin late-December disasters hit Australia: Cyclone Hayley damages remote WA communities while Queensland floods cut off towns and claim a life.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #queensland, #westernau

Cyclone Hayley and Queensland Monsoon Floods Batter Remote Australia, Leaving Communities Isolated

A Category 3–4 cyclone hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula as Queensland’s monsoon dumped near a meter of rain, isolating towns, killing one and testing recovery systems.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #queensland, #westernaustralia

Tragic Anti-Semitic Attack Mars Hanukkah Celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach

A Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach turned tragic with a terrorist attack, leaving 12 dead and raising concerns about antisemitism in Australia.

#australia, #hanukkah, #antisemitism, #terroristattack