What's in the News?

• What is a pyroCB, a fire-generated thunderstorm?

  The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa is now so fierce it is generating its own weather, including a substantial pyrocumulonimbus cloud with lightning and thunder. 2026-01-08 07:56:00

• Study finds link between room temperature and sleep stress for elderly

  The study by Griffith University in Brisbane finds that a room temperature while sleeping of more than 24 degrees Celsius increases heart rate variability and physiological stress. 2026-01-08 07:25:33

• Two boaties pulled a man from the sea. He only ever said four words.

  The "swift action" of members of the public has been praised in the rescue of a 74-year-old man who became separated from his boat. 2026-01-08 04:29:16

• Track the heatwave as temperatures soar

  Use our tracker to keep an eye on temperatures as a heatwave moves through the southern states.  2026-01-08 04:01:49

• Man riding with friends killed after quad bike hits stump, police say

  A 20-year-old man has died after his quad bike crashed on a forestry road in northern Tasmania, with police saying it is the third serious all-terrain vehicle crash in recent weeks. 2026-01-08 00:21:18