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Christmas Day weather extremes across Australia Bushfire

Christmas Day weather extremes across Australia

Australians are set to experience sharply contrasting weather conditions on Christmas Day, with severe storms threatening Queensland, unseasonable cold forecast for Melbourne and extreme heat fuelling bushfire concerns in Western Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a suite of warnings across multiple states, flagging dangerous thunderstorms, flash flooding…
bubmag
December 23, 2025
‘Desperately sad’: Farmer dies fighting WA bushfire as more areas burn Bushfire

‘Desperately sad’: Farmer dies fighting WA bushfire as more areas burn

The farmer who died fighting a bushfire threatening his property on Western Australia's south coast has been identified as Shire of Ravensthorpe deputy president Mark Mudie. Mudie, 59, was building a firebreak with a front-end loader on his property at West River, near Ravensthorpe, when his vehicle was overwhelmed with…
bubmag
December 2, 2025
Reader reply: The Nationals prove again that they don’t care about regional Australians like me Bushfire

Reader reply: The Nationals prove again that they don’t care about regional Australians like me

‘Contrary to what Barnaby Joyce and his mates think, we want real action on climate change in the regions. We’re the ones who bear the brunt of bushfires and floods each year while they delay climate action.’ Nationals leader David Littleproud; floods in Lismore, NSW, in 2023 (Images: AAP; handout…
bubmag
November 13, 2025