3 September 2026
WA’s resource riches fuel a politics of greed and grievance Independent Australia
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3 September 2026
Australian ski resorts are closing a month early in 2026 after the country recorded its hottest alpine winter on record, with Spencers Creek snowpack sitting at just 18 percent of its 73-year average.
3 September 2026
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The growing El Niño weather phenomenon to Australia’s east is already breaking heat records, with forecasts showing it will likely easily surpass previous events, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, as seperate research suggested climate change had greatly shortened the odds of the event hitting record extremes. On Thursday the UN’s weather agency said the event in the Pacific was continuing to strengthen and would probably persist until early 2027, warning it had the “potential to deliver a massive blow to communities and economies across the world”. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter
3 September 2026
Sam Okuayinonu won't travel to Australia for the Rams game due to a foot injury, but he could still join the team later this week.
3 September 2026
The move would come amid struggling talks between Israel and Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah and ending Israel’s invasion.
3 September 2026
National’s Andrew Bayly says further delays to raising the age will make the eventual fix more painful.
3 September 2026
The number of calls to Healthline about flu-like illness in the age group is also rising - with an average of more than 680 calls a day.
3 September 2026
The last time prices were flat for longer was from 1997 through until mid 2001, a period of 45 months.
