She rented a bicycle to visit the city, the GPS set her up and now she must pay a fine of thousands of dollars
While the service may be free, using map apps on your phone in an unfamiliar city can be costly when you get the wrong ...
Microclimate report finds a divide in how City of Sydney feels the heat
A new microclimate report reveals suburbs near the harbor are up to 15 degrees cooler than those in the City of Sydney's ...
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Citizen Scientists Are Hitting the Streets of the Country’s Fastest-Warming Cities to Collect Detailed Temperature Data
The heat mapping of metros like Reno, Nevada, could be key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a cooler ...
Tourist's huge mistake on Aussie road prompts warning over $2,200 fine: 'Really important'
The fine for not wearing a helmet in NSW is $410 while the penalty for bicycle riders disobeying road access rules is $320, with a maximum court-imposed penalty of $2,200.
Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights
The Teal independents claimed inner-city seats in 2022, but as political disenfranchisement continues, will we see the same ...
Ex-Cyclone Tropical Alfred turns NSW Northern Rivers properties into islands
Locals in the riverside town of Lawrence in northern NSW are waiting for flooding to recede, but unlike the 2022 floods they ...
A manhunt is under way in NSW after two men escaped from a prison in Broken Hill overnight
A manhunt is under way in NSW after two men escaped from a prison in the remote town of Broken Hill overnight, with police revealing a 23-year-old escapee had already been caught while a 28-year-old ...
‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure
The damage from ex-Cyclone Alfred could have been so much worse – and we may not be so lucky next time. As the clean up begins, let’s build back better.
The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW
This is the sting in Alfred’s tail. These storms are drawing down very warm, moist air from the Coral Sea in the north. If ...
St Vincent St, Ulladulla: NIMBYS oppose plans for $120m apartments, commercial spaces
A group of South Coast NIMBYS are pushing back against plans for more than 200 apartments and commercial spaces, arguing they ...
Northwestern NSW residents on high alert as cyclone moves west
Cyclone Alfred is still being felt in many communities in northern NSW and southeast Queensland, the worst appears to have passed in others.