Tanya Plibersek has sought an ‘urgent briefing’ on the management of the Bureau of Meteorology after it was revealed it was using hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance funds to cover cost ...

Strong winds and thunderstorms have lashed Sydney and other parts of NSW after parts of the state topped 40 degrees.

Commuters are rushing home in one of Australia's major cities with ominous clouds threatening a severe thunderstorm on the ...