South Australian police release footage they say shows a truck veering onto the wrong side of the road and into the path of oncoming traffic as its driver attempts to overtake another heavy vehicle ...

Folks nationwide, especially those on the South and East Coast, will experience a heatwave before a cold spike this weekend.

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Upper South East Moderate 23 Extreme 50 High 29 Moderate 20 Lower South East Moderate 22 Extreme 54 High 43 High 25 Fire Danger Ratings are routinely issued by 5 pm daily during the fire season.

A low pressure trough over will linger in the far northeast while a weak high develops in the Bight. The high will move east on Friday ahead of a trough and cold front which will move across SA on ...