Extra work hours and weekend shifts are cutting into family life and leaving many working parents feeling pressed for time.
As dawn broke, Sydney's skyline turned a deep red and then burst into a bright haze of orange.
Both sides of politics agree that if Adelaide were not reliant on the River Murray for critical human needs, the Lower Lakes and Coorong would have perished long ago.
As if bushfires, drought and floods aren't enough, Australians have now been warned to watch out for volcanoes.
There are seven major events in Sydney in the first week of October.
Mr Rudd joined Mr Swan in saying the forecast growth presented new opportunities as well as challenges.
British backpacker Jamie Neale says he has donated $16,000 of his own money to the rescue agencies.
The citizenship test has been overhauled by the Rudd government to make it fairer and more relevant to migrants of all backgrounds.
New number plate recognition technology will drive down the number of fatal crashes and lower crime in NSW, police say.
More than 100 people have pledged their loyalty to Australia at the Sydney Opera House on the sixtieth anniversary of Australian citizenship.