These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week

Top 5 from Australia:

• Weekly Random Thread #1 - Welcome to 2024
• Isn’t it meant to be El Niño? Here’s why it hasn’t been the hot, dry summer we expected
• Oli the cat completes Sydney to Hobart yacht race to fanfare at dock, after a week at sea
• Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024
• Google reviews are a complete waste of time, aren’t they?

Top 5 from Aussie Enviro:

• 2023 in review: Australia nears half-way mark to 82% renewables
• It’s not just the total rainfall – why is eastern Australia experiencing such sudden, devastating downpours?

Top 5 from Australian News:

• ‘I had so much promise in my life, and that’s where I ended up’: A lifetime of work leads to $45k in superannuation

Top 5 from Australian Politics:

• Grassroots Labor members urge Australia to back South Africa’s case against Israel at UN court
• The Greens ring in the new year with a new fight over Australia’s housing crisis

Top 5 from World News:

• NRA chief announces resignation days before trial