BoMshell as BoM says it doesn’t want to be BoM any more – just call us the Bureau

Bureau of Meteorology says its insights, wisdom and data' are more important than ever as it asks media to use its full name

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The Bureau of Meteorology has dropped a BoMshell on Australian media by declaring it wants to be called the Bureau".

In a move that caused a storm of controversy online, the BoM said it should no longer be referred to by its acronym but by its full name in the first instance and the Bureau" thereafter.

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