Floodwaters to cut off Vic town for a week
A Victorian town is preparing to be isolated by floodwaters, as the flooding disaster unfolds and the state announces a $351 million recovery package.
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‘Not a time for risks’: PM on floods
The prime minister has urged NSW residents to be careful as emergency services rescue people from floodwaters across his home state.
Flooding threatening NSW as rain subsides
NSW remains on high alert after a weekend drenching as floodwaters threaten lives and people are forced to evacuate with yet more rain expected midweek.
Warragamba Dam wall rise now ‘critical’
The NSW government's commitment to raising Sydney's Warragamba Dam wall has attracted criticism from political opponents and environmental advocates.
Stranded pilot whales rescued in Tasmania
Almost 200 stranded pilot whales have died on Tasmania's West Coast, but 32 survivors have been returned to the ocean.
The communities fighting for their health
The National Rural Health conference has heard of many communities that have fought to boost their own local health services, including Mallacoota in Victoria.
WA mother accused of murder faces court
A mother has faced a West Australian court accused of murdering her three children who died in a house fire in the regional town of Port Hedland.
Blacksmiths forging ahead in ancient trade
Blacksmithing is one of the oldest known trades and it's being kept alive by creators and collectors in regional Australia.
WA town grieves children after fatal fire
A mother is being flown to Perth for treatment as she assists police after her three children died in a house fire in Port Hedland in the Pilbara region.
More wet weather and flooding on way: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned large parts of the country will experience wetter than average conditions throughout the rest of the year.
Probe into fatal helicopter crash in NSW
Australia's transport safety watchdog has launched an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash on Sydney's outskirts.
Parts of NSW could be in for fifth flood
Scientists say two big drivers of Australia's climate could coincide later this year and pose fresh threats to communities that have had repeated floods.
Rain floods NSW as residents evacuate
Hundreds of people have people have been rescued as heavy rain brings flooding to NSW where residents have been warned to avoid travel as the deluge persists.
Calls for more flood volunteers and funds
Grassroots recovery group Resilient Lismore is calling for more support as they start to rebuild four months after the catastrophic floods.
Confused statements by Berlin crash driver
Berlin's mayor says investigators are trying to make sense of "confused" statements by a man who drove into a school group in the city.
Man dies in central Australian bus crash
A man has died and a number of passengers have been injured in a tour bus crash about 125km west of Alice Springs in central Australia.
Women, low-income areas ‘most generous’
Women and low-income earners are among Australia's most generous when it comes to donating to a good cause, new research by the Australian Red Cross shows.
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Mother, son ‘bury pedestrian’ hit by car
A mother and son have appeared in court after allegedly moving the body of an Indigenous pedestrian fatally struck by a car on a Northern Territory highway.
Body found after human leg left on NT road
Two people have been arrested following the discovery of an Aboriginal woman's body near Darwin, two days after a partial leg was found on an NT highway.
Floods left NSW towns ‘exposed’: inquiry
A failure to plan was behind "devastation" caused by severe flooding to towns across northern NSW, an inquiry has been told.
Pilot’s training examined at crash inquest
The pilot's training will be examined at an inquest into a plane crash off the Gold Coast that investigators say may have been caused by low level aerobatics.
Woman dies after Qld waterfall plunge
A 19-year-old woman has died after she fell from a waterfall in far north Queensland.
‘Hundred dead’ in Nigerian oil depot blast
More than a hundred people have been killed in an illegal oil refining depot blast in Nigeria, an official says.
Pilot dies in NSW light plane crash
A 57-year-old pilot has died in a light plane crash at Coonabarabran in central western NSW.
More than 250 dead in South Africa floods
At least 259 lives have been lost in flooding in eastern South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa blaming climate change for the devastation.
Philippines storm death toll reaches 28
At least 28 people have been killed and more than 22,000 forced to flee their homes in the wake of a tropical storm that has battered the Philippines.
Flood watch warning for Victoria’s east
A dump of rain is forecast for Victoria's Gippsland regions this weekend, with the weather bureau warning of possible major flooding.
Pilot killed in Vic helicopter crash named
Melbourne man Dean Neal, 32, has been named by family as the pilot who died along with four passengers in a helicopter crash north of Melbourne.
Five dead in Victorian helicopter crash
Four men and a woman are among five people who perished after a helicopter crashed in regional Victoria.
Brisbane River reopens to boaties
Although clean-up efforts continue, Brisbane River has reopened to boating enthusiasts following the Queensland floods, with a warning to watch out for debris.
Insurer calls for disaster control funding
Insurers want urgent disaster mitigation funding, after claims rose by more than 50 per cent, and NSW and Queensland face more flood risks.