NSW faces ‘very dangerous’ 48 hours
With new weather systems closing in on NSW, residents across the state are being warned rain and floods pose massive risks to lives and homes.
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Flood levees tested as Vic rivers rise
Flood waters have peaked in the cut-off northern Victorian town of Kerang, while Echuca residents brace for the Murray River to hit its high.
Levees tested as Vic flood peaks arrive
Flood waters have peaked in the cut-off northern Victorian town of Kerang, while Echuca residents brace for the Murray River to hit its high.
Brisbane dam releases water in flood plans
The Queensland government has authorised Wivenhoe Dam operators to release drinking water into the Brisbane River in preparation for possible floods.
Bali bombing victims mourned 20 years on
The nation is remembering the 202 people, including 88 Australians, killed in the Bali bombings two decades ago.
NSW premier wants Warragamba Dam raised
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has praised a world-leading flood mitigation system just outside of Tokyo, but says it wouldn't work in Sydney.
Recovery head steps down amid overhaul
Disaster recovery head Shane Stone will step down from the role as the government announces plans to create a new agency.
ATO targets GST scams, recovers $1 billion
People attempting to trick the Australian Taxation Office with a GST scam are being warned they are not "anonymous" and could potentially face time behind bars.
Drones and tech keeping track of koalas
A hi-tech plan to generate big data sets will help protect Australian wildlife from disasters like the Black Summer bushfires.
Qld’s ‘gutwrenching’ cleanup is underway
Floodwaters are slowly receding across Queensland with the gutwrenching clean up and recovery underway.
Qld launches $741m flooded home program
Queenslanders whose homes were damaged by recent floods can register for grants to raise, repair, retrofit or have their home voluntarily bought back.
Flood recovery to exceed $6 billion
Disaster support for flood-affected communities is likely to exceed $6 billion, with $1.29 billion paid out to individuals, according to the treasurer.
Councils want $200m to disaster-proof
Local councils are calling for $200 million a year in the federal budget for disaster mitigation, along with additional funds to address climate change.
Flood fund systems failed: NSW treasurer
Disaster funding structures have failed many flood-affected communities with a new system required to address the devastation, the NSW Treasurer says.
Rain brings more flooding as NSW cleans up
Heavy rain in NSW is causing renewed flooding in regions where waters had begun receding as the mammoth clean-up task continues.
NSW flood damage hard to convey: Perrottet
The premier has pledged to spare no expense in helping northern NSW recover from devastating floods, saying images "do not do justice" to the region's carnage.
Flood grants as Qld faces climate reality
As Queensland unveils a half-a-billion dollar flood relief package, leaders weigh how the state can adapt to a reality of more frequent natural disasters.
Missing man’s body found in Qld flood zone
A man's body has been found under a wharf in Brisbane, taking the death toll from devastating floods in southeast Queensland to 10.
NSW eyes flood recovery, death toll at six
The NSW premier says mistakes were likely made in preparations ahead of disastrous floods that swept through the state, and will be made in the recovery too.
Gold Coast man, pet dog swept to deaths
A Gold Coast man and his dog have died as Queensland's flooding crisis continues to hammer the region.
Qld residents stranded as floods continues
Maryborough is on stand-by as flooding in the town is expected to reach 2013 levels when Tropical Cyclone Oswald hit the region.
People stuck on roofs as NSW floods rise
A family of five that's stranded on the roof of their flooded home say there are surrounded by 50 neighbours who are also waiting be rescued from the ordeal.
Disaster support for flooded east coast
Deadly floods along Australia's east coast have already claimed eight lives, but the risk is not over with heavy rains continuing.
Help on the way, PM tells Queenslanders
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Queenslanders impacted by widespread flooding in the state's southeast can be assured the recovery has already begun.
Flood-hit Qld may take years to recover
Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig says it will take years for his flood hit southeast Queensland region to recover from a "once in a lifetime" disaster.