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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Victoria floods ravage city and regions
Floods have left hundreds isolated and homes inundated in Victoria as officials green-light using a retired quarantine facility as emergency accommodation.
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.
Vic homes under threat from major flooding
Hundreds of low-lying properties in central Victoria are under threat from major flooding, with residents in danger told to evacuate.
Flood alerts failed Brisbane residents
The report on the preparations for and response to the southeast Queensland floods has found the emergency alert system failed to warn some Brisbane residents.
Man dies in floodwaters, more rain for NSW
A man has died in floodwaters in central western NSW as already sodden communities such as Forbes take precautions ahead of another deluge.
Man dies in floodwaters, rain to return
A man has died in floodwaters in NSW's central west as people across the state remain on high alert, with another deluge due to hit.
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.
Six rescues as major flooding lashes NSW
Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue throughout the night in NSW as authorities warn of flood and landslide risks.
Bathurst campers warned amid NSW drenching
People attending the annual Bathurst 1000 motor race will need to be careful as heavy falls across NSW raise concerns of widespread flooding.
Sydney drenched by wettest year on record
Sydney is experiencing its wettest year ever, breaking the city's record set in 1950 with more rain increasing the risk of flooding across swathes of NSW.
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.
Rescued baby koala now a ‘bossy boots’
A drenched koala joey rescued from the Queensland floods has finally returned to the wild after spending months at a rehabilitation centre.
Month worth of rain to drench NSW
Forecasters fear widespread flooding across NSW as three successive weather systems align to dump water across swollen rivers and full dams.
Widespread rainfall forecast for Australia
Much of Australia is in for a drenching this week, with heavy rain forecast from the far north through to Tasmania.
NSW towns soldier on as roads, bridges cut
Business owners are bracing for a third consecutive La Nina season as roads and bridges disappear under flood waters across regional NSW.
NSW towns ‘on edge’ amid 30 flood warnings
Flood warnings have been issued for river catchments across NSW and southern Queensland as a storm system leaves damaged crops and ruined roads in its wake.
NSW floods start of ‘very long season’
Floods and storms across NSW are the "start of a very long season" for residents and emergency services alike, authorities say.
State unprepared for NSW floods: inquiry
A NSW inquiry into this year's devastating floods has found emergency services were unprepared and a restructure of state disaster agencies is needed.
NSW flood report set to be handed down
A NSW parliamentary inquiry is expected to release its final report on the state government's handling of this year's flood crisis.
Qld floods bill tops $7.7 billion: report
Deloitte estimates the total cost of the southeast Queensland floods, which impacted half a million people and 18,000 homes and business, to be $7.7 billion.
Wild weather cruels Byron music festival
A wild weather system battering Australia's east coast is moving south after one man died when a car was washed away in floodwaters on Friday morning.
Gumboots galore at Byron music festival
A weather system hitting the Queensland and northern NSW coast has eased as it moves south, while Byron Bay festival organisers call for patience.
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.
Body found as wild weather hits east coast
A man's body has been found near a creek in regional Queensland as an offshore weather system brings wild conditions to Australia's east coast.
Rain moves north as Sydney begins clean-up
People have been warned to watch for contamination and other risks as they return to flood-affected properties.
NSW north braces for floods amid warnings
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate again as floods hit NSW, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to join the premier on a tour of affected areas.
Signs firm for soggy winter, spring: BoM
Much of Australia appears set for a wetter than average winter and spring, in unwelcome news for flood-affected communities.
NSW flood and storm risk shifts north
Some 85,000 people face evacuation as major flooding begins in the Hunter region and the weather system drenching the state heads north.
Camden residents push on amid NSW floods
Residents of Camden in southwestern Sydney have once again seen floods submerge and ruin key community facilities.
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.