Are cyclones worsening with climate change?
Tropical cyclones have become less frequent in Australian waters but experts say claims that they're not intensifying miss important context.
Tropical cyclones have become less frequent in Australian waters but experts say claims that they're not intensifying miss important context.
A town devastated by floods that left hundreds of people homeless is pleading not to be forgotten as the news cycle moves on during an election campaign.
A major port leased to a Chinese company is in the sights of a takeover as the coalition and Labor flag plans for it to be brought back into Australian hands.
Donations to flood-stricken communities are streaming in as outback residents face a huge clean-up after record flooding.
Huge waves have smashed Australia's east, closing beaches and causing damage along the coastline.
Details have emerged of dramatic rooftop helicopter rescues as floodwaters the size of NSW impact a sodden state, with water levels not easing soon for some.
The entire population of a remote town have fled for higher ground after a levee broke as floodwaters twice the size of Victoria cause more havoc.
More flood warnings have communities across three states on high alert following days of heavy rain and, for some, the worst flooding in 50 years.
Authorities in several states are warning flooding could isolate some residents for weeks with hundreds of roads cut off and thousands of livestock at risk.
Floodwaters double the size of Victoria have forced many people to flee their homes and head for higher ground, with no relief in sight.
The worst flooding in more than 50 years has cut roads and isolated outback communities, forcing many to flee including an entire town.
A flood-weary region that has cleared out waterlogged belongings is preparing again for river levels to rise after a deluge with more rain on the way.
Residents who have finished cleaning up from a recent disaster have watched with growing anxiety as river levels rise again after a deluge sparked more floods.
Residents of a community battered by a tropical cyclone are blaming climate change for the extreme event as another region braces for the next big wet.
Showers are set to ease for a few days in a flood-struck region after days of heavy rain as beaches reopen along a storm-damaged coastline.
Flooding has reached Queensland's farthest inland towns, with waters cutting off roads and telecommunications the state's southwest.
An outback town has been evacuated after record rainfall triggered widespread flooding in an already sodden state, with more downpours to come.
At least 50 people have died and more than 370,000 families have been affected by floods in Bolivia.
A resident who has lived through every major southeast Queensland flood in 50 years has been caught off guard by the latest natural disaster to impact his home.
The clean-up has begun following an ex-cyclone but some people will recover sooner than others, with flooding still impacting areas and many without power.
A couple thought they had seen the last of cyclones after relocating, only for one to "follow" them and hit southeast Queensland for the first time in 50 years.
A sodden region is bracing for more rain, sparking fears a nearby dam may spill and renew a flood threat in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
A cyclone has been downgraded but still "packs a punch" with heavy rain triggering floodwaters, sparking rescues amid warnings of more wild weather to come.
More than a dozen defence force personnel have been injured, six seriously, when their trucks rolled during a deployment to a flood-ravaged region.
Dozens of army crew have been rushed to hospital after two trucks collided while on the ground to respond to rising floodwaters following a tropical cyclone.
The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
Questions about the timing of the federal election, as cyclone Alfred looms, have prompted the prime minister to reignite his push for fixed poll dates.
People still reeling from recent floods are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which will affect a region where some are still living in temporary homes.
Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in flooded northern Australia.
More people have died and others are suffering from a disease associated with heavy rain in a region lashed by floods and tipped to cop even more downpours.
More rain may be dumped on a flood-hit region with two cyclones a chance of forming off northern Australia in coming days just as many had begun their clean-up.