South Korea flags major change in disaster response
South Korea's president says unprecedented abnormal weather caused by climate change means authorities must change the way they respond to natural disasters.
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Insurers to face federal inquiry over floods response
A federal parliamentary inquiry will examine insurance companies' handling of claims after major floods ravaged most states and territories in 2022.
Flood-devastated homes miss out on buyback: advocates
A Lismore community group has criticised the time government has taken to release the maps that effectively ruled homes in or out of help for flood assistance.
Five dead after Ukraine dam disaster: officials
Five people have died following the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, the mayor of Nova Kakhovka says.
Flash floods follow front across Victoria
A low pressure trough and cold front are bringing heavy rains across Victoria, causing flooding in parts of the state.
Zelenskiy visits flood-stricken southern Ukraine
President Zelenskiy has visited Ukraine's flood-hit region, where 600 square kilometres - an area about 10 times the size of Manhattan - is underwater.
Flood warning as heavy rainfall pummels Victoria
A major flood warning has been issued on the King River in Victoria's northeast as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the state.
Flood warning network launches in disaster-prone Qld
The federal government will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up a national network of flood gauges to protect at-risk communities.
Fire returns to the Kimberley on heels of epic flood
Fire has struck Western Australia's Kimberley region a few short months after record floods, but careful management should give nature a leg up.
Threatened species, artefacts mapped in canoe odyssey
A scientific and cultural expedition along Queensland's Mary River has documented flood impacts, endangered species and ancient Aboriginal artefacts.
Flood-ravaged Gulf towns call for resilience funding
Queensland towns devastated by flooding have called for $75 million in federal funding for resilience upgrades after enduring months of downpours and isolation.
Perished cattle part of enormous Qld flood cleanup
Recovery and rebuilding efforts are set to begin in northwest Queensland following severe flooding and mass damage to properties, businesses and livestock.
Flood-ravaged outback town leaders meet with PM
The leaders of two outback Queensland towns will meet with the prime minister over help to repair their flood-ravaged far north communities.
Off-the-scale clean up as rotting fish threaten water
Specialist crews are being sent to Menindee in outback NSW to remove dead fish from the Darling-Bakaa after the biggest mass in living memory.
Flood victims waiting for Qld rivers to fully recede
A tiny community is still under water in northwest Queensland as locals elsewhere in the region begin to count the cost of record floods.
More financial support for flood-hit north Queensland
Record flood levels continue to recede in northwest Queensland, and more government support is on offer as residents begin a mammoth recovery.
Flood victims wait to return home amid pleas for help
A community is under a metre of floodwater in northwest Queensland with people in another town unable to return to their homes, days after being evacuated.
Floodwaters ‘as far as eye can see’ hamper recovery
Flooding continues across Queensland's northwest with many communities facing the prospect of severe damage to their homes as well as stock losses.
Fodder drops to flood-hit farms in remote Queensland
The Queensland government is coordinating fodder drops for flood-affected farmers in the state's northwest, and the army may be called on if necessary.
Crocodiles lurking in Qld’s record-breaking floods
As floodwaters slowly ease in a remote Queensland town, residents who stayed behind have been warned of submerged hazards and crocodiles.
Man critical after being struck by lightning
A man who was struck by lightning in southeast Queensland has been taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Pack bags, leave pets: north Qld braces in record flood
Evacuations are underway in some towns with people stranded across northwest Queensland as rivers steadily rise above record levels.
Power cut off in northwest Queensland as floods rise
Rain continues to fall across large parts of Queensland, with evacuations under way as the northwest grapples with its worst floods in years.
Nation’s waterlogged north faces renewed flood threat
Northern Queensland and NT communities are bracing for more rainfall, with some regions still cut off after months of downpours.
Floods an ongoing torment for regional tourism
Almost 70 per cent of Australians will avoid taking a regional holiday this year due to rain and flood risks, according to a nationwide poll.
Worst floods in a decade washing through the north
Northwest Queensland and parts of the NT are facing the most severe flooding in a decade with towns isolated, highways cut and airport runways under water.
Air evacuations from remote town ahead of record flood
Evacuations are underway in a remote town with people stranded across northwest Queensland as some rivers approach record flood levels.
Heavy monsoon season drenches northern Australia
Far north Queensland residents are on flood watch as monsoon rains deluge northern parts of the country.
New head appointed at disaster recovery agency
The Queensland government has appointed a familiar face to lead the state's disaster recovery agency following the departure of chief executive Brendan Moon.
Kids in ‘deep loss and grief’ after NSW and Qld floods
Country kids' charity Royal Far West is rolling out wellbeing programs in NSW and Queensland schools to help traumatised children in disaster zones.
‘Exhausted’ Lismore marks a year since traumatic floods
Community heroes, survivors and political leaders have gathered in Lismore to mark the first anniversary of the worst flood in Australian history.