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Nearly 50,000 still without power in Townsville in wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily as clean-up begins
Outages also affecting phone networks and water supplies for about 10,000 Queensland households, premier says, as...
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‘Like a ghost howling’: ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily to bring heavy rain to Queensland as Townsville residents survey damage
Premier Steven Miles says ‘we’re not out of the woods’ with BoM weather warnings issued as...
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Queensland town within 0.1C of state’s record temperature as Australia swelters under heatwave
Heat warnings in place over large swatches of the country with temperatures over 40C expected across...
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Tropical Cyclone Kirrily forms as category one storm with Queensland coastal crossing likely on Thursday
BoM warns of damaging winds, intense rainfall and flash flooding for some areas as residents urged...
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Cyclone Kirrily expected to hit north Queensland on Thursday as residents urged to stock up on supplies
Bureau of Meteorology forecasts category three storm to make landfall near Townsville, warns of damaging winds...
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Weather warning for north Queensland – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Albanese fuels cost-of-living relief expectations as MPs debate sticking with stage-three tax...
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Heatwave scorches states from east to west as temperatures soar across Australia
Heat warnings have been issued to residents in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia about rising...
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Storms and wet weather forecast for northern Australia with Cyclone Kirrily expected to develop off Queensland
Heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding forecast across Kimberley, Northern Territory and much of...
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Flood warnings prompt evacuations in NT as Queensland braces for incoming cyclone
Bom says it’s still ‘too early to say’ how strong a potential cyclone may be and...
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Thousands of Western Australian households left without power after wild storm
Heavy rain and winds hit central wheat belt, goldfields, south coastal and great southern districts shortly...
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Data shows ‘collapse’ in full-time roles – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Tony Burke refuses to intervene in port dispute as he accuses DP...
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Threat of another cyclone looms for Queensland as heavy rain continues across Australia’s north
Damaging weather and heavy rain pummels Darwin as BoM forecasts another cyclone could cross Queensland’s east...
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Australia weather: Queensland prepares for possibility of another cyclone as heavy rain hits much of the nation
Wet weather drenches Melbourne and Sydney as BoM forecast shows 55% risk of another Queensland cyclone...
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Seven rescued from capsized boat near Lady Elliot Island as monsoon brings flooding to north Queensland
Boat occupants on a surfing trip found clinging to the hull as more than 110mm of...
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Perth bushfires: lives and homes under threat as heatwave worsens blazes near Chittering
Fire breaks out at RAAF base as firefighters battle four significant blazes in the Wanneroo and...
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Murray Watt says compounding weather events the ‘new reality’; girl hospitalised in K’gari dingo attack – as it happened
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Queensland weather: flood-affected far north could be battered with more heavy rain as monsoon approaches
BoM forecasts show communities hit hard by recent floods may see more wild weather and flash...
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NSW police say man they shot dead outside medical clinic was armed – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Hotel in affluent Brisbane suburb ceases offering emergency accommodation after resident’s letter...
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Woman rescued after car swept into swollen Bendigo Creek as floods peak in Victoria
Man jumped into rushing flood waters and tied 74-year-old woman to a tree after she was...
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Hundreds call for help in Victoria and SA amid heavy rain and severe storms
‘The amount of moisture across Victoria at the moment is incredible,’ the Bureau of Meteorology says...
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Two people taken to hospital after being struck by lightning in storm-hit NSW Blue Mountains
Pair taken by ambulance to Katoomba hospital after emergency at Echo Point amid storm chaosTwo people...
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East coast weather: Victoria and NSW brace for heavy rain as more storms forecast for Queensland
Dozens rescued from flood waters and thousands remain without power as BoM warns of wild weather...
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Victoria weather: thousands lose power as wild thunderstorm sweeps state
Heavy rain, strong winds and large hailstones reported in parts of state as BoM warns of...
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‘Very daunting’: small NSW-Queensland border town pulls together after being cut off by flood waters
Tyalgum residents hit by devastating flooding in 2022 have stepped up to support each other again...