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‘This event is not over’, Dominic Perrottet says of east coast floods; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable; mental health support package announced as PM defends pace of flood relief; weather warning for Victoria; 16 Covid deaths recorded. This blog is now closedScott Morrison leaves open possibility of petrol excise cut in budgetLabor to consider civilian natural disaster agency as alternative to ADFMorrison...

Prime minister says more than 100 mobile homes are on their way to northern NSW as he tours flood-hit Hawkesbury regionGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe prime minister says civilians will always be at the centre of flood rescue and recovery strategies as his government continues to face criticism for not deploying defence forces in flood-ravaged areas sooner.Scott Morrison declared...

Repairs could top $1bn and mayors say roads and bridges shouldn’t just be rebuilt but ‘rebuilt to withstand future disasters’What you can do to help flood-affected communitiesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingCommuters across New South Wales and Queensland are dodging gaping potholes and avoiding cracked roads after flooding damaged the states’ road networks, with mayors arguing they will need to...

Scott Morrison to discuss national emergency declaration with governor-general after Palaszczuk rejected move as a week too late; Rio Tinto will terminate all contracts with Russian businesses; nation records at least 21 Covid deaths amid concerns over Omicron subvariant. This blog is now closedKatharine Murphy: In a disaster zone on the frontline of the climate crisis, the PM resorted to self-serving pontificationCoalition considering extending...

Loss of coastal seagrass meadows due to sediment-laden flood water likely to cause mass starvation in aquatic wildlifeGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingHundreds of dugongs and thousands of turtles will likely starve to death in coming months after flood waters smothered Queensland’s seagrass meadows with sediment.Col Limpus, the chief scientist for wildlife and threatened species in Queensland’s environmental department, is...

Streets become rivers amid shocking deluge as Manly Dam spills and Roseville bridge flooded, with evacuation orders covering more than a dozen suburbsFollow our live blog for the latest floods updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingTens of thousands of Sydney residents have been forced from their homes as floods unleashed carnage across Australia’s largest city and claimed the lives of...

Severe weather to affect coastal areas from Coffs Harbour to Bega; Queensland estimates ‘rain bomb’ will cost state more than $4bn; two NSW residents among Japanese encephalitis patients in Victoria; ADF defends NSW flood response; PM speaks on east coast floods, Ukraine crisis; nation records at least 32 Covid deaths with 23 in South Australia. This blog is now closedADF defends floods response after...

Premier vows not ‘to spare a dollar’ in recovery but residents increasingly frustrated by slow rollout of support‘His body was just there’: Mullumbimby volunteers confronted by horrors and chaos of flood aftermathAnatomy of a ‘rain bomb’: scientists strive to understand phenomenon that caused Australia’s east coast floodsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingTensions are boiling over across flood-affected parts of New...

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat as new NSW flood warning issued; south-east Queensland on alert as thunderstorms loom; Labor and LNP clash over Services Australia flood assistance; nation records at least 47 Covid-related deaths with one fatality in WA as border reopens. This blog is now closedSouth-east Queensland residents brace for more storms just days after severe floodingFlood map...

Eight people have died, more are missing and hundreds have been rescued as flooding hits Brisbane, Lismore, Murwillumbah and GraftonQueensland floods: Brisbane residents brace for river’s peakFollow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA major flood event has impacted communities from Maryborough in Queensland to Grafton in New South Wales, with Brisbane’s CBD inundated and...

Heavy rainfall expected to continue overnight, with northern New South Wales next in the line of fireBrisbane residents caught off-guard by fast-rising floodsPeter Dutton panned for setting up fundraiser for flood victimsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFlood waters continued to rise across Brisbane, south-east Queensland and other parts of the state on Sunday night as a “rain bomb” dumped significant...

People urged to stay home and not to drive on flooded roads as parts of state hit by worse flooding than in 2011Follow the Australia news live blogGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThree people, including a State Emergency Service volunteer, have died after being swept away in flood waters in Queensland overnight, as some parts of the state experience worse...

Scott Morrison confirms new sanctions against Russian oligarchs as China eases trade restrictions; Australia records at least 28 Covid deaths as mask mandates relaxed in NSW and Victoria; Queensland emergency services receive 1,000 calls for help amid floods. This blog is now closedRussia-Ukraine latest news: explosions heard inside Kyiv as Zelenskiy vows to stay in capital – live updatesScott Morrison denounces China for offering...

Police allege the 36-year-old used a circular saw to cut off a 66-year-old man’s leg at an Innisfail park Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesA man has been charged with murder after allegedly sawing off another man’s leg in a far north Queensland park as part of an “arrangement”.A 66-year-old man...

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closedScott Morrison says he ‘understands’ Canberra protesters amid skirmishes with police‘We never seem to recover’: the Australians grappling with long CovidKatharine Murphy: ‘At the prospect of ending a decade of climate bollocks, the PM donned a dusty Abbott onesie and zipped up’Get our free news app; get our...

Scott Morrison announces packages for aged care and NDIS as anti-vaccine protesters mass outside the National Press Club; 77 Covid deaths recorded across NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. This blog is now closedGladys Berejiklian called Scott Morrison a ‘horrible’ and untrustworthy person in leaked texts – reportWatch: Laura Tingle asks Scott Morrison if he will apologise for ‘the mistakes you’ve made as PM’Greg...

Michael Gunner says lockdowns and lockouts no longer effective; At least 88 Covid deaths recorded around the country as Kerry Chant says Omicron sub-variant is circulating in NSW; Queensland reveals back-to-school plan. This blog is now closedNSW reports 52 Covid deaths in deadliest day of pandemic to date as ‘son of Omicron’ variant cases emergeAnthony Albanese accuses Morrison government of leaving business behind during...