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Sydney expected to be badly affected as further downpours and strong winds forecast to lash New South Wales coastSouth-eastern Australia has been experiencing heavy rain since Thursday night, which will continue until Saturday morning local time. New South Wales will be particularly badly affected, with cumulative rainfall totals of 150-200m along coastal stretches.Hourly totals are expected to reach 10-20mm at times, with the worst-affected...

Wind gusts of up to 220km/h expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to coastal communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTop End communities are bracing for the crossing of severe Tropical Cyclone Megan, with destructive wind gusts of up to 220km/h expected to bring widespread damage, heavy rainfall and...

Dairy farmer dead after wild weather in South Gippsland, while ongoing power outages affect more than 134,000 customersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA dairy farmer is dead, homes have been lost and nearly 135,000 customers remain without power after bushfires and storms ravaged Victoria.The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, confirmed a 50-year-old man died when storms hit the...

Roads are cut off, more than 20 schools closed and a town flooded after heavy rainfall inundated south-east Queensland, sparking multiple rescuesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA relentless series of storms is starting to take an emotional toll on people in Queensland’s south-east as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of more heavy rain to come.Roads are cut...

More than 23,000 residents without electricity days after category-three storm lashed coast on ThursdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCyclone-affected residents have been offered disaster assistance in northern Queensland, where tens of thousands of customers remain without power.Personal hardship assistance grants have been offered to residents of the Townsville and Burdekin shires after Tropical Cyclone Kirrily crossed the...

Outages also affecting phone networks and water supplies for about 10,000 Queensland households, premier says, as restoration efforts continueGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Townsville residents are still without power as northern Queensland begins to clean up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.Damaging winds and rainfall totals from 100-150mm hit regions on Thursday evening but minimal property damage...

Cyclone downgraded after dense fog hits parts of the US and India while drought affects Philippines and southern AfricaTropical Cyclone Kirrily made landfall on the coast of Queensland on Thursday night (local time). Kirrily originated as a tropical low over the Coral Sea, and gradually intensified over several days. The tropical cyclone then quickly intensified on Thursday, reaching a category 2 system by 10am...

Premier Steven Miles says ‘we’re not out of the woods’ with BoM weather warnings issued as former category three cyclone downgradedFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe cleanup from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has begun in north Queensland after the weather system was downgraded to a tropical low.Damaging winds and...

Kirrily upgraded to category-three storm by BoM and predicted to reach land between Ingham and Bowen on Thursday nightTropical Cyclone Kirrily live update: Qld weather warnings as category three storm tracks toward coastCheck the path of the storm towards Townsville with the BoM radar and forecast tracker map.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Kirrily has been...

Fire breaks out at RAAF base as firefighters battle four significant blazes in the Wanneroo and Chittering areasGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA potentially dangerous fire has broken out at an RAAF base as soaring temperatures and windy conditions cause havoc for firefighters north of Perth.The blaze broke out on Saturday afternoon near the entrance to RAAF...

Qantas and Jetstar to offer special airfares, with accommodation deals to come, as Queensland premier insists region is ‘open for business’ after Cyclone JasperImages of Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s devastating impact on far north Queensland may have driven away tourists during peak season.But the Queensland premier, Steven Miles, insists the region is “open for business”, making a $5m pitch to lure visitors back. Continue reading...