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McArthur River at community of Borroloola predicted to peak at 18 metres, three metres higher than previous 2001 recordFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 100 people have been evacuated from the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola as it faces dangerous record flooding just days after it was...

Severe tropical cyclone crosses coast southeast of Port McArthur and will move inland before weakening Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTrack the path of the cyclone with the BoM radar mapTropical Cyclone Megan has made landfall in the Northern Territory and will move inland towards the Kimberley region before...

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...

Bureau of Meteorology expects the cyclone to strengthen to a category-two system overnight and into category three by Sunday eveningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA tropical cyclone has formed over the Top End, with Territorians warned to prepare for destructive wind gusts, heavy rainfall and potential flooding over coming days.Tropical Cyclone Megan formed over the Gulf of...

Heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding forecast across Kimberley, Northern Territory and much of Cape York peninsulaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNorthern Australia is battening down the hatches as the Bureau of Meteorology warns intensifying activity in the Coral Sea is likely to result in the formation of Cyclone Kirrily.While the low-pressure system won’t be...

Bom says it’s still ‘too early to say’ how strong a potential cyclone may be and when it could reach land Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFar north Queensland is bracing for a second natural disaster in about a month while flooding has forced people to flee their homes in the Northern Territory.Meanwhile, a swathe of Western...

Damaging weather and heavy rain pummels Darwin as BoM forecasts another cyclone could cross Queensland’s east coast from TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland residents face the threat of another cyclone reaching their shores within days as intense rain continues across Australia’s north.A tropical low building in the Coral...

Boat occupants on a surfing trip found clinging to the hull as more than 110mm of rain falls over the outskirts of Cairns in 24 hours Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSeven seafarers are lucky to be alive after their boat capsized in rough seas as monsoonal weather brought flooding to rivers across Queensland.Heavy rain persisted across...

BoM forecasts heavy rain for south-east Queensland and northern NSW, while across the far north temperatures will remain in the 40sParts of south-east Queensland are being battered by heavy rain in a soggy start to the new year, with dangerous flooding predicted.Intense falls in some areas could lead to life-threatening flash flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...

Conditions 8C to 12C above average across large parts of Australia’s north, with little reprieve for storm-ravaged areasA severe heatwave is expected to affect parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia heading into the new year.Large swathes have been put on alert, with conditions 8C to 12C above average. Continue reading...