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Hardest hit areas were Illawarra, Nepean and Hawkesbury and premier says 29 homes were completely inundatedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastResidents in flood-ravaged parts of New South Wales are returning to their properties after some areas were evacuated over the weekend and several homes were destroyed.The NSW SES received...

Drivers have been urged to reconsiders their travel plans ahead of a forecast delugeBoM weather radar: track the path of the storms and latest updates and warnings for NSW and QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHeavy rainfall will drench parts of Queensland and New South Wales this weekend, with...

Man, 71, found near vehicle in Logan as NSW and Qld residents warned to prepare for up to 200mm of rain, thunderstorms, flash flooding – and black skiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man has been found dead near his vehicle in Queensland flood waters as storms bring heavy...

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...

This blog is now closed.The path to re-election for Queensland Labor looks like a narrowing goat track after its ‘Super Saturday’ lossesPaterson blasts government’s immigration detention policyShadow home affairs minister James Paterson is now asked about immigration detention, given the government has been briefing that the high court is unlikely to allow indefinite detention to continue.We have a risk now, that is that offenders,...

Heatwave warnings as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily continues to dump heavy rain across parts of outback QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMuch of southern Queensland and eastern New South Wales will be gripped by heatwave conditions over the weekend as western Sydney and Melbourne brace for temperatures in the high 30s on Sunday.Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has continued to...

This blog is now closedQueensland man charged with murder of Kowanyama woman he told inquest went ‘walkabout’ 11 years agoGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUpdate on Queensland floodingSenior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines spoke to ABC News Breakfast just earlier to provide an update on the rain and flooding in Queensland.Last night the rainfall totals were between 50mm...

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...

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...

BoM warns of damaging winds, intense rainfall and flash flooding for some areas as residents urged to prepare and monitor forecastsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Kirrily has officially been declared, developing into a category one storm in the Coral Sea, the Bureau of Meteorology has announced.The storm...

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts category three storm to make landfall near Townsville, warns of damaging winds and heavy rainfallGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders are being urged to stock up on 72 hours of supplies as a “severe” cyclone begins to swing towards the state’s coast.A cyclone watch has been issued for communities across north Queensland, with...

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...

This blog is now closed.Tony Burke refuses to intervene in port dispute as he accuses DP World of ‘misguided’ political campaignAustralia sheds 65,000 jobs in December but unemployment rate remains at 3.9%Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPat Conroy says Ukraine-requested helicopters are not cleared for flightThe defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, is speaking to ABC RN about...

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...

Wet weather drenches Melbourne and Sydney as BoM forecast shows 55% risk of another Queensland cyclone by MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWet weather continued across northern and eastern parts of Australia on Wednesday, as Queensland residents prepared for the possibility of another cyclone in coming days.The Bureau of...

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...

This blog is now closed.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne: two suspected arson attacks could be linked to crime group conflicts, investigators say Two suspected arson attacks that destroyed a Melbourne tobacco shop destroyed by fire could be linked to ongoing violent conflict between crime groups, investigators say, AAP reports.In Spain, improved public understanding of the dangers...

BoM forecasts show communities hit hard by recent floods may see more wild weather and flash flooding in coming daysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastResidents of far north Queensland still recovering from the devastation wreaked by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper could be hit by more heavy rain from a monsoon...

Dozens rescued from flood waters and thousands remain without power as BoM warns of wild weather in Melbourne, south-east NSW and QueenslandThe first week of 2024 is off to a wild start, with storms continuing to lash Australia’s east coast and a heatwave baking the north of the continent.Thunderstorms were headed for central Victoria on Wednesday and were forecast to become widespread over the...

Tyalgum residents hit by devastating flooding in 2022 have stepped up to support each other again after being isolated for nearly two daysResidents of a small town near the New South Wales-Queensland border still grappling with the fallout from major flooding in 2022 have banded together to support each other after the community was again hit by severe weather.Tyalgum, a Tweed Shire village of...

State government says group has specialist skills and appropriate agency is chosen at federal levelThe Australian defence force was not deployed after storms hit the Gold Coast because it was determined other agencies would be better suited to the clean-up task, according to the Queensland disaster coordinator.Acting deputy commissioner, Shane Chelepy, told media on Monday afternoon that the state response to continued thunderstorms and...

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...