Hanlon Park after the March 2025 flood is largely intact thanks to its foliage designed to withstand creek flooding.

Flooded one day,beautiful the next:How a Brisbane park bounced back from inundation

Completely submerged after Alfred,Hanlon Park has staged a remarkable recovery,and that resilience could be a sustainable solution for other flood-prone areas.

  • Nick Dent

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Parts of Queensland have been inundated with rain and minor flooding,with more on the way,only weeks after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

Flooding forecast for parts of Queensland as rain returns to south-east

As parts of north,central and western Queensland brace for flooding,more downfall is on the way for the region most impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

  • Courtney Kruk
The first breakthrough on Bribie Island (top) was caused by Seth in 2022,with Alfred causing a second,smaller breakthrough (bottom) in March.

Caloundra exposed after cyclone opened up Bribie ‘like a zipper’

An upcoming government review of the Pumicestone Passage,north of Brisbane,will hear community concerns about the “highly dynamic” waterway.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Fish kill in Ballina waterways in the weeks after Cyclone Alfred.

Mass fish kill chokes waterways in Byron region

The rivers of the NSW North Coast are clogged with thousands of suffocating fish,prawns,eels,and crabs.

  • Angus Dalton
A large tree blocks a road in Brisbane’s CBD after Cyclone Alfred.

Why some of our trees couldn’t survive Alfred,and which suburbs were worst hit

Leafy streets give Brisbane’s suburbs character,but the damage from this month’s storm has forced authorities to make some tough decisions.

  • Rosanna Ryan
Satellite image of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

Trump’s cuts could affect Australia’s capacity to predict storms

A wholesale gutting of the United States weather service is placing international weather and climate modelling at risk.

  • Bianca Hall
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Lismore mayor Steve Krieg standing near a flooded Wilsons River on March 11,2025.

Can building houses better drive down insurance premiums?

With the intensity and frequency of natural disasters on the rise,planning experts and the insurance industry is having to rethink where and how we build our homes.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Alfred’s path

The unpredictable path that kept millions on their toes

How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land,and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes,it’s only once it’s all over.

  • Rosanna Ryan andThe Visual Stories Team
The Herbert River,pictured here in 2021,is prone to flooding after heavy rain.

Disaster-weary town on alert again as river breaks banks

Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days,just a month after it experienced a flood emergency that killed two people.

  • Savannah Meacham
Energex crews working in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

‘At the mercy of Mother Nature’:Queensland bids for funds for disaster resilience

“We have to make sure that something good comes out of the misery of a cyclone at one end of the state and a flood at the other.”

  • William Davis