In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

In the Northern Rivers,planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster

Improbable as it sounds,Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra laboratory.

  • byHeath Gilmore

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‘I’m ecstatic’:WA Police detail rescue effort for family stuck in flood-ravaged region

‘I’m ecstatic’:WA Police detail rescue effort for family stuck in flood-ravaged region

Seven people who spent three days stranded in Western Australia’s flood-ravaged remote outback have been rescued by helicopter and returned to Kalgoorlie,ending a mammoth multi-agency recovery effort.

  • byJesinta Burton
Missing travellers found alive following search in rain-soaked WA outback
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Missing travellers found alive following search in rain-soaked WA outback

Seven people missing in Western Australia’s flood-ravaged remote outback have been found alive just hours after authorities resumed search efforts on Wednesday afternoon.

  • byHeather McNeill andJesinta Burton
Greens refloat plan to ban new developments in flood-prone areas

Greens refloat plan to ban new developments in flood-prone areas

Two years since the 2022 Brisbane floods,the party has also pledged a $20 million annual buyback scheme as part of its council election policy platform.

  • byMatt Dennien
When the storms come,pull your hat low and set your horse free
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Regional Australia

When the storms come,pull your hat low and set your horse free

No storm suggested doom for these two. They were preppers,but they were optimists,too.

  • byTony Wright
Northern beaches,Byron Bay to bear the brunt of worsening disasters

Northern beaches,Byron Bay to bear the brunt of worsening disasters

The NSW Reconstruction Authority has warned that the damages bill for natural disasters will hit $9.1 billion annually if action is not taken.

  • byLaura Chung
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75,000 lightning strikes,mass train chaos:Sydney hit by storms
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75,000 lightning strikes,mass train chaos:Sydney hit by storms

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power and four people were hospitalised after being struck by lightning.

  • byAnthony Segaert andJessica McSweeney
SEQ flood clean-up begins but another cyclone may loom

SEQ flood clean-up begins but another cyclone may loom

Yet another tropical cyclone may be brewing off Queensland’s coast barely a week after a severe weather system lashed the state’s north.

  • byLaine Clark,Keira Jenkins andSavannah Meacham
Flood victims told they can apply for hardship payments

Flood victims told they can apply for hardship payments

The premier said damage assessments were being carried out on hundreds of properties north of Brisbane,where residents woke to find their homes had been damaged in flash flooding.

  • byLaine Clark andMatt Dennien
Government should fund property buy-backs on floodplains:insurers

Government should fund property buy-backs on floodplains:insurers

The Insurance Council says the federal government must spend $250 million a year as natural disasters increase and insurance costs soar.

  • byShane Wright
Flood warnings for Qld as rain,thunderstorms continue

Flood warnings for Qld as rain,thunderstorms continue

Widespread showers and thunderstorms look set to continue at rain-lashed Queensland regions,sparking flood warnings.

  • byLaine Clark