Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back

Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back

The event that brought widespread flooding to Australia’s east coast is set for a potential shock return,weather models show.

  • byLaura Chung

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‘Time bomb’:Call for better dam management at Lake Eildon to reduce flooding risk

‘Time bomb’:Call for better dam management at Lake Eildon to reduce flooding risk

Central Victorians want more flexible water storage targets at Lake Eildon so there is a buffer zone during wetter-than-usual months. But there’s a catch.

  • byBroede Carmody
‘It looked as if a torpedo had been shot off’:Memorial honours 1974 flood deaths

‘It looked as if a torpedo had been shot off’:Memorial honours 1974 flood deaths

Fifty years ago,Brisbane experienced a flood that shook awake a growing capital city built on a flood plain. On Sunday,two of the 16 deaths linked to Brisbane’s 1974 flood will be remembered.

  • byTony Moore
When camping becomes a matter of life and death

When camping becomes a matter of life and death

A man and a woman appeared at the campsite of Michelle and Nicola. The distraught visitors asked for a phone. It’s a sign that going bush is becoming increasingly dangerous.

  • byAngus Dalton
Bill shock:Soaring insurance costs spark affordability woes

Bill shock:Soaring insurance costs spark affordability woes

What’s likely to happen to premiums in the year ahead,and what’s on the cards if they don’t slow down?

  • byMillie Muroi
Cyclone Kirrily as it happened,January 26

Cyclone Kirrily as it happened,January 26

The category-3 Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has blasted the North Queensland coast. Defence air support is on standby as huge winds and flooding will potentially cause havoc.

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Queenslanders back on notice as warnings issued for cyclone,heatwave

Queenslanders back on notice as warnings issued for cyclone,heatwave

A tropical low hovering off the Queensland coast could develop into a cyclone over the weekend,while residents in SEQ have been told to prepare for a heatwave.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Storm crowds:The worst disaster is when travellers stay away
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Storm crowds:The worst disaster is when travellers stay away

It’s a question worth asking as operators continue to struggle from the jolt of Jasper,and just two years on from SEQ’s worst flooding event.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Australians love beach living,but we’re pushing our coastline to the point of no return

Australians love beach living,but we’re pushing our coastline to the point of no return

The hazard assessment for Port Phillip Bay paints a stark reality of our city’s future. It’s time to discuss erosion,climate change and how Melburnians live.

  • byDavid Kennedy
Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up

Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up

The venerable weather bureau faces difficult questions about its warnings – and its future. What explains its recent high-profile misses?

  • byLiam Mannix
PM pledges aid as Shepparton remains on alert for floodwaters

PM pledges aid as Shepparton remains on alert for floodwaters

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged further support for victims of Victoria’s damaging floods as the clean-up continues and some communities remain under threat.

  • byLachlan Abbott andCaroline Schelle