A working group set up after severe storms over Queensland's Scenic Rim gives community members the skills to be more self-reliant and less dependent on outside help during a disaster.
Man who disappeared after entering river found after search and rescue operation near Mount Isa
A man who was last seen entering the Leichhardt River after severe storms on Thursday night has been found about 20 kilometres north of Mount Isa, after emergency services launched a search and rescue operation.
Photo shows police and emergency services launch a drone on the bank of a river'That is all gone now': Honey producers say WA bushfire has incinerated critical bee habitat
As the fight against a massive bushfire north of Perth continues, honey producers have reported devastating losses to habitat critical for their bees.
Photo shows Bushfire smoke blows behind a series of beehives.Authorities warn of increased bushfire risk across much of Victoria this summer
Residents in regional Victoria and parts of greater Melbourne are told to prepare for a dangerous bushfire season due to low rainfall and high fuel loads, as the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services shares its latest outlook.
Photo shows A man sits atop a CFA truck with a large orange smoke cloud behind it'No-one's practised amputating a leg in the middle of a river': How rescuers freed a man trapped while whitewater rafting
A rescue team faced with a terrible decision, complicated by a language barrier and unthinkable challenges, such as 13 tonnes of water per second to deal with. How did they save a man trapped for more than 20 hours in a river?
Photo shows A man between large rocks in a river holds on to one end of a yellow ropeMan who had leg amputated in Franklin River rescue in critical condition
A 65-year-old Lithuanian man remains in a critical condition after being trapped and partially submerged in the Franklin River for 20 hours. Medical crews amputated the man's left leg to free him.
Photo shows An aerial image looking down on a number of canoes around rocks on the edge of a fast-moving river.Rescuers forced to amputate man's leg while freeing him from rocks in Franklin River
A man in his 60s has had his leg amputated by a rescue medical team after it became wedged between rocks in the Franklin River. Police said the rescue operation was "complex and protracted".
Photo shows An aerial image looking down on a number of canoes around rocks on the edge of a fast-moving river.High ocean temperatures may lead to stronger cyclones as authorities urge residents to be prepared
The bureau is predicting this year’s cyclone season will be about average, but high ocean temperatures, responsible for giving cyclones their destructive energy, might mean they’re stronger than usual.
Photo shows The scale of the damage from Tropical Cyclone Jasper in communities like Wujal Wujal is still becoming clear.Remembering one of Queensland's largest incident responses
On November 15, 2004, in the middle of a misty night, a Townsville-bound tilt train hurtles around a 60km bend near Bundaberg at 112km per hour, derailing all eight carriages.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds.False alarm as thousands of Queenslanders receive texts warning of non-existent natural disasters
A Far North Queensland council is investigating after its emergency warning system incorrectly alerted thousands of residents to fictional flooding and earthquake events early on Thursday.
Photo shows portrait of man in his home in blue T-shirt.'You were my inspiration': Father of 11yo killed in primary school tragedy pays tribute to his son
Tributes continue to flow for 11-year-old Jack Davey, who was killed after a car drove into a primary school fence on Tuesday.
Photo shows A young boy in a school uniformLakeside town in the Philippines ravaged by deadliest of 11 storms to hit country this year
Tropical Storm Trami veers toward Vietnam across the South China Sea after leaving at least 152 people dead and missing.
Photo shows People standing in mud clearing out homes'Valuable time' lost between triple-0 call and alerting train driver to van on tracks, report finds
Triple-0 received a call about an abandoned van on train tracks south of Wollongong four minutes before the collision involving the commuter train.
Photo shows A train carriage lies on its side next to another upright carriage.Greater Hobart residents can check risk level on their home as bushfire index expanded
A tool by which people can enter their Hobart address to see how their residence has been assessed for bushfire threat has been updated for the coming Tasmanian season — with one suburb home to 1,727 buildings considered in the most at-risk categories.
Photo shows Bushfire on eastern shore of Hobart.Seaford man, 20, dead and investigation underway after plane crash at Vic aerodrome
A 20-year-old Seaford man has died after a plane crashed at Victoria's Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome. The male pilot was the sole occupant and an investigation into the incident is underway.
Photo shows Firefighters around a crashed plane with a crumples nose on grassy ground.When farmers need a hand, these city folk are quick to 'have a crack' and help out
When Tony Osborn retired from the military, an unexpected conversation prompted him to start travelling Australia helping farmers recover from natural disasters.
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Photo shows A middle-aged man in a hat, pink long-sleeved shirt and gloves fixes a wire fence on a farm.Caravan park owners thought 'the odds were insurmountable' after floods, but they're back in business
Geoff and Barbara Calbert have brought the site back to life after a hard-fought battle following the devastating River Murray floods.
Photo shows An older woman and man with their arms around one another holding a white dog with caravans in the background.Tim Winton's Juice is eco-anxiety on steroids. Surely its lesson is not to accept we are hopeless, but to act
Tim Winton's sobering, grimly-compelling new book, Juice, is a reminder that knowledge is power — if we can do something with it. Eco-anxiety can only fester if we feel we are unable to effect change.
Photo shows Portrait of a man with long hair outdoorsPictures show the trail of destruction left behind by Hurricane Milton and a flurry of tornadoes
Hurricane Milton unleashes a torrent of extreme weather across Florida, with the storm triggering strong winds, dozens of tornadoes and sending seawater in Tampa Bay out to sea.
Photo shows Broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts.Why some are using waffle houses to measure the impact of Hurricane Milton
As Hurricane Milton causes widespread destruction, there's been talk of a seemingly unusual way of measuring its impact — the so-called "Waffle House Index", which maps storm severity in accordance with the impact on a fast food chain.
Photo shows Waves crash over Havana's seafront boulevardBOM says cyclones could grow in intensity despite 'average' season forecast
The Bureau of Meteorology and emergency services say preparations remain urgent, with an "average" season meaning four cyclones are likely to cross the coast.
Photo shows An SES worker removing debris from the cyclone.