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A new plan for living with extreme heat calls for minimum thermal standards for rental properties. 

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.

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Wild weather has lashed south-east Queensland, causing experts to warn about Brisbane's drain network, with some claiming it "isn't designed to take in flows" from intense heavy rainfall. 

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Weather in 90 seconds

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Weather in 90 seconds

With more heat waves predicted as the effects of climate change intensify, authorities say people must stay vigilant against the dangers of extreme heat.

At least 19 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands affected in Malaysia and Thailand as officials brace for the worst flood in a decade.

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Weather in 90 seconds

The SES received nearly 200 call-outs in eastern Sydney, while Brisbane saw more than 50 millimetres of rain in just half an hour.

With parts of the country already sweltering though heatwaves, support services are worried many people will not be able to afford to keep cool this year.

The climate and water outlook December 2024 - February 2025 by experts from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Another severe storm has smashed the town of Tom Price, leaving flooding, structural damage and downed trees in its wake.

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Weather in 90 seconds

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.