Heatwaves, fires, torrential rain, fish kills: Australia’s summer of climate extremes
The weather bureau is forecasting a hot autumn across most of Australia, after an unusually hot summer marked by natural ...
Insurance industry calls for $30b flood defence fund as fees cripple households
The peak body for insurers wants the next federal government to stump up $30 billion to protect homes against an onslaught of ...
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Victoria puts housing heat on wealthy inner councils
The Victorian Government has released the final version of its statewide housing targets. The targets set out the number of ...
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Defence choppers fly fuel into bushfire-ravaged Mallacoota
Defence helicopters carting 4000 litres of unleaded fuel are on their way to the bushfire-ravaged Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota ... According to the Ausnet outage map, around 600 properties in ...
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Do you have what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter? This Canberra accountant is asking
The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) and ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) are looking for up to 130 new volunteers to join ...
How planning could limit extreme weather disasters
Better planning for extreme weather in a changing climate means learning from Australia's past mistakes and taking a tougher line on managing development. Australians would typically refer to floods, ...
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Former CSIRO forestry chief Glen Kile calls for more preventive burns
Retired forestry bureaucrat Glen Kile says Victoria’s ‘detection and suppression’ approach to bushfire management ... who is a member of the Order of Australia for service to forest science ...