May
Milk prices to rise after floods and drought hit dairy land
The widespread flooding in NSW occurred at the worst possible time for dairy farmers, while drought conditions in Victoria and SA will compound limited supply.
Flooding devastates oyster harvest, dairy industry
Oyster farmers are bracing for millions of dollars in damage after this week’s flooding in northern NSW wiped out stock nearing a years-long harvest.
Liberals-Nationals peace deal looms but Littleproud’s leadership under pressure
The Liberals agree in-principle to a set of watered-down policy demands by the Nationals; four die in NSW floods, 678 rescues made. Follow live updates.
Parliament to return in July as PM prepares for spring wedding
Anthony Albanese will reconvene parliament on July 22; two people killed in a shooting at a Jewish museum in DC. How the day unfolded.
Record floods strand 48,000 as insurers declare significant event
Flooded residents of coastal northern NSW have been warned to prepare for long periods of isolation after copping four months of rain in two days.
March
Trump slams ‘weak and ineffective’ Malcolm Turnbull
Donald Trump has taken a swing at former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull; Bruce Lehrmann switches solicitor ahead of rape trial. How the day unfolded.
In flood-prone Lismore, an all-too familiar grind
Business owners in the NSW Northern Rivers town are counting the cost of shutting down to prepare for another flood emergency.
October 2024
How insurers failed when flooded customers needed them the most
A parliamentary report has made 86 recommendations to improve claims handling, calling for government intervention to stop new developments on flood plains.
April 2024
Floods prompt calls to revive dam wall plan
Residents in the Hawkesbury region experiencing their fifth major flood in two years are urging the government to reconsider a plan to raise Warragamba Dam.
200 rescues but NSW floodwaters begin to subside
Queensland escaped forecast heavy storms on Sunday, but there are still dozens of warnings in place along rivers near Sydney.
January 2023
Australia’s floods were fourth most costly global disaster in 2022
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) estimates the East Coast floods were the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
December 2022
Aussie farmers produce record wheat crop amid food crisis fears
They are on track to export $72 billion in agricultural products in 2022-23 despite flood losses and waterlogging that has destroyed and stripped value.
Letters: Some comfort in the censure
Scott Morrison censure motion; east coast gas reservation; every change isn’t reform; David Pocock’s IR bill role; insurance and climate-induced disasters.
November 2022
East coast floods were Australia’s most expensive natural disaster
Devastating floods that swept NSW and Queensland earlier this year have eclipsed the 1999 Sydney hailstorm as Australia’s most costly weather event.
‘We’re not moving’: Lismore mayor vows to keep CBD on flood plain
A NSW government inquiry estimated the region’s cleanup bill after the floods would hit $3 billion, but Lismore’s mayor says the bill is approaching $5 billion.
New laws needed to stop building in disaster-prone areas: minister
Australia needs new laws to stop homes being built on floodplains and other disaster-prone areas, says federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt.
La Nina, flooding to crunch NSW farm output by 10pc
The value of NSW food and livestock production rose 23 per cent in 2021-22 to a record but recent flooding and continued extreme weather may do more harm than good.
Farmers warn of Christmas cherry shortages after NSW flooding
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet urged the entire state to be on alert for flooding after months of persistent rain which has filled catchments across the state.
NSW rivers hit 70-year peaks, Vic school evacuated in levee fears
Water was lapping behind shops in the NSW town of Forbes on Friday as stressed locals waited for the worst flooding in the central west NSW town in 70 years.
Potato chips, cherries in short supply this season
Woolworths says wet weather has played havoc with availability of fruit and veg, but food prices should ease in the next quarter.