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Rae Berge outside her sandbagged home in Moonee Ponds.

These homeowners are facing a new flood threat – and many more residents may soon be affected

A family whose property was flooded by overflowing drains has been given sandbags in a situation that highlights a looming danger across the city.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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Flood-affected areas the prime minister flew over near Longreach, Queensland, on Saturday morning.

The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed

One in 23 properties in Australia are at high risk of natural disasters fuelled by global warming. In some electorates, it’s one in four. Check the risk where you live with our interactive maps.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gwenaelle and Camille Barton playing at Ethabuka Reserve after the monsoonal rains.

The beauty and the terror of the inland sea flooding the outback

Floodwaters from “exceptional” monsoonal rains in western Queensland were devastating for many graziers but are already breathing new life into the normally dry landscapes of the interior.

  • Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals Leader David Littleproud meet with John Ferguson Bulloo Shire Mayor at Thargomindah where there’s major flooding events.

Queensland graziers count staggering cost of record flooding

State and federal emergency agencies have begun bringing aid to graziers hit by an inland sea of floodwater in the west of the state.

  • Nick O'Malley
Flooding at Tenham Station, a beef and sheep enterprise amid the channel country in south-west Queensland.

The slow-moving inland sea triggered by a year’s worth of rain in just a few days

Record rains following in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred have caused flooding in parts of Queensland and NSW.

  • Nick O'Malley and Courtney Kruk
A car was underwater on the Menangle Bridge on Friday.

Elderly driver missing after being swept away in floodwaters

Emergency services are searching for the man, who was towing a caravan while crossing a flooded causeway.

  • Courtney Kruk and Callum Godde
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Alfred’s path

The unpredictable path that kept millions on their toes

How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land, and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes, it’s only once it’s all over.

  • Rosanna Ryan and The Visual Stories Team
The Herbert River, pictured here in 2021, is prone to flooding after heavy rain.

Disaster-weary town on alert again as river breaks banks

Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days, just a month after it experienced a flood emergency that killed two people.

  • Savannah Meacham
Illustration by Simon Letch

The outlook for house insurance is much worse than we’re being told

Insurance companies, the banks and the government know what’s coming, but they don’t want to talk about it before it happens, mainly because they don’t know what to do about it.

  • Ross Gittins
The new pavilion is designed for flood resilience.

Uninsurable Brisbane sports club plans life above flood line

A flood-prone inner-city sports club has submitted plans for a new clubhouse after insurance companies refused to cover the community facility.

  • Cameron Atfield

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