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Sheep farmer Duncan Barber on his Coliban Park property near Redesdale in Victoria.

‘I won’t get excited until my hair is wet’: This weekend is make or break for farmers

Drought-stricken communities across Victoria hope rain forecast for much of the state will finally bring relief after months of record-low rainfall.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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The 2022 breakthrough has widened in the three years since ex-tropical cyclone Seth ripped it open.

Bribie Island report blames human activity for accelerating erosion

As the island continues to fragment, the first stage of a report has found human activity has sped up the natural reshaping of the coast.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Ruth Nielsen says having an insurance claim rejected was “more scary” than being up to her neck in water.

Ruth’s home was destroyed. What happened next scared her more

Being rescued from the roof of her four-wheel drive didn’t faze this no-nonsense “country woman”. But an insurance dispute did.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Duncan Barber on his parched property near Redesdale.

‘Seemingly endless fire season’ predicted for Victoria this winter

Climate scientists say “warmer than normal” predictions are “defined against a normal that was in the past”.

  • Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The wet weather forecast to continue until Sunday afternoon.

South-east Queensland cops a drenched weekend, as wild surf batters NSW

Rain is expected to fall across the south-east from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and inland to Darling Downs.

  • Mikala Theocharous
Michelle Bennett’s Croki home was inundated when the Manning River burst its banks.

It’s not a matter of if, but when Taree floods again. Locals are asking themselves if they can survive it

As clean-up from the record disaster continues, many are wondering what the future of their town looks like.

  • Riley Walter
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The dust storm arrived in Mildura mid-afternoon.

Damaging winds follow ‘unusual’ dust storm in Victoria

The State Emergency Service told residents to close doors and windows and remain indoors when the storm arrived.

  • Alexander Darling and Aisha Dow
Residents in Taree begin the flood clean-up on Saturday.

More than 30,000 isolated, 400 properties destroyed in flood aftermath

The true damage caused by the northern NSW flood disaster is becoming clearer.

  • Angus Dalton and Daniel Lo Surdo
Record-breaking floods hit the NSW Mid North Coast.

The NSW floods have already been linked to climate change. Scientists are debating if that’s too quick

Global warming brings extreme weather but did it cause the NSW floods?

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Local businesses are cleaning up after floods in Taree.

‘Mammoth task’: 10,000 homes damaged as NSW flood clean-up forges ahead

The skies have cleared above the Mid North Coast and Hunter, but Premier Chris Minns warned the crisis was far from over as devastated communities survey the damage.

  • Megan Gorrey, Patrick Begley and Clare Sibthorpe

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