Cyclones
‘Not forgotten’: PM pays tribute to Cyclone Tracy victims 50 years on
Survivors sobbed in Darwin as Anthony Albanese recalled the disaster that left “an entire city almost wiped off the map”.
- by Angus Delaney
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Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French island territory of Mayotte
“For the toll, it’s going to be complicated, because Mayotte is a Muslim land where the dead are buried within 24 hours,” a French Interior Ministry official said.
- by Michel Rose
Sodden or scorching? What the weather bureau is predicting for Brisbane’s summer
The high-risk weather season is under way, with storms already providing a taste of what’s to come.
- by Marissa Calligeros
Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln could bring heavy rain and strong winds to Western Australia’s interior as it moves southeast on Sunday.
- by Savannah Meacham and Keira Jenkins
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Perth
Ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln downgraded to a tropical low
Authorities have said Lincoln is now unlikely to redevelop into a cyclone but damaging wind gusts of 100km/h are still expected when it makes landfall on Saturday afternoon.
- by Cameron Myles and Rebecca Peppiatt
Ex-cyclone heads west but WA set to swelter some more
Ex-Cyclone Lincoln is drifting towards Western Australia but heatwave conditions and fire risks will remain for several days in the West, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Flood-hit areas brace as Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forms
A third cyclone in as many months has formed off the Australian coast as rain-lashed regions brace for more wild weather.
- by Neve Brissenden, Keira Jenkins and Laine Clark
SEQ flood clean-up begins but another cyclone may loom
Yet another tropical cyclone may be brewing off Queensland’s coast barely a week after a severe weather system lashed the state’s north.
- by Laine Clark, Keira Jenkins and Savannah Meacham
Queensland cops a soaking as ex-cyclone leaves its mark
Crews have been working overnight to restore electricity for Queenslanders left without power after ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily lashed the state.
- by Neve Brissenden
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Weather
Thousands without power as deluge hits south-east Queensland
Nearly 3800 homes and businesses remain without power after heavy rain pummeled south-east Queensland in the early hours of the morning.
- by Cameron Atfield
Kirrily mop-up begins but heavy rain risk remains
Thousands of Townsville residents remain without power as northern Queensland begins to clean up following Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.
- by William Ton and Maeve Bannister
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