Extreme weather
Health warnings as 'intense' heatwave to hit NSW until Australia Day
Blistering heat from inland Australia will sweep towards the NSW coast in coming days, prompting health authorities to warn the public to take "necessary precautions" to avoid heat-related illnesses.
- by Peter Hannam
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Severe cyclone could form off Pilbara coast by Thursday
Residents in the North West have been told to start preparing for destructive winds and heavy rain from Friday, with a cyclone predicted to form by Thursday.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Heatwave to sear holidaymakers ahead of Australia Day
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe heatwave to set in over Friday to Sunday with extreme conditions expected in some areas along the NSW coast.
- by Peter Hannam
Queensland dodges cyclone disaster but here comes the rain again
A flood watch remains and the Bureau of Meteorology will monitor far north Queensland as a renewed burst of a monsoon is expected to return.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Dangerous thunderstorm in south-east Qld dumps 95mm in one hour
SES received several calls for help after people were stuck in floodwaters and experienced leaking roofs.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
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Cyclones
Tropical Cyclone Kimi downgraded but heavy rainfall, floods still likely
Heavy rainfall has taken the place of the much-anticipated Cyclone Kimi, which has weakened into a tropical low off the north Queensland coast.
- by Toby Crockford
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Queensland
'Tying up the banana trees': North Queensland prepares for Cyclone Kimi
Category two Tropical Cyclone Kimi is 30 kilometres east-south-east of Cairns and 195 kilometres north of Townsville.
- by Toby Crockford, Lucie McHugh, Jocelyn Garcia and Lydia Lynch
Indonesian teams find more bodies from Sulawesi quake
Separately about 40,000 people have been evacuated and at least 20 have been killed due to floods that affected other parts of the country at the weekend.
- by Muhammad Rifki and Yusuf Wahil
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Brisbane
Dangerous flash flooding a concern as Tropical Cyclone Kimi looms off coast
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned far north Queensland to brace themselves ahead of the tropical cyclone making landfall.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Cyclone Kimi heads offshore, but rainfall and abnormal tides remain
The cyclone is forecast to cross the coast late on Monday or Tuesday, but will remain offshore.
- by Lydia Lynch
Not out of the woods yet: Increasing bushfire risk despite wet start to summer
NSW and Victoria are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the vast amount of fuel burnt out by the Black Summer blazes a year ago.
- by Mike Foley