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Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Housing, planning and jobs remain key challenges as country Australia continues to grow six years after the population shift to the regions began.

Woman dies as wild weather lashes east coast

Woman dies as wild weather lashes east coast

Woman dies as wild weather lashes east coast

Woman dies as wild weather lashes east coast

A woman has died when a branch fell on her car as dangerous thunderstorms lash parts of Australia's east coast, prompting hundreds of calls for help.

Bushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Bushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Bushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Bushfire losses mount, dangerous conditions ahead

Home losses have climbed to 289, with more than 1000 structures damaged or destroyed as communities prepare for conditions to worsen in the days ahead.

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Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Underfunding has been blamed for the scale of losses from ferocious bushfires but state authorities insist conditions made containment impossible.

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

'Mud army' descends on town as flood clean-up begins

The clean-up has started at a rain-hit town but another is bracing for dangerous flooding as residents cope with the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

Bushfire losses mount as premier defends fleeing mob

Bushfire losses mount as premier defends fleeing mob

Volunteer firefighters are "blaming themselves" for being unable to lessen the devastation wrought by an ongoing bushfire crisis, a fire chief says.

Premier evades angry mob amid backdrop of charred hills

Premier evades angry mob amid backdrop of charred hills

As bushfires continue to burn, angry locals have gathered outside a health service where the Victorian premier held a news conference.

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Worst in 110 years: town turned into a 'raging torrent'

Worst in 110 years: town turned into a 'raging torrent'

Worst in 110 years: town turned into a 'raging torrent'

Worst in 110 years: town turned into a 'raging torrent'

An outback town is reeling from its wettest day on record following an ex-tropical cyclone as a drenched state braces for more flooding and livestock losses.

'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

'Changed forever': disaster zones face long recovery

With hundreds of structures destroyed and livestock lost in fires and floods, large parts of rural Australia will never be the same amid ongoing disasters.

Woman found dead, man arrested 600km away

Woman found dead, man arrested 600km away

Woman found dead, man arrested 600km away

Woman found dead, man arrested 600km away

A man will face court after the body of a missing woman, believed to be the man's carer, was discovered on a rural property.

Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Cyclone leaves trail of damage as floods isolate towns

Residents of isolated communities might be cut off for months, with roads and water supplies damaged by heavy rain left behind by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji.

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Questions about a state's emergency services preparedness have been slapped down by a premier, as the identity of the first victim of ongoing fires is revealed.

Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Community backs farmers after mass livestock loss

Farmers in some of the worst-hit bushfire zones have welcomed hay donations after losing thousands of livestock to the raging fires.

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

Tragedy as body found with fires burning out of control

A person has died as bushfires tear through a state, with authorities warning it is expected to take weeks to get them under control.

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Thousands without power, roads cut as cyclone hits

Residents in Australia's far north are bracing for torrential rain and flooding as ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji continues its march across the state.

Hellish bushfire crisis claims homes and livelihoods

Dozens of properties have been destroyed at multiple fire scenes as fire-fighters described confronting scenes of danger and destruction.

It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's not clear how a Top End town came to be called Humpty Doo, but locals aren't fussed and a pub is cashing in on the stand-out name.

Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

As a sodden region prepares for the arrival of a tropical cyclone, flood-ravaged graziers are bracing for the deluge to come as they count stock losses.

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Livestock flood losses set to triple as cyclone looms

Graziers are bracing for more heavy stock losses from flooding that has left communities isolated as a potential tropical cyclone looms.

Double whammy deluge looms over disaster-hit regions

Communities already smashed by flooding are frantically trying to resupply ahead of more forecast heavy weather.

Slow and soggy: life goes on in isolated flood-hit town

While travellers stranded by floodwaters begin fraying at the edges, locals have accepted uncertainty is a part of life in outback Queensland.

Cyclone threat for flood zone as federal aid unveiled

A possible tropical cyclone threatens to exacerbate damage from recent flooding as the prime minister announces relief measures for devastated farmers..

Birds of a feather knitted together by rural artist

A textile sculptor has knitted more than 100 Australian birds to scale in a project that weaves together nature, conservation and Indigenous culture.

Music and country life a pigeon pair for ex opera boss

As former Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini expands a rural festival, he is also soaking up country life - from meat raffles to pigeon racing.

Refugees escape to regions marred by racism

Half of the refugees living in regional towns and centres experience racism and discrimination, a new report has found.

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