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Latest news: Emergency Planning

Top Enders urged to prepare as tropical cyclone nears

Top Enders urged to prepare as tropical cyclone nears

A weekend of intense rain, destructive winds, felled trees and power cuts awaits the Top End as the first cyclone of the season approaches.

Cyclone shelter and flood levee boost in disaster plan

Cyclone shelter and flood levee boost in disaster plan

Cyclone shelter and flood levee boost in disaster plan

Cyclone shelter and flood levee boost in disaster plan

Projects including a cyclone shelter and flood levees are part of a $1 billion funding plan to build Australia's disaster readiness and resilience.

Early warning app helping towns prepare for disaster

Early warning app helping towns prepare for disaster

Early warning app helping towns prepare for disaster

Early warning app helping towns prepare for disaster

Data on school attendance, availability of tradies and access to community halls will help regional towns measure their resilience before disaster strikes.

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One million flee as super typhoon threatens Philippines

One million flee as super typhoon threatens Philippines

One million people are being evacuated as the Philippines braces for another super typhoon, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the country.

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambulance services were under pressure after an influx of people seeking emergency help was driven by public holiday festivities and warm weather.

Disaster choppers prepared for looming bushfire season

Disaster choppers prepared for looming bushfire season

A fleet of 160 aircraft from the National Aerial Firefighting Centre are ready to respond to disasters as severe weather lashes large parts of the nation.

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Firefighters are ramping up their campaign against their commissioner, slamming a decision to honour him with an award as "contradictory" to his service record.

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Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Snap heatwave breaks records as winds wreak havoc

Temperature records have tumbled in two states, as millions of people swelter through record highs and destructive winds threaten property damage.

Samsung phones to be binned over triple-zero call fault

Samsung phones to be binned over triple-zero call fault

Samsung phones to be binned over triple-zero call fault

Samsung phones to be binned over triple-zero call fault

More than 70 older models of Samsung phones will have to be replaced or updated after testing revealed a flaw in connecting certain emergency calls.

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

A power outage forced operators to use pen and paper to dispatch emergency services, prompting calls for a system overhaul.

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

'Perfect storm' drives up the cost of natural disasters

A new report has put a dollar figure on the impact of Australia's droughts and flooding rains, with the situation expected to worsen as the world gets warmer.

'Scapegoating' Optus blames tech, staff for outages

'Scapegoating' Optus blames tech, staff for outages

'Scapegoating' Optus blames tech, staff for outages

'Scapegoating' Optus blames tech, staff for outages

Optus has blamed technical equipment and human error for two emergency call outages as the prime minister pans the telco for its "unacceptable" failures.

Thousands without power as severe weather lashes coast

Thousands without power as severe weather lashes coast

Thousands without power as severe weather lashes coast

Thousands without power as severe weather lashes coast

Severe weather is hampering authorities' abilities to respond to power outages, as hundreds of people call for help amid heavy and widespread rain and snowfall.

Grim milestone as rescuers search for US flood victims

Grim milestone as rescuers search for US flood victims

Grim milestone as rescuers search for US flood victims

Grim milestone as rescuers search for US flood victims

More than 100 people are confirmed dead as rescuers continue the search for missing people after catastrophic flooding in Texas.

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Major dam to likely spill as 'bomb cyclone' hits coast

As millions of residents brace for a fast-moving, severe low-pressure system to hit their region, a massive dam is nearly full and could spill in coming days.

Millions brace for 'cyclogenesis' impact on east coast

People already reeling from floods are on high alert as a storm intensifies and is expected to dump up to 200mm of rain on parts of the east coast.

Firies forced to use paper maps to find emergencies

Firefighters are turning to pen, paper and pagers to do their job during communications failures, two years after a cyber attack shut down their IT networks.

Tax reprieve for farmers as drought declared statewide

Drought has taken root across an entire state, paving the way for all farmers to receive a brief discount from a controversially hiked tax.

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Residents counting costs after 'heartbreaking' floods

Devastated residents face trauma and extreme stress, with some having to rebuild their lives for the second time following record-breaking floods.

Floods strand 48,000 people amid flurry of roof rescues

A one-in-500-year flood has isolated tens of thousands of people, with disaster support announced and more helicopters helping to rescue residents from roofs.

Emergency services levy set to pass after 'dirty deal'

A $2.1 billion emergency services levy has been altered after a state government buckled to widespread community backlash and crossbench demands.

Firefighters, farmers in 11th-hour bid to scuttle levy

Protesters have heaped fresh pressure on a state premier and treasurer to dump an expanded emergency services levy ahead of it being put to a final vote.

Good Friday as cyclone crosses coast as a tropical low

Remote coastal communities have escaped the worst of a cyclone after it crossed Australia's northwest coast as a weakened tropical low.

Locals bunker down to be cut off as cyclone nears land

Remote communities are preparing to be cut off for weeks after Tropical Cyclone Errol impacts the coast, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging winds.

'Obscene cash grab': firies slam emergency services tax

A levy to cover spiralling emergency service bills has been blasted as a cash grab, with critics queuing up to kill it.

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