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Firefighters next frontline NSW workers to get pay rise

Firefighters next frontline NSW workers to get pay rise

Nearly 7000 on-call and permanent firefighters in NSW will receive a 4.5 per cent pay rise after their union and the state government reached an agreement.

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings

Extreme fire danger warnings are in place on the east coast and Northern Territory due to high temperatures across Queensland and the NT and high winds in NSW.

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

Flood loss a return to past trauma for retiree

A retiree forced from his home in mismanaged floods says the ordeal made him relive the trauma he experienced fleeing war-torn Europe as a child.

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Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

Officials defend Flemington flood wall after disaster

A racing industry official has defended a wall built around Flemington Racecourse which locals believe worsened the impact of floods on surrounding homes.

Mayor decries 'wildly fluctuating' advice before flood

Mayor decries 'wildly fluctuating' advice before flood

A Victorian mayor has criticised the warnings given ahead of a major flood along the Maribyrnong River in October last year.

Confusion and capacity drag on flood rebuilding mission

Confusion and capacity drag on flood rebuilding mission

Half of the money allocated to a fund for helping flood-affected residents rebuild is yet to be spent with the premier conceding communication had been unclear.

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Bushfires and heatwaves are only some of the natural disasters Australia should prepare for in coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.

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Fed govt invests in new deployable disaster shelters

Fed govt invests in new deployable disaster shelters

Fed govt invests in new deployable disaster shelters

Fed govt invests in new deployable disaster shelters

Australia will soon have a national stockpile of emergency shelters that can be deployed anywhere in the country when floods, fires and other disasters strike.

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods

As regional communities continue to pick up the pieces from devastating floods, Victoria will lurch back into a high-risk bushfire season this spring.

Quickfire flood predictor ready to make a splash

Quickfire flood predictor ready to make a splash

Quickfire flood predictor ready to make a splash

Quickfire flood predictor ready to make a splash

There's been no way to quickly forecast floods in the midst of an unfolding disaster but Australian scientists have developed a model that works within minutes.

K9 rescue squad a bunch of very good boys and girls

K9 rescue squad a bunch of very good boys and girls

K9 rescue squad a bunch of very good boys and girls

K9 rescue squad a bunch of very good boys and girls

Every weekend, a band of dedicated owners and their beloved pets put their game faces on and train to save lives in the face of disaster. And they love it.

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Authorities are keeping tabs on risks posed by lithium-ion batteries as Australia braces for its worst bushfire season since the Black Summer blazes.

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

Quiet and thoroughly modern, the first electric fire and rescue truck in the country - one of several on order for the ACT - has been unveiled in Brisbane.

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Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Australian and international crews will test their response to a major disaster when they stage a hypothetical earthquake in central Brisbane.

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

The federal government is seeking ideas from the public on how to respond to natural disasters without overburdening the defence force.

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Barely a year after floods devastated northern NSW, communities are bracing for the return of catastrophic bushfires sparked by hot and dry conditions.

Vic firefighters want enhanced presumptive cancer laws

Firefighters have called on the Victorian Parliament to back a bill that would expand the number of cancers included in presumptive legislation to 20.

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Firefighters' compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers

Western Australia's government has announced presumptive laws will be expanded to allow firefighters to be compensated if they develop eight additional cancers.

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen

Artificial intelligence and bushfire simulators could revolutionise traditional firefighting, as fire seasons get worse and more complex, experts say.

Watch and act flood warning for northern Victoria

Residents in parts of northern Victoria have been warned to move to higher ground, ahead of potential moderate flooding.

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Warnings for a fast moving fire in rural Queensland have been downgraded after firefighters were able to divert it from properties.

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Australian households are being urged to prepare for wild weather and emergencies after a survey found more than 12 million people do not have a plan.

Nearly $400 million for disaster ready fund projects

Almost $400 million will be spent on the first part of projects for the government's new disaster ready fund.

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