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Muddy recovery under way as rain eases in Alfred's wake

Muddy recovery under way as rain eases in Alfred's wake

The clean-up has begun following an ex-cyclone but some people will recover sooner than others, with flooding still impacting areas and many without power.

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Squatters vow to stay in condemned, flood-ravaged homes

Dozens of people are due to be forcibly evicted from where they have been living in houses slated for demolition after 2022 floods.

Flood, dam-spill fears put wind up locals after cyclone

Flood, dam-spill fears put wind up locals after cyclone

Flood, dam-spill fears put wind up locals after cyclone

Flood, dam-spill fears put wind up locals after cyclone

A sodden region is bracing for more rain, sparking fears a nearby dam may spill and renew a flood threat in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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'Hell's Bells': deluge lashes region in cyclone's wake

'Hell's Bells': deluge lashes region in cyclone's wake

A cyclone has been downgraded but still "packs a punch" with heavy rain triggering floodwaters, sparking rescues amid warnings of more wild weather to come.

ADF troops seriously injured in flood deployment

ADF troops seriously injured in flood deployment

More than a dozen defence force personnel have been injured, six seriously, when their trucks rolled during a deployment to a flood-ravaged region.

Dozens injured after army trucks crash in flood zone

Dozens injured after army trucks crash in flood zone

Dozens of army crew have been rushed to hospital after two trucks collided while on the ground to respond to rising floodwaters following a tropical cyclone.

Body of missing man found in floodwaters

Body of missing man found in floodwaters

The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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PM pushes for fixed terms amid election date talk

PM pushes for fixed terms amid election date talk

PM pushes for fixed terms amid election date talk

PM pushes for fixed terms amid election date talk

Questions about the timing of the federal election, as cyclone Alfred looms, have prompted the prime minister to reignite his push for fixed poll dates.

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

Little preparation, late warnings during deadly floods

A coroner has praised the bravery of police but criticised SES preparedness after flooding claimed the lives of three people in 2016.

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in flooded northern Australia.

Twin cyclone threat looms off flood-hit regions

Twin cyclone threat looms off flood-hit regions

Twin cyclone threat looms off flood-hit regions

Twin cyclone threat looms off flood-hit regions

More rain may be dumped on a flood-hit region with two cyclones a chance of forming off northern Australia in coming days just as many had begun their clean-up.

Death toll rises from disease linked with heavy rain

Death toll rises from disease linked with heavy rain

Death toll rises from disease linked with heavy rain

Death toll rises from disease linked with heavy rain

More people have died and others are suffering from a disease associated with heavy rain in a region lashed by floods and tipped to cop even more downpours.

Freight routes cut, shelves bare as flood panic hits

Freight routes cut, shelves bare as flood panic hits

Freight routes cut, shelves bare as flood panic hits

Freight routes cut, shelves bare as flood panic hits

Post-cyclone panic buying and freight problems have left empty shelves and limited options for some residents of flood-ravaged northern Western Australia.

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Floodwaters are not expected to subside any time soon and roads remain closed as an ex-cyclone continues dumping heavy rain and teams visit damaged stations.

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Towns face flood threat after escaping worst of cyclone

Residents in northwest Australia who escaped the worst of a tropical cyclone now face the possibility of being isolated by rising floodwaters.

Residents count cost of flooding as cyclone nears coast

Residents are inspecting waterlogged cane fields after devastating flooding in northern Australia as a cyclone slowly moves toward the nation's west.

Farmers take stock of flood damage as clean-up begins

Farmers are hopeful of assessing damage to their flood-hit crops after being plagued by heavy rainfall but more wet weather is on the way in northern Australia.

Dutton weighs in on RBA amid banana price rise warning

Floods in Australia's north are expected to cut economic output and nudge up banana and sugar prices, as the opposition weighs in on a forecast rate cut.

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Storms loom in southern states as Qld copes with floods

Multiple states are bracing for severe weather with forecasters predicting heavy rain in parts of NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

Damaging storms persist as potential cyclone looms

Wild weather continues to batter parts of the nation with floods in Queensland, storms in the southeast and a potential cyclone brewing off WA's coast.

Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

No horsing around for family bracing for more rain

A severe weather warning has come as a surprise to a north Queensland resident who must now decide what to do with her three horses if flooding returns.

Flash flooding catches out rain-soaked region - again

Just when Judi Hinspeter thought the rain would not stop lashing her home, the weather took a turn for the worse and flash flooding hit a sodden region again.

Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Promises of a better Bruce Highway costing billions of dollars have followed another flooding of the major road which isolated towns and sparked rescues.

PM tours flood-hit region as locals tell of 'terror'

A local has described the "terrifying" experience of watching floodwaters threaten her home as the prime minister toured a vital rebuild at a rain-hit region.

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