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Code red called as heatwave crashes festivals party

Code red called as heatwave crashes festivals party

Emergency services are warning revellers to be prepared as a heatwave bears down on a bevvy of festivals and sporting events.

Storms follow temps over 40C as heatwave bakes on

Storms follow temps over 40C as heatwave bakes on

Storms follow temps over 40C as heatwave bakes on

Storms follow temps over 40C as heatwave bakes on

Severe heatwaves making their way through Western and South Australia have hit the east, where storms could follow after multiple areas passed the 40C mark.

'People forget': experts chart year of extreme weather

'People forget': experts chart year of extreme weather

'People forget': experts chart year of extreme weather

'People forget': experts chart year of extreme weather

Scientists have released a snapshot of the extreme weather events that hit Australia and hope it will get people to focus on preparing for what's ahead.

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Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln, now a tropical low, is expected to dissipate as it moves across the WA interior.

Weakened Lincoln to bring rain, wind back to coast

Weakened Lincoln to bring rain, wind back to coast

Strong winds and heavy rain are likely along the Gascoyne coast as ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln reaches Western Australia on Saturday night.

Here we go again, more flooding hits Queensland's north

Here we go again, more flooding hits Queensland's north

Floodwaters are inundating far north Queensland again after three tropical cyclones have swept through the region so far this summer.

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Lincoln won't reach severe tropical cyclone strength

Authorities say ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln is unlikely to develop into a severe tropical cyclone but remains on track to slam into WA's northwest coast.

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NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW taxpayers could pay nearly triple the current annual cost of natural disasters by 2060 unless a new plan to reduce their impact is followed.

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

Lincoln to strengthen into a cyclone within 12 hours

A tropical low sitting off the West Australian coast near Broome is likely to develop into a tropical cyclone overnight, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Multiple communities in the path of raging bushfire

Almost 30 communities are expected to be impacted by a bushfire in western Victoria as authorities warn conditions will get worse before they get better.

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Emergency services prepare for cyclone and flooding

Authorities are bolstering emergency service teams in Western Australia's northwest in preparation for the likely impact of a tropical cyclone.

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

Fire bans in multiple states as heatwave moves east

A total fire ban has been announced for most of Victoria as hot, dry and windy conditions bear down on southern Australia.

'High risk' Lincoln will turn back into a cyclone

'High risk' Lincoln will turn back into a cyclone

'High risk' Lincoln will turn back into a cyclone

'High risk' Lincoln will turn back into a cyclone

Ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln is a strong chance to redevelop after it crosses Western Australia and heads to sea, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Four people knocked out by lightning in wild storms

Four people knocked out by lightning in wild storms

Four people knocked out by lightning in wild storms

Four people knocked out by lightning in wild storms

Two men and two women have been injured by lightning, dozens of flights delayed and trains halted as slow-moving storms batter Sydney and northern NSW.

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Inquiry push to shine light on Victoria's mass blackout

The Victorian opposition will push for an inquiry into the reliability of the state's transmission network after storms cut power to half a million properties.

Storm system could redevelop into a cyclone over state

Ex-Cyclone Lincoln has blasted the Top End with heavy rainfall as it moves west amid a warning it could redevelop into a cyclone off the Kimberley coast.

Almost 13,000 Vic homes still off-grid after storms

Almost 13,000 Victorian homes and businesses remain without power following Tuesday's fierce storms and financial assistance is being offered.

Cyclone downgraded but Top End braces for more rain

Residents in northern Australia are bracing for continued heavy rain triggered by ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln as it drifts west.

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'Heartbreaking' scenes as fire-hit communities rebuild

Residents in Victorian towns face a recovery that could last up to three years as locals return to survey the damage caused by bushfires to their properties.

Recovery effort begins for communities lashed by storms

More than a dozen homes are uninhabitable due to destructive storms that lashed most of Victoria, as recovery efforts begin.

Sixteen homes 'uninhabitable' as outage compo capped

Most Victorians caught up in a mass power outage will be ineligible for compensation as the damage to homes from destructive storms is laid bare.

Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses

Bushfire has destroyed more than 40 homes on the edge of a national park where residents are returning to take stock of the devastation.

Heavy rain causes floods as tropical cyclone looms

Tropical Cyclone Lincoln has formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria after a woman was found dead in floodwaters in Queensland's northwest.

Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses

Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.

Victorians face third dark night as energy grid fixed

Crews are whittling down the number of Victorian homes and businesses without power but many residents face another night in the dark following wild storms.

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