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Saturday, January 27, 2007.
Saturday, January 27, 2007. 13:26 AEDT
Twenty-two rail wagons have been derailed in a freak storm that unroofed homes and snapped power poles in Dalby on the western Darling Downs in Queensland.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007. 12:05 AEDT
A leading agricultural scientist says progress in solving the nation's water problems has been too slow and warns there are risks involved with moving farming north.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007. 07:48 AEDT
A wild storm has caused extensive damage in Dalby on the western Darling Downs in southern Queensland, ripping the roofs from 20 buildings.
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Friday, January 26, 2007.
Friday, January 26, 2007. 20:20 AEDT
Perth has recorded its second hottest Australia Day on record.
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Friday, January 26, 2007. 20:14 AEDT
A mini-tornado has swept through Laidley, west of Brisbane, this afternoon dropping large hail over properties.
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Friday, January 26, 2007. 10:31 AEDT
Eleven producers affected by the storm in Renmark, in south-eastern South Australia, have applied for the state and federal assistance grants.
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Thursday, January 25, 2007.
Thursday, January 25, 2007. 20:45 AEDT
Severe thunderstorms have brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall to Brisbane's southern and eastern suburbs.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 20:25 AEDT
The remote Northern Territory community of Alpurrurulam, near the Queensland border, is facing food shortages after being cut off by floods for the past fortnight.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 13:29 AEDT
A trial is under way in Western Australia which allows residents in isolated communities to monitor rising flood waters by satellite.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 11:40 AEDT
Heavy rain has been reported across a wide area of drought affected central western New South Wales.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 11:02 AEDT
Floodwaters are continuing to spreading out in parts of south-west Queensland's Channel Country, with Birdsville now cut off by rising river levels.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 10:42 AEDT
A far north Queensland mayor says there are few homes in the region that have been completely restored almost 12 months after Cyclone Larry.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. 09:00 AEDT
The Northern Territory's Health Department says recent flooding in central Australia could increase the prevalence of the potentially life-threatening disease melioidosis.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 23:13 AEDT
Flooding has killed at least 44 people and forced thousands of others in Angola and Mozambique to flee their homes, officials in the southern African nations have said.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 21:00 AEDT
A north Queensland policeman, hailed as a hero for saving a woman from floodwaters in Townsville, says he was just doing his job.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 14:31 AEDT
A central Australian cattle station owner says last week's heavy rain has brought headaches as well as hope.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 12:45 AEDT
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting cooler and wetter than average conditions for Tasmania for the remainder of summer and early autumn.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 12:18 AEDT
A charter plane will make three flights today to deliver almost two tonnes of food and supplies to the isolated Gulf community of Burketown in far north Queensland.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 11:35 AEDT
A climate researcher says the weekend's heavy rainfall might have signalled the beginning of the end of the current El Nino period.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 09:43 AEDT
Firefighters hope to contain a bushfire in Sydney's north later today.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 09:16 AEDT
Damage to roads and rail infrastructure across northern South Australia from weekend flooding is continuing to cause problems for industry and travellers.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 09:01 AEDT
Floodwaters are still rising in parts of western Queensland awash after big rain, but there is no threat to property at this stage.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007. 05:50 AEDT
Mild conditions overnight have given firefighters an opportunity to strengthen containment lines around a blaze in Sydney's north.
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Monday, January 22, 2007.
Monday, January 22, 2007. 22:43 AEDT
In the coming months, Beijing is expected to be hit by major sand storms, following an unusually warm winter with little snowfall.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 16:21 AEDT
The South Australian Government is assessing the damage caused by floods in the state's north before pledging aid.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 15:17 AEDT
The operator of the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia is facing a damage bill of between $15 million and $30 million because of floods in the area.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 12:39 AEDT
It is hoped a road into Hawker, in South Australia's mid-north, which has been cut-off by flood waters all weekend, can be reopened today.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 12:39 AEDT
The overall assistance grant for producers and small businesses affected by the severe storm earlier this month in Renmark, in south-eastern South Australia, has increased by $5,000 to $15,000 per application.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 12:37 AEDT
Emergency volunteers and council staff are preparing for major flooding near the far western Queensland town of Bedourie after record rainfall over the weekend.
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Monday, January 22, 2007. 12:37 AEDT
Several businesses around Hobart are cleaning up today after heavy rain flooded many parts of the city's CBD.
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