It's being dubbed a 'natural disaster' by officials: A massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, that has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and ...

Under the new Australia emergency alert system, alerts to be sent for bushfires, floods, biosecurity threats and other events which put lives at risk ...

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave ...

Three people, including a child, are missing after bushfires tore through parts of Victoria under “catastrophic” conditions, destroying homes and forcing emergency warnings across south-eastern ...

By morning, more than 300 people were dead and at least 54 pearl luggers, four schooners and countless smaller boats were ...

Just a day after crews contained an out-of-control bushfire — and with 60 fires currently burning across the state — Queenslanders are being urged to prepare for an impending severe weather season.

Insured catastrophe losses in Australia reached US$2.9 billion in 2025, according to new analysis from Aon plc, with the report warning that ongoing climate risks and exposure growth could continue to ...

Eligible applicants can seek grants of up to $25,000 per project. The Disaster Resilient Communities stream is open to remote ...

Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed. Natural ...