Latest natural disasters News

Full fibre coming for more homes and businesses with NBN
Rates Capping Bill passes first reading
Nepal Condolence Motion
Flood refuge mounds save livestock, reduce recovery times
Better bridges, Safer Ballina: Major milestone for $85m duplication
Emergency warnings weren’t enough to save Nepal’s flood-ravaged villages. An expert explains
Greater Shepparton launches 2026 Victorian State Election Priorities and calls for investment in the region’s future
Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’
Governor DeSantis Announces First Rollout of the Coalition for Operational Readiness in Education at Florida International University
Opening remarks – Australia-Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Government To Cap Rates
University of Melbourne enhances its support of national security
Making Molesworth Street bridge more resilient to severe weather
Road upgrade underway to improve safety and resilience on Old Maitland Road
Small spaces, big impact: the parks that signal a neighbourhood is genuinely recovering
Increased Spring Bushfire Risk For Eden-Monaro
Funding Boost For Community Led Recovery In Murrindindi And Strathbogie
Extreme heat is altering when, where and how we travel: new research
Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years
Managing climate risk is key to driving down insurance premiums
AFGHANISTAN: One in 10 children acutely malnourished as plummeting funding closes nearly 600 health facilities
Townsville Beaches Receive Rehabilitation Funding
Press briefing at the United Nations by UN Women Special Representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson
More support for drought-affected primary producers in southern Queensland
How Black Summer Strained Australia’s Bushfire Response
Children at risk after strongest earthquake in a decade strikes Colombia
New support hub for rural fire volunteers in Far North Queensland
New Police Jet To Boost State-wide Emergency Response
Local government funding inquiry to hear from Geoscape Australia and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Consultation opens on Tasmanian Fire and Emergency Services Bill
Flooding Triggers Disaster Assistance For Quilpie Shire
Kalang Road Upgrade Complete
How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning
The world’s mangrove forests are bouncing back. That’s good news for our coasts and climate
120 years of service honoured at Marine Rescue Botany Port Hacking
Why are we waiting? Business, consumer and community groups call on NSW MPs to scrap the insurance tax
Frontline connectivity and NSW SES vessel tracking keeping communities safe
Australia Post deploys first-ever Parcel Hub on Air Force base
North Dudded By Canberra’s “disaster Of A Deal”
Works start on six new river crossings in Nambucca Valley
From lottery tickets to landmark legacy: The Lott renews Sydney Opera House partnership
Work starts on new Stoney Creek bridge on Pembrooke Road at Wauchope
Reaching out to build resilience
More Green Space Alone Won’t Beat Urban Heat
More low-income Australians to benefit from low or no-fee bank accounts
Funding Opportunities For Rural Community Halls Across Australia
WA emergency services personnel deploy to help fight US wildfires
$6.7 million Upper Warrill Creek flood resilience project commences