Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

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Queensland government taken to court over woman’s flood death

The grandmother was helping in the 2022 flood response when she was swept away.

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SES volunteer Merryl Dray died while responding to floods west of Brisbane in February 2022.

Traumatised residents evacuated from QLD town could wait ‘years’ to return

‘Every morning when I get up I say to my son, ‘I want to go home’.’

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The Indigenous community of Wujal Wujal was inundated when Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit.

Queensland driver fined $804 for floodwater act

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A man has been fined for driving through a flooded road in Winton.

Millions warned of ‘widespread flooding’ as cyclone’s path becomes clearer

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Kirrily is expected to cross the Queensland coast as a category two cyclone on Thursday.

South Australia rocked by earthquake

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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake has stuck South Australia’s Mid North.

What a croc! Big problem with Premier’s viral post about ‘surprise’ danger

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A crocodile spotted by Queensland Premier Steven Miles in Wujal Wujal has turned out to be fake.