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Town on high alert in cyclone's wake amid flood fears

Just when they thought it was safe to forget about the water, residents of a sandbagged outback town are bracing for a second round of flooding.

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Police believe bodies found in Queensland floods are those of missing backpackers

Two foreign tourists travelling to North Burnett region from Brisbane thought to be first flood-related deaths

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Punishing storm eases but leaves trail of destruction

An unusually long-lasted and destructive weather system that formed over the Australian desert is weakening as a potential cyclone looms elsewhere.

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Heat records tumble in Victoria as authorities warn against complacency amid significant blazes

BoM to check if Walpeup and Hopetoun broke state’s official heat record - set during 2009’s Black Saturday

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Safety warnings as 'heat dome' looms over long weekend

A "heat dome" is set to bring potentially record-breaking temperatures and fire danger to parts of the nation over the Australia Day long weekend.

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Intense heat could smash temperature records in south-east Australia with catastrophic fire danger forecast

High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40C

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Tropical Cyclone Hayley bears down on Derby in WA as man dies in north Queensland floods

Category-two system brings destructive winds, heavy rain and potential for flash flooding after making landfall on Tuesday night

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Rain, fire risk and a cyclone: flood alerts in Queensland’s north as wild weather forecast across Australia

Warnings of extreme fire danger in SA regions, while Tropical Cyclone Hayley tracks towards WA

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Far north braces for drenching as monsoon closes in

Residents are bracing for widespread rain as a monsoon trough inches across the far north with fears of isolated rainfall totals of up to 700mm.

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WA bushfire downgraded while Queensland and NT brace for monsoonal rain and flooding

Conditions ease south-west of Perth as residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day allowed to return

The Guardian - AU

Heatwaves and storms forecast for parts of Australia as Melbourne braces for coldest Christmas since 2006

BoM predicts continued heat for Queensland-NSW border and storms in east and north but Melbourne residents in for chilly Christmas Day

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Sydney records highest temperature in nearly two years amid heatwave as Tasmanian bushfires threaten homes

Heatwave warnings in place for parts of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia

The Guardian - AU

Catastrophe declared after wild storms cause havoc

Insurers have declared a devastating hail storm that hammered two states a catastrophic event after more than 16,000 claims were lodged within 24 hours.

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More than 87,000 still without power after Brisbane storms downed trees and stripped roofs

Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail

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‘Cloudy but dry’: weather bureau predicts near-perfect conditions for AFL grand final

‘It should remain mostly dry for the entire match, from the first bounce … to full-time,’ Bureau of Meteorology says

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Sydney has wettest start to August in decades – and there could be more rain when spring arrives

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998

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Byron writers’ festival cancelled and warnings for Sydney’s City2Surf due to east coast rain dump

Major flood warning remains in place along Namoi River as parts of coastline receive almost double August monthly rainfall in eight days

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Nearly 30,000 Homes Lose Power As Evacuations Ordered Across NSW In Bomb Cyclone Chaos

The SES has been flat out responding to more than 900 incidents since the storm started.

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Rain records to fall in Queensland with Townsville to set new annual high – in April

Meanwhile, Adelaide records driest period in decades and Perth swelters through temperatures above 35C

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'Double the size of Victoria': flooding threat spreads

Floodwaters double the size of Victoria have forced many people to flee their homes and head for higher ground, with no relief in sight.

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Small town flown out as ‘dynamic’ flooding hits large parts of Queensland

Floodwaters have cut roads and isolated central and south-west communities after days of rain, forcing many to flee

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The weekend weather forecast is in – and it’s wet and wild for much of Australia, including Sydney and Brisbane

Heavy rainfall expected to stretch from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to the Victorian border, with the potential for isolated falls of up to 100mm

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Heatwave 'silent killer' for Australia's east coast

Australia's biggest cities are sweltering as thousands flock to the beach before a cool change brings a short and sharp autumn heatwave to an end.

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Storms sweep NSW and Victoria with 21 people rescued from vehicles in Sydney flash floods

SES responds to more than 500 calls for assistance in NSW and warns drivers to take care after heavy rain

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