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Nearly 25 years ago, the NT almost became a state. Now many believe it won't happen in our lifetime

Dreams of statehood were married to beliefs the Northern Territory would one day rival the southern states in population and…

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Recovery head steps down amid overhaul

Disaster recovery head Shane Stone will step down from the role as the government announces plans to create a new…

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Tasmania to be digitally mapped and modeled to help predict disasters and save lives

In a world-first, Tasmania will be recreated in a real-time virtual model to help predict where disasters will happen and…

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Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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The silence of the governor-general’s office makes it complicit with Dyson Heydon

Would the former justice be given an Order of Australia today? It seems inconceivable, yet still he holds one of…

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As eastern Australia floods, stingy, cashed-up agencies hoard disaster relief money

As flooded Australians sort through their devastated lives, disaster relief funds keep gaining interest safely tucked away in government coffers.

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Labor calls on disaster relief boss to resign for criticising flood victims who want ‘to live among the gum trees’

Shane Stone doubled down on the comments on Friday, saying he had started a conversation about not rebuilding in disaster-prone…

The Guardian - AU

Disaster agency chief should be sacked, Labor says, after call for flooded homes not to be rebuilt

The government's disaster recovery agency boss says it's time to have a tough conversation on ending development on flood plains,…

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Recovery head rebuffs resignation calls

The federal opposition has called for the head of National Recovery and Resilience Agency to resign following remarks about flood…

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Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Disaster agency defends not listing Lismore as flooding priority area for funding

Local Nationals MP expects issue to be ‘resolved’ for future rounds of $600m program after record floods

The Guardian - AU