Tag: #australia

Cyclone Narelle batters northern Australia in rare triple landfall as record-hot seas fuel rapid intensification

Cyclone Narelle struck Cape York, the NT Top End and WA’s North West Cape in one week, testing emergency systems and the new reinsurance pool.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #climatechange, #insurance

Queensland’s ‘short-lived’ Cyclone Koji leaves a long flood tail as rivers surge again

Months of monsoon rain, Cyclone Koji and a March tropical low have left Queensland catchments saturated, triggering major floods from Bundaberg to the outback.

#queensland, #flooding, #cyclone, #disasterrelief, #australia

Australia’s summer swings from 50°C heat to flooding rains, testing communities and farms

Australia’s 2025–26 summer brought record heat and fire danger, then a monsoon low dumped year’s worth of rain, flooding towns and hurting harvests.

#australia, #heatwave, #flooding, #climatechange, #bushfires

RBA Raises Rates to 3.85% as Inflation Reignites, Ending Australia’s 2025 Easing Cycle

Australia’s central bank lifts rates for the first time in two years, citing re-accelerating inflation, strong demand and housing pressures.

#australia, #interestrates, #inflation, #rba, #mortgages

Australia Inflation Surprise Revives Rate-Hike Bets, Lifts Aussie Dollar

Inflation rose to 3.8% in December, above forecasts, pushing markets to price a possible RBA rate hike in February and sending the Australian dollar higher.

#australia, #inflation, #rba, #interestrates, #audusd

Southeastern Australia hit by near-50°C heatwave as fires, blackouts and water failures expose system strain

A late-January heatwave shattered records across four states, driving bushfires, blackouts and water outages—and sharpening warnings about a hotter future.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #poweroutages, #climatechange

Sydney records wettest January day in 38 years as flash floods trigger rescues and evacuations

A weekend deluge swamped Sydney’s north, forcing evacuations and rescues, and renewing warnings that warming is intensifying extreme rain.

#sydney, #flooding, #extremerain, #australia, #climatechange

Heat dome to push southeastern Australia toward record temperatures, raising bushfire risk

Forecast highs near 48C across SA, Victoria and NSW as a slow-moving heat dome fuels extreme heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #weather, #climate

Ex–Cyclone Koji Floods Queensland Towns, Rekindling Debate Over Warning Systems

Record rain from ex–Cyclone Koji swamped parts of Queensland, forcing rescues and isolating towns as leaders clash over flood warnings and infrastructure.

#queensland, #flooding, #cyclone, #weatherwarnings, #australia

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna batter remote Australia in unusually intense season start

Two storms in days hit WA’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, underscoring an early surge in intense cyclones and strain on remote services.

#australia, #cyclone, #western-australia, #cocoskeelingislands, #climatechange

Back-to-Back Cyclones Batter Remote Australian Communities, Raising Fears of a Fierce Season

Cyclones Hayley and Jenna strike Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula and the Cocos Islands, testing infrastructure and highlighting rapid intensification risks.

#australia, #cyclone, #severeweather, #remotecommunities, #climate

Report warns 6.9 million Australians live on the urban firefront as heatwave grips south-east

Climate Council and former fire chiefs say city sprawl puts 6.9 million Australians at bushfire risk, urging tougher planning, retrofits and faster cuts.

#bushfire, #heatwave, #australia, #climatechange, #urbanplanning

Worst Since Black Summer: Heatwave Pushes Southern Australia to the Limit

A severe heatwave hits southern Australia with mid-40s temperatures, straining health and power systems and raising fire danger across several states.

#heatwave, #australia, #bushfires, #extremeheat, #climatechange

Australia’s new merger regime takes effect, forcing big deals into ACCC approval process

New merger laws now require many acquisitions to be cleared by the ACCC before closing, with tougher rules for serial buyers and supermarkets.

#australia, #mergers, #accc, #competitionlaw, #supermarkets