A kangaroo called “Skippy" was rescued after Tropical Cyclone Alfred recently battered Australia, producing heavy rains and ...

More than 33,000 properties remain without power across south-east Queensland, with about half of the outages on the Gold Coast ...

Suddenly, ‘private good, public bad’ became the mantra, and vast swathes of public properties and assets were privatised ...

Queensland's bay islands act as a natural buffer protecting the mainland from severe storm surges, and helped save Brisbane from the full force of Cyclone Alfred.

Sunshine will break through for the first time in days for those facing a mammoth clean up in two starts after the deluge of ...

Somali security forces ended a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants at the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne, killing six assailants. The attack, starting with a car bomb, targeted military officers and ...

The Bureau of Meteorology constantly monitors all of its radars to detect thunderstorms. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings will be issued if the storms are expected to produce any of the following: ...

Fire Danger Ratings are determined in conjunction with the Country Fire Service (CFS). For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au. For information on Total ...