As we head into Autumn 2026, the higher risk weather season (HRWS) is still active. The latest Seasonal Bushfire Outlook, released by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council ...

As the 2025–26 Higher-Risk Weather Season (HRWS) comes to an end, we are reflecting on months marked by intense storms, flooding, bushfires and extreme heat. These events tested communities’ ...

As Australia braces for the 2025–26 Higher Risk Weather Season, the Australian Government-supported National Aerial Firefighting Fleet is in position and ready to respond when a crisis strikes. This ...

As floods become more frequent, longer lasting and more severe, communities across Australia are searching for smarter, more sustainable ways to manage risk and build resilience. A team of researchers ...

When crisis happens, primary producers can be severely impacted. This affects their livelihoods and their local communities. Following the Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji and recent severe ...

The Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan provides a broad plan and practical ideas. It's intended for governments, fire and land management agencies and communities to mitigate and adapt to worsening ...

Following the 2024-25 Higher Risk Weather Season, government and non-government organisations as well as industry representatives have gathered in Canberra to ‘war game’ what would happen in the most ...

A National Boeing 737 Large Air Tanker (LAT) now forms part of Australia’s permanent aerial firefighting fleet, leaving us equipped with the largest fleet of water-bombing aircraft in Australia to ...

One of Australia’s foremost natural disaster professionals, Brendan Moon, has been announced as Australia’s first Coordinator-General for National Emergency Management. The new role will oversee the ...

NEMA Coordinator-General, Brendan Moon: Thanks very much Minister. Each event since the Black Summer bush fires of 2019, and there have been over 200 of them, have reminded us of the importance of the ...

In the early months of 2022, eastern Australia endured three intense weather systems that led to record rains and flooding. By the end of the first week in March, Southern Queensland and parts of New ...

Today marks International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), a significant occasion that reflects on the importance of creating safer and more resilient communities. First established by the ...