Election date delay causing budget policy rethink
The last-minute budget to be handed down before the May election will contain few new significant spending promises, apart ...
Australia offers income support for workers hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
The Australian government said on Monday it would activate financial support for workers who lost income due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which has caused widespread flooding, power outages and ...
Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia’s east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was ...
Children caught on camera using snake as skipping rope in Australia, investigation launched
A viral video showed children in Queensland using a dead snake as a skipping rope. Authorities launched an investigation into ...
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Floods hit eastern Australia, 190,000 properties blacked out
The weather system, which made landfall on Saturday, has battered a 400-kilometre (250-mile) stretch of coast for five days, ...
‘Ripping us off’ : Insurers put on notice as claims rush begins
Almost 10,000 cyclone victims have already lodged insurance claims as the prime minister and Queensland’s premier tell insurers to do right by customers.
This Cyclone Broke Every Rule – And Now It’s Wreaking Havoc
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, an unusually southern storm for Australia’s east coast, took a surprising turn toward land, putting ...