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Andrew Brown

Flood warning network aims to help at-risk communities

The national network hopes to give communities more reliable and accurate information. Photo: Getty

A national flood warning network will be set up in a bid to better protect at-risk communities from natural disasters.

The federal government will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up the network, with the Commonwealth to buy and upgrade flood gauges from local, state and territory governments.

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