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'It takes time': Premier defends Lismore buyback scheme

Many people in the flood-devastated NSW Northern Rivers still don't have a home, the premier has conceded as a house buyback scheme makes its first offer.

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What if urban plans gave natural systems the space to recover from the cities built over them? It can be done

Our cities have altered their original landscapes so greatly that their natural systems are profoundly compromised. These systems – such as swamps, rivers, creeks, aquifers and bushland corridors – need more space to function properly. Sometimes they assert their underlying presence through land subsidence, floods and fires. As Margaret Cook…

The Conversation

Alice Springs to begin flood-mitigation designs, six years after report recommendations

The Northern Territory will begin design work for flood-mitigation action for Alice Springs that modelling suggests would help protect some residents from the effects of flooding.

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Wild storms spark hundreds of calls for help

Storms and strong winds have lashed Sydney and the NSW central coast, causing flash flooding, felling trees and leaving homes powerless.

The New Daily

Parliament probe to 'shine a light' on Victorian floods

The Victorian coalition and Greens have joined forces to set up a parliamentary inquiry into last year's floods after criticism of the Maribyrnong River review.

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NSW Resilient Homes buybacks begin in Northern Rivers but anxious residents feel 'no certainty'

While homeowners receive "formal offers" in the highest-risk flood zones, some residents say "vague" information has them "confused" and lacking certainty about their future.

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Wild storms lash parts of Sydney and the Central Coast

The SES has responded to hundreds of calls for help in Sydney and surrounds after intense thunderstorms caused flash flooding, felled trees and powerlines.

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Sydney lashed by intense rainfall that downed trees and powerlines, and closed school

A least a dozen people are rescued and a school is closed after wild weather hit Sydney, while the Pacific Highway was cut in two places by fallen trees.

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Flooded Home Buyback scheme helps wash away the pain for Queenslanders

It’s almost a year since floods devastated parts of Ipswich in Southeast Queensland.

The Conversation

Don't red-zone cyclone regions – disaster offers us the chance to put things right

The Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding recovery is not just a rebuilding project – it's an opportunity for reconciliation, restoration and renewal.

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Storms lash Sydney and parts of central NSW

Sydney and parts of Central NSW have been lashed by severe thunderstorms, causing flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones.

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Poverty inquiry told housing crisis and lack of support 'very distressing' as demand outstrips supply

Frontline workers have told a federal inquiry of the "very distressing" lack of support they can offer amid a housing shortage and affordability crisis.

ABC News

Flemington racecourse flood wall the focus as Coalition and Greens unite to force inquiry

Opposition set to move for an investigation into how prepared Victoria was for last year’s flooding crisis

The Guardian - AU

More rain on the way as forecasters warn grey weather coming for the Hunter

Hunter residents can expect a trough and several days of rain, BOM says.

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Lismore flood victims given first home buyback offer

Survivors of last year's deadly Lismore floods have received the first offer for a home buyback, with further deals to ramp up in the coming months.

Reuters

Heavy rains forecast for cyclone-hit areas of New Zealand

Parts of cyclone-stricken New Zealand could see heavy rains from Thursday as relief and recovery efforts continue and tens of thousands remain without power after Cyclone Gabrielle tore across the country's North Island last week.

ABC News

BOM issues weather warnings in NSW as severe storm causes flash flooding in Central West

Heavy storms have dropped hail and significant amounts of rain in parts of the state, flooding roads, parks and threatening homes.

The Canberra Times

Canberra hit with heavy rainfall and hail, lightning sparks grass fire

A short, sharp storm has blown through Canberra, bringing hail, strong winds and lightning strikes that caused a fire.

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Brazil deluge kill 36, search continues for dozens missing

Hundreds of rescuers in Brazil are searching for survivors of landslides and flooding that killed at least 36 people along the coast of the country’s southern state of Sao Paulo following a huge weekend downpour

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Homeless flood victims plead for urgent Govt help to retreat from devastated houses

West Auckland flood victims are working together to persuade ministers to set in place a compensation scheme to enable the managed retreat from homes they are too fearful to live in again. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster

The Government is taking its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cue from Queensland rather than Christchurch, in an attempt to avoid repeating past mistakes, writes @jo_moir

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy: Mauritius and Madagascar brace for floods and destructive winds REDIRECTED

‘Very high to enormous seas ... and significant risk of coastal flooding’ are forecast

Manchester Evening News

Met Office issues flood warnings across UK after Storm Otto hits

Some parts of the country are at risk of flooding

Evening Standard

Brazil floods: Dozens dead and carnival festivities cancelled after torrential rain

35 killed in Sao Sebastiao while seven-year-old girl dies in neighbouring Ubatuba

The Conversation

What Australia learned from recent devastating floods – and how New Zealand can apply those lessons now

Australia and New Zealand have both faced a series of devastating floods triggered by climate change and the return of the La Niña weather pattern. So it makes sense that Australia has now sent disaster crews to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

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