The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Morning Mail: White House tries to salvage tariffs, NSW’s flood waste blight, Demon out of French Open

US president to plead with supreme court to overrule block on policy; rubbish mounts up in NSW mid-north coast while Queensland floods threaten conservation

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025

‘All sorts of bacteria’: floods have dumped a year’s worth of landfill on some NSW towns. Where will it go?

Heaps of ruined furniture, broken electricals and sodden, mould-breeding carpet represent the damage and heartbreak from last week’s inundation. The challenge now is what to do with it

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025

Unspent disaster funds to flow to latest floods victims

While some support funds have become available, others are still being finalised, as a flood recovery co-ordinator takes charge of the clean-up efforts.

AAP · May 28, 2025

Less red tape, more money for flood-affected residents

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging more funds for flood-affected communities, praising the "extraordinary resilience" shown by those on the front line.

AAP · May 26, 2025

Deadly Australian floods were made worse by climate crisis and such storms are no longer ‘natural’, scientists warn

Weather patterns like those driving this week’s floods in New South Wales have become up to 15 per cent wetter

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

Melbourne shopping centre placed into lockdown – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025

Australia begins cleanup after floods kill 5, strand thousands

Hundreds of residents remain in evacuation centres, with 52 rescues made overnight despite conditions easing.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025

Thousands Remain Isolated As Floods Ease In Eastern Australia

Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding.

International Business Times · May 24, 2025

Origin enforcer playing for flood-ravaged hometown

NSW enforcer Mitch Barnett was devastated to see the impact of flooding on the state's mid-north coast, where he grew up and his parents still live.

AAP · May 24, 2025

NSW floods: estimated 10,000 properties damaged after deadly flooding as communities face ‘mammoth task’

SES warns the ‘worst impacts that people feel are often after the event’ as areas reel from ‘devastating’ floods

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2025