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Dam engineers criticised for 2011 Brisbane floods defend handling, say governments need to act on planning regulations

A decade after the flood that caused 33 deaths and left a damage bill of about $2.3 billion, the engineers have finally responded to their detractors.

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‘Like a Meccano set’: how architects are reimagining Brisbane’s homes to survive future flooding

From pull-apart kitchens and open stairs to the return of the Queenslander, flood-resilient building doesn’t need to cost more

The Guardian - AU

Fast work during flood saves artefacts at Kalkarindji art centre, marking birth of Aboriginal land rights movement

Amid the devastation of the NT's flood zone, quick action by art centre staff saves Aboriginal artefacts that had just been repatriated to their community.

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‘This is the new reality’: a year on from the Lismore floods, the history of the region sits hidden

The loss and damage to artefacts and art due to natural disasters is leading to a push for governments to do more to protect works

The Guardian - AU

The SAFE TECH Act Is Anything but Safe

The latest bid to amend Section 230 would threaten free speech and creators' ability to monetize content while also subjecting tech companies to a flood of frivolous lawsuits.

Reason

Teenager attacked by crocodile during flood evacuations in Australia

Floods have prompted emergency evacuations of about 700 people from remote communities

The Independent UK

Campaigners claim controversial Dumfries flood defence scheme has been "washed away" after council budget meeting

The Conservatives’ budget was voted through which proposed no funding for the project which campaigner and councillor David Slater hopes will see the idea shelved permanently

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New housing law hit by flood backwash

Auckland councillors unanimously vote to seek a delay to a new Labour-National bipartisan housing intensification requirement - with Mayor Wayne Brown saying a refusal could cost national politicians at the election

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Hawkesbury's back-to-back, record-breaking floods are high on voters' minds ahead of New South Wales election

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

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Flooding concerns 'put future development at risk', according to Strathard resident

Council response to planning application states that tourist accommodation is considered ‘most vulnerable’.

Daily Record

We must fight this climate enemy instead of fiddling while Rome burns

The Natural Hazards Insurance Act 2023 is a masterpiece of convolution and only covers flood damage to land. What about other climate-change-induced events?

Newsroom.co.nz

Strip mines blamed amid floodwaters rise

Coal mining provided jobs for decades but has left the land vulnerable to fatal floods

Salon

Inquest hears of desperate calls for help from Tasmanian couple during 2016 Latrobe floods

An inquest into the death of a 75-year-old Tasmanian woman who drowned in her Latrobe home in 2016 has heard family members made desperate calls to the SES and police prior to her death.

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Pacific Motorway upgrades may have caused additional flooding for some Gold Coast homes in 2022, report says

Temporary roadworks on the M1 at the Gold Coast in February and March of 2022 may have caused "additional flooding above the floorboards" in up to 25 homes, according to a hydrology report released by the state government.

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Rio Tinto to help rebuild flood-ravaged Fitzroy Crossing in lieu of payment for radioactive capsule search

Rio Tinto offers $4 million towards rebuilding flood-ravaged Fitzroy Crossing in WA's north, as payment for the painstaking search to find a tiny radioactive capsule it lost last month.

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Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says weather in flooded communities has eased as 'hundreds' of evacuees remain stranded

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said there were still there were still "hundreds" of people waiting to be evacuated from Kalkarindji to the nearest major centre of Katherine.

The Independent UK

Over 26,000 evacuated as floods hit Malaysia again; 1 dead

Rescuers in boats have retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters

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Federal government approves ADF assistance to evacuation of flooded NT remote communities

The federal government has approved a request for ADF assistance to evacuate about 700 people from a handful of remote communities south of Darwin that have been inundated by major flooding.

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Victoria Daly Mayor Brian Pedwell says authorities did not learn from past when dealing with latest flood event

Victoria Daly Region Mayor Brian Pedwell says families in flooded communities were being evacuated from their rooftops, and more could have been done to evacuate people earlier.

The New Daily

Hundreds in remote NT communities being told to evacuate over flood risk

Hundreds of people are being evacuated from remote communities in the Northern Territory where flood waters threaten to isolate residents.

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Thousands of children will need intensive support after the 2022 floods, Royal Far West and UNICEF find

An estimated 4,000 children in NSW will need intensive trauma support following the February and March floods diasters of last year, a new report has found.

AAP

Emergency flood evacuation for remote NT communities

A number of remote communities in the Northern Territory will be evacuated as flood levels rise beyond expectations and isolate residents.

Newcastle Herald

Building a $5m bridge to get over Wallsend flooding

The works are aimed at accommodating a potential future widening of the Hunter Water stormwater channel.

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Residents being evacuated from NT remote communities of Kalkarindji, Daguragu, Pigeon Hole, and Palumpa amid major flooding

Residents of four remote communities are being evacuated to Darwin via Katherine as floodwaters continue to rise, with river levels in one community expected to reach record heights.

Bangkok Post

Port plan pitched to parties

City Hall will pitch to those political parties canvassing for votes the idea of integrating Bangkok Port in Klong Toey with the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri to lessen problems in the capital, including floods and air pollution.

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