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Push for improved building standards as increased risk of extreme weather events wreaks havoc on Australia's housing stock

Australia has set a goal of building a million new homes in the next decade, but new homes built to the national minimum standard are unlikely to be liveable in the aftermath of extreme weather events.

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Swan Reach residents wait for their muddy and water-logged furniture to be collected

While floodwaters have receded, sections of Swan Reach on the Murray River have started to resemble a rubbish tip, with piles of water-logged furniture lining the streets.

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Flood risk casts shadow over feedlot plans

Industrial farming is inappropriate in an area at risk of flooding, says a local environmental group. David Williams reports.

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Lismore farmer reflects on 'one of the toughest years'

A northern NSW dairy farmer who lost 130 of his animals in catastrophic flooding last year is getting on with work, but says some farmers have shut up shop.

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Flood-weary Tweed residents make peace with the river

On the one-year anniversary of the northern NSW floods, members of the local community have gathered to heal.

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The Tweed still 'raw' as residents mark anniversary of devastating floods

A Tweed resident says "the promises stopped coming" six months after flooding which exposed the region's vulnerability to natural disasters.

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Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle’s trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country pay for the recovery? Does it borrow now and spread repayment over generations, or raise taxes in an election year?

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ABC reporter tells of harrowing days covering Lismore flood and the tough recovery that followed

On the anniversary of her hardest day on the job, an ABC journalist remembers near-overwhelming emotions as Lismore flooding threatened her loved ones and community.

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‘Exhausted’ Lismore marks a year since traumatic floods

A year on from the worst flood in Australian history, community heroes, survivors and political leaders will join together in Lismore to mark the anniversary.

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One year on from Brisbane's devastating floods, many families are still living in limbo

Alysia Mann and husband Adam can't find a builder to begin construction and don't think the home will be finished for at least another year

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Fresh evacuations in Gisborne as NZ's big wet continues

Two regions hardest hit in New Zealand by Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne-Tairawhiti, are again under water after fresh flooding.

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Cleaner who found £50k stuffed in bin speechless at reward after handing in cash wad

Chamindu Amarsinghe was cleaning a ground flood bathroom at a TV company's building in Melbourne, Australia, when he found the hidden notes

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NSW Northern Rivers community comes together on first anniversary of flood disaster

On the first anniversary of the deadly northern New South Wales flood event, Lifeline counsellors are available at an event in Lismore as the community comes together to reflect on the catastrophe.

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Why hurricanes feel like they're getting more frequent

Climate change is making flooding and wind damage from hurricanes more common in the U.S. That means dangerous storms are getting more frequent, even though the total number of storms isn't changing.

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The parched metropolis: can eco architecture save LA from megadrought?

Storms and floods do little for the sprawling, paved-over city, as almost every drop runs out to sea. But ingenious water-capturing parks are now helping it soak up the precious rain – and breed rare fish

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'Exhausted' Lismore marks a year since traumatic floods

Community heroes, survivors and political leaders will join together in Lismore to mark one year since monstrous flooding devastated the NSW city.

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Leaders rule out new taxes, privatisation in NSW

Both major parties in NSW have committed to no new taxes and no privatisation, before pausing the election campaign to mark a year since Lismore's floods.

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Better than Trump? DeSantis media strategy floods zone with news

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Serious presidential candidates — especially ones competing against a ubiquitous media presence like Donald Trump — have to find ways to grab voters’ attention on the campaign trail or risk withering away.

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Flooding, severe weather alerts for Northern Territory's Top End as Bureau of Meteorology forecasts heavy rainfs to continue

More alerts for flooding and severe weather have been issued for parts of the region, as residents at one outstation that has been cut off call for evacuations.

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NSW flood buyback could have happened quicker: senator

Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt says a flood buyback scheme for damaged homes in NSW hasn't happened as quickly as hoped.

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Lifeline offered to Queensland flood victims unable to access flood buyback scheme due to body corporate rules

One year after the government's flood buyback scheme was announced, the residents of an Ipswich townhouse complex are stuck in limbo. But a last minute offer from the state government has given residents hope.

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Have we learned the lessons from the 2022 Lismore flood disaster?

Widespread failures in preparedness, response and recovery were exposed in the aftermath of a catastrophic and unprecedented flood that had thousands of people fighting for their lives in and around Lismore. A year on — has anything changed?

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Rescuing flood food to feed the displaced

Food rescuers KiwiHarvest have developed new protocols to take contaminated food all the way back to edible.

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NSW North Coast town of Wardell comes together to heal as flood anniversary approaches

New South Wales' North Coast residents have come together to repair their relationship with the river that destroyed their homes and business in a major flood one year ago.

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Flood-hit residents say it's impractical to raise their homes to the heights required to receive funding

Since floodwaters rose a metre above the floorboards of his high-set home, Des Lawlor has been desperate to raise it higher. But to qualify for funding it'll need to be so high off the ground it would be impractical to live in.

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