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The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Flooding impacts to persist after record rain

More flood warnings have communities across three states on high alert following days of heavy rain and, for some, the worst flooding in 50 years.

AAP · Mar 28, 2025

SA win Sheffield Shield for first time in 29 years

South Australia want more after claiming the Sheffield Shield for the first time in 29 years with a four-wicket win against Queensland in the final.

AAP · Mar 28, 2025

'You could bog a duck': record flooding hits outback

The worst flooding in more than 50 years has cut roads and isolated outback communities, forcing many to flee including an entire town.

AAP · Mar 27, 2025

Twin tons as Bulls roar back in Shield final against SA

South Australia have to rewrite history in a chase for 270 runs to win the Sheffield Shield after a remarkable Queensland revival on day three of the final.

AAP · Mar 27, 2025

Stinging deaths, back yard poisons and billions spent: model predicts Australia’s fire ants future

Exclusive: Cost blow-out has experts worried people will use ‘huge’ volumes of pesticides to protect themselves from ‘tiny killers’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025

Not just the stadium: what Brisbane Olympic organisers are planning for

Brisbane was awarded the Olympics and Paralympics more than 1,300 days ago, and much has happened in between.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Queensland communities cut off by flood waters after up to a year’s worth of rain dumped across outback

BoM issues flood warnings, with a slow-moving low-pressure system forecast to bring more rain as far south as northern NSW

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

A US man who talked to an Australian family before and after they fatally shot two police officers later allegedly told FBI agents he added "fuel to the fire".

AAP · Mar 27, 2025

Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy

Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025