'Dangerous times' in weeks ahead, PM warns The weeks ahead will be dangerous as a soaked east coast is lashed with more rain, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned. AAP · Oct 16, 2022
Morning mail: thousands of homes in flood waters’ path, plan to end family violence, Xi cements power Monday: Shepparton residents face evacuation orders in Victoria’s flooding crisis. Plus: cricket upset as minnows open T20 World Cup with a win The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2022
Police investigate looting of flood-affected Melbourne property – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2022
Sydney news: Fears for NSW's Moama Indigenous community as Victoria flood threat intensifies MORNING BRIEFING: Residents from an Indigenous community on the NSW-Victorian border are being evacuated as the flood threat intensifies. ABC News · Oct 16, 2022
Vic town to be isolated by floods for week A Victorian town will be isolated by floodwaters for a week, as the flooding disaster unfolds and the state announces a $351 million recovery package. AAP · Oct 16, 2022
Australian PM tours flood-hit parts of Victoria as flood crisis batters three states Waters up to 12 metres are expected to inundate properties in some areas The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
‘Would you like lunch? Can I clean out the chook house?’: what flood survivors actually need after disaster strikes The floods ravaging Victoria have destroyed hundreds of homes and left at least one person dead. Some rivers are not expected to peak until Monday and more wet weather may leave towns battling floodwaters again in the coming weeks. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022
'Too late to leave' for residents of Shepparton, Orrvale as rivers set to peak Monday The time to leave areas of Central Victoria passed on Sunday with emergency crews warning anyone remaining in Shepparton, Orrvale, Mooroopna and Elmore to Rochester to find high ground as flood waters rise. ABC News · Oct 16, 2022
Anthony Albanese announces flood support payments for parts of Victoria and Tasmania One-off federal assistance payments are now available in five Victorian and three Tasmanian local government areas, in addition to existing state support payments. ABC News · Oct 16, 2022
Australia floods: Cities hit by raging waters as 8,000 homes are left underwater Australia is grappling with devastating floods with Victoria state, including the city of Melbourne, underwater and warnings for two other states for more torrential rain Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
Australian PM tours flood-hit areas; evacuations, sandbagging underway Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday toured flood-hit parts of Victoria state, including the city of Melbourne, as three southeastern states continued to grapple with a flood crisis after days of heavy rain. Reuters · Oct 16, 2022
Fed funds for rail loop, East West dead The federal government will include $2.2 billion for early works on Victoria's controversial Suburban Rail Loop project in the budget. AAP · Oct 15, 2022
More than 100 schools to be closed on Monday amid Victorian flood crisis – as it happened Residents in Victoria’s north told to move to higher ground as situation worsens. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022
Victoria's flood crisis 'far from over', with Shepparton inundated and Echuca on high alert There are fears up to 10,000 homes in the Shepparton region of Victoria could be flooded, with other towns around the state warned to be on high alert. ABC News · Oct 15, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022 Commitment to treaty key to ALP retaining inner city at Victorian election, poll suggests Exclusive: ALP needs to be more ambitious on a treaty with First Nations Victorians to stop younger voters flocking to the Greens
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022 Unlimited travel for $2 a day: how does the Victorian opposition’s public transport proposal stack up? Liberal plan comes after some European cities introduced free public transport and Germany trialled a €9 monthly ticket
AAP · Oct 15, 2022 Flood crisis worsens in Victoria's north Victoria has been hit for widespread flooding, with more than 600 homes and businesses inundated and dozens of people rescued fro the rising water.
ABC News · Oct 15, 2022 Flood evacuations reach northern Victoria, with Tasmania on high alert, as NSW begins clean-up Thousands of people in communities throughout northern Victoria are told it's too late to leave as flooding exceeds the devastation of 2011.
Zenger · Oct 15, 2022 Torrential Rainfall Leads To More Flooding In Waterlogged Southeastern Australia Torrential rainfall led to dozens of rescues, hundreds of evacuations and thousands of power outages across southeastern Australia
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022 Victoria floods: Shepparton and Mooroopna ‘too late to leave’ as man found dead in Rochester backyard Victorian authorities warn flooded rivers yet to peak and prepare for one of the largest evacuation operations in the state’s history
ABC News · Oct 15, 2022 Man dies in Victorian floods as floodwaters moves south in Tasmania and NSW Evacuation orders are in place in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania as flooding continues to impact residents.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022 Man dies in Victorian town of Rochester and Shepparton told to evacuate – as it happened More than 500 Victorian homes damaged and 500 others cut off in flooding. This blog is now closed
ABC News · Oct 14, 2022 Victorian man dies in backyard as floodwaters in Tasmania, New South Wales move downstream — as it happened Authorities report Victoria's first flood fatality — a man whose body was discovered in the backyard of his home in the state's north. Tasmania and NSW are also battling swollen waterways
ABC News · Oct 14, 2022 Communities on edge as rivers, creeks rise after deluge across Australia's south-east Communities across the country's south-east are bracing for the effects of heavy rainfall to continue, with towns across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales carefully monitoring swollen rivers and creeks.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022 Budget management in a time of big-spending Victorian election campaign promises Coalition has pledged $19bn more than the government, while claiming it is the better economic manager