The scale of northern Australia’s record-breaking floods revealed in data and maps Some river levels are still increasing after parts of Queensland recorded their highest three-day rainfall totals The Guardian - AU · Mar 12
Bundaberg floods: hundreds of homes and businesses inundated after river bursts banks Bundaberg regional council says the full extent of the flood impacts will not be known ‘for probably a week’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 10
Afternoon Update: ASX wipeout as oil price surges; former MP not guilty of most rape charges; and an entry fee for the Twelve Apostles S&P/ASX 200 saw the single biggest one-day drop since the announcement of Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs last year The Guardian - AU · Mar 9
‘A saltwater crocodile on the AFL oval’: worst flooding in decades inundates NT as residents urged to avoid water Schools and highways close and Territorians living near major rivers leave amid possibly record-breaking rain The Guardian - AU · Mar 9
Morning Mail: Israel warns it will target Iran’s next supreme leader; outsourced call centre faces accusations; alarm over NSW child blood lead testing Airstrikes pummel Iran’s oil depots; call centre operator accused of sweeping privacy breaches ‘under the rug’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 8
‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated Entire Daly River town evacuated as Bureau of Meteorology warns river levels expected to rise in coming week The Guardian - AU · Mar 8
Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24%, but differ on which party is in the lead Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24% with Labor on top on primary votes in one and the Coalition in the other. Labor has a huge lead in New South Wales as the right vote is split under optional preferential voting. A record number of candidates will contest the… The Conversation · Mar 8
Labor seeks to claw back seat in territory by-election A territory by-election in a marginal seat is a tussle between the Greens, wanting to hold it, and Labor wanting to claw it back. AAP · Mar 6
Goldman Sachs Junior Bankers Criticized for Magazine Feature Showing Lavish Lifestyle Two Goldman Sachs junior bankers face criticism and possible discipline after appearing in an unauthorized luxury lifestyle feature in Interview Magazine. International Business Times · Mar 6
Afternoon Update: three Australians on sub that sank Iranian ship; north braces for floods; and how Flightradar24 became the world’s go-to in a crisis Greens senator says sailors’ involvement makes Australia ‘clearly, unambiguously, part of an illegal war’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 6
Racism inquiry urged to produce 'results, not rhetoric' A parliamentary inquiry to address racism must drive action, not diagnose the already well-known problems facing First Nations people, advocates say. AAP · Mar 4
Administrator defends posts as 'pastoral world' talk A federal minister has raised concerns a territory assembly has been barred from debating the controversial appointment of a new administrator. AAP · Mar 2
'Asleep at the wheel': gas emissions spark criticism A territory's pollution monitor has been "asleep at the wheel", allowing two gas giants to pollute a city's air with impunity, an environmental watchdog says. AAP · Mar 2
Traditional Owners awarded $54m-plus compo over mine The Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples have been awarded more than $54 million compensation against the NT government in their long-running case. AAP · Feb 27
The Guardian - AU · Feb 26 Afternoon Update: Grace Tame takes aim at PM’s ‘difficult’ answer; Jacinda Ardern moves to Australia; and rejection sensitive dysphoria Albanese has apologised for ‘any misinterpretation’ of his one-word answer, saying he meant to describe the advocate’s ‘difficult life’
AAP · Feb 26 Administrator backlash prompts apology, advice A territory administrator has apologised for controversial social media posts ahead of his swearing-in ceremony following a backlash over his appointment.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 26 New NT administrator apologises for ‘racist’ posts as MPs plan to boycott swearing-in ceremony Aboriginal leader says David Connolly won’t be welcome in communities amid calls for prime minister to scrap appointment
AAP · Feb 25 Record flooding to wash over outback natural wonder Weeks of monsoon rain and flooding across central Australia could lead to record flooding at one of the country's natural wonders.
AAP · Feb 25 Plea to PM amid territory administrator backlash The backlash over a territory administrator's controversial appointment has ramped up before his swearing in ceremony, with the prime minister asked to step in.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 24 NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk
AAP · Feb 23 Rail link cut, shelves stripped as floods swamp outback Flooding has cut a major rail line, inundated roads and triggered rescues but parts of the country are welcoming potentially drought-breaking rain.
The Conversation · Feb 23 Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert On average, Australia’s driest town, Oodnadatta, gets just 172mm of rain a year. But the small town in inland South Australia is likely to get two years’ worth of rain in a single week.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 22 ‘Humid and unstable airmass’ to bring rain, flooding and thunderstorms across Australia’s east coast Life-threatening flash flooding warned for central Queensland and NT as long-awaited rain brings landslide threat to bushfire-affected Victoria
AAP · Feb 20 'No justice': hit-run victim's family slam punishment The family of an Aboriginal man killed in a hit-run has rubbished the updated punishment for their brother's killer after he called the victim an oxygen thief.
AAP · Feb 16 Liberal leader's unity call as allies rule front bench Prominent conservatives will return to the front bench as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor unveils his first shadow cabinet.