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Friday 28 January, 2022

1 hour 25 mins agoSouth Australia makes major emergency declaration over storm damage and flooding The SA Government declares a major emergency following floods that have destroyed homes and cut off major freight routes in the north of the state.

2 hours 23 mins agoCampers, hikers warned of falling trees in continuing wet weather La Niña is having many impacts, including making big trees more likely to fall or drop limbs.

2 hours 27 mins agoThunderstorms roll into Melbourne as wild weather continues across the state for third day Rain has started falling across Melbourne and severe weather warnings have been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for a third day as thunderstorms roll across Victoria.

6 hours agoRail repairs could take weeks after outback flooding, Stuart Highway remains closed As repair work continues on the rail tracks connecting South Australia to Western Australia and to the Northern Territory, trucks are having to detour through Queensland because a section of the Stuart Highway is still closed.

7 hours agoMonsoonal trough tracks north, but days of rain still to come for parts of Queensland A monsoonal trough that dumped torrential rain in north Queensland eases, with the bulk of the wet weather leaving the region.

15 hours agoThunderstorm cluster approaches Melbourne as thousands of Victorians remain without power More wild weather is lashing Victoria today, with showers and thunderstorms expected across large parts of the state.

Thursday 27 January, 2022

1 day agoPastoralists rejoice as heavy rain recorded around Central Australia Some properties receive more than 150mm of rain in a few hours, keeping smiles on the faces of producers already buoyed by record cattle prices.

1 day agoBOM says Townsville hit by 'intense' rain event, warnings issued and motorists rescued Almost 280 millimetres of rain hits parts of north Queensland in just three hours overnight in intense falls brought by a monsoonal trough, with more downpours expected today.

1 day agoStorm destroys homes, damages infrastructure on flood-hit Eyre Peninsula A severe storm sweeps through parts of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, causing serious damage just days after flooding rains.

1 day agoMore thunderstorms, rain, flash floods expected as Victorians urged to take shelter from wild weather Parts of Victoria, including Melbourne, are in for a rough night with thunderstorms and showers expected to lash the state.

1 day agoWhy Bribie Island split in two and what happens now Swells from ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth have carved a passage through Bribie Island, and experts say the breach could have significant effects on Caloundra.

Wednesday 26 January, 2022

2 days agoDrought-hit Queensland graziers 'over the moon' after biggest rainfall in more than a decade Unforgiving dry weather and an absent wet season meant things were getting dire for Queensland graziers who had started selling cattle. But now the skies have opened up.