When most of us think about floods, we picture news footage of rising water levels. For Karen Symons, a National Coordinator in our Capability and Planning Branch, the 2022 Northern Rivers floods were ...

As the 2025–26 Higher-Risk Weather Season (HRWS) comes to an end, we are reflecting on months marked by intense storms, flooding, bushfires and extreme heat. These events tested communities’ ...

When crisis happens, primary producers can be severely impacted. This affects their livelihoods and their local communities. Following the Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji and recent severe ...

The Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan provides a broad plan and practical ideas. It's intended for governments, fire and land management agencies and communities to mitigate and adapt to worsening ...

In Lismore, New South Wales, new flood pumps are replacing old stormwater removal units previously powered by tractors. The two new submersible electric pumps will have a combined capacity of 1000 ...

The Australian Disaster Recovery Framework (ADRF) (PDF 2.49MB) was developed by the Community Outcomes and Recovery Sub-committee (CORS) under the auspices of the Australia-New Zealand Emergency ...