Severe Weather

Weather BOM Natural Disasters

The Mother’s Day gift with a prehistoric twist

A remote Outback town has named a newly-discovered dinosaur after two local mums.

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Joanne Wilkinson and Jo Pegler - The two women shaped the Eromanga Natural History Museum for over 20 years.

Concerns grow over animal-to-human transmission of deadly melioidosis bacteria

Experts say the disease is a master of disguise in pets and has the potential to infect humans.

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Petri dish showing the bacterial growth of melioidosis next to a cat with an eye infection caused by the bacteria.

Tropical cyclone off Australia’s coast intensifies to category four

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Tropical cyclone Errol is heading toward the Kimberley coast as a category four set to weaken before making landfall.

Qantas launches massive flight sale to help Queensland recover from floods

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A Qantas aircraft departs as part of a major push to bring visitors back to Queensland.

Rain eases but flooding persists in Queensland

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An aerial view of flooding in the small township of Thargomindah in Queensland.

Will one of our most popular tourist destinations be ready for Easter?

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Severe beach erosion along the Gold Coast, with lifeguard towers at risk and sand washed away by the recent severe weather..

	
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