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A cloud band due to a cold front is moving east across VIC bringing a few showers. Patchy cloud across the southwest in the wake of the cold front is only producing the odd light shower.

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Psychology and cyclones: Why we don't prepare, and what we can learn from other cultures

17:41 EDT

After a weekend of wild weather and with the cyclone season upon us, it is a good time to ask â?? why do we fail to prepare for the worst? Psychologist and disaster researcher Douglas Paton came to the Top End chasing storms and the answer to that question.

NSW fire update

16:35 EDT

Almost 50 fires are bringing across New South Wales this afternoon according to the state's Rural Fire Service.

West Australian grain crop downgraded 18 per cent thanks to frost damage

13:18 EDT

Western Australia's total grain harvest has again been downgraded, with the Grains Industry Association of WA wiping 1.5 million tonnes from expected yields.