Extreme weather
Wild weather raises fears for beaches and bananas
Four-metre waves could eat away at south-east Queensland's beaches in coming days as a tropical low sweeps along the coast.
- by Tracey Ferrier
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Sydney weather: Parts of city cop heaviest falls in five years
Parts of Sydney have had their biggest dump of rain in five years, helping to soak gardens still dry after a prolonged spell of below-average falls.
- by Peter Hannam
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Severe weather warning for south-east Queensland as tropical low builds
The weather system, considered a moderate chance of developing into a cyclone, was about 1300 kilometres north-east of the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday morning.
- by Jorge Branco
Ingham
Looting patrols begin as Queensland mops up
Flooding in the north leaves a hefty damages bill, as police patrol affected homes to protect them from looters.
- by Stuart Layt
Rwanda
Lightning strike kills Rwandan churchgoers
At least 16 people have been killed and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in Rwanda's south.
'The event is not over' for north Queenslanders with towns, highways still cut off
A stranded group of primary students on school camp at the Echo Creek adventure park near Tully in Queensland's north were being evacuated.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
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Going to extremes: UV radiation is on the way up
The thinning ozone layer and Indian farming practices may add up to more days of extreme radiation in Australia.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Hammered north Queensland declared a 'catastrophe'
Disaster assistance has been made available to help flood-affected residents recover after rainfall of more than 600mm in some areas.
- by Ruth McCosker
North Queensland braces for major flooding event
Ingham is set to experience flooding similar to the 2009 event. A major flood warning is also in place for Tully and Innisfail.
- by Stuart Layt
Beaudesert
Row of cows found dead after lightning strike south of Brisbane
A lightning strike was believed to have killed six cows, which were discovered laying dead in a row on a Beaudesert property last week.
- by Larraine Sathicq
Food drops for flooded Queensland outback towns
Food drops are set to be made in coming days to remote Queensland towns cut off by floodwaters, ahead of a potential cyclone which could dump more heavy rain.
- by Stuart Layt and Sonia Kohlbacher