Environment
Weather
Severe weather smashes Queensland’s south-east
A severe and unrelenting weather system has smashed large parts of Queensland’s south-east, bringing more than 300 millimetres of rain.
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Melbourne smashed by thunderstorms
Melbourne has been lashed by severe afternoon thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and damaging winds hitting the city and suburbs.
A month’s worth of rain in two days
Parts of NSW have received more than a month's worth of rain in just 48 hours.
More severe weather in Queensland
Homes flooded on Gold Coast and emergency crews rescue families as wild weather lashes south-east.
Why does Sydney have a rainy Test cricket curse?
The third Test of the three-match series against Pakistan begins on Wednesday, but rain and thunderstorms are forecast.
- by Laura Chung
Floodwaters rise in the Gold Coast
Floodwaters are rising in the Gold Coast as a weather emergency unfolds.
Heavy rain and winds to continue to lash Queensland
Heavy rain and winds are expected to continue battering parts of the Gold Coast, west into the Darling Downs and all the way up to the Central Coast.