Photos capture feat of survival as predators and prey break boundaries to escape floods
NewsBroome’s record rainfall has flooded the region and forced local wildlife to flee to higher ground.
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Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think
Science & EnvironmentResearch based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water
Science & EnvironmentA total of 1859 people have died in floods in Australia in the past 115 years, yet people continue to ignore warnings and road closure signs.
King tides and wild winds create perfect storm
Science & EnvironmentOver the past 48 hours the east coast of New South Wales has been battered by powerful winds and waves measuring up to 13 metres.
Water for wildlife: Macquarie Marshes
Science & EnvironmentPhotographer Tom Rayner’s new book takes you on a journey through the Macquarie Marshes and their revival from years of drought, to brimming wetland oasis.
Gallery: Living on the floodplains
Science & EnvironmentSporadic heavy rains bring a slow tide of change to parched lands in the Murray-Darling basin.
Brisbane floods lower, but devastation continues
AG BlogThe river in Brisbane has peaked lower than the 1974 floods, but devastation continues.
Brisbane: the river city?
AG BlogThe Brisbane River is a literal and figurative heart of a city now being tested by its lifeblood.
Personal perspective: inside the flood clean up
AG BlogIn one of the worst-hit ares of Brisbane’s flood, an army of volunteers are making lighter work of the clean up.
A different side to the Queensland floods
AG BlogDean Saffron, who photographed hard-hit Grantham in 2011, saw a different response to Cyclone Oswald.