Disaster
Cultural burning is a thousands of years old custom crucial for health of Country, community resilience and for the generations ahead. Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land Council carried out a burn in Cowarr...
The Fiji Government has launched a farm recovery program and home gardening initiative after Tropical Cyclone Vaianu caused an estimated $1.5 million in agricultural losses across key farming regions.
Japan has provided Fiji with a 400 million Japanese yen assistance package to strengthen the Republic of Fiji Military Forces' (RFMF) disaster response capacity, deepening security cooperation between...
Imangara residents have returned home this week following flooding in late February. As floodwaters receded, contractors and Northern Territory government staff have been onsite since 10 March to rest...
More than 1000 people have been evacuated from remote Northern Territory communities due to Cyclone Narelle, with more extreme weather set for Australia's north.
Tonga's coastlines have been evacuated after a 7.6 ‌magnitude earthquake struck near the ‌islands, but no wider tsunami warning was issued.
A sandbagged and already-saturated outback town is back on major flood alert as it continues a rollercoaster ride through consecutive storms.
Torres Strait Islander public health academic Francis Nona has called on the medical profession to address the rising health inequity of Indigenous peoples due to climate change.
The federal government has opened the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) Field Hospital in East Katherine as the region continues to grapple with severe flooding caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone...
Northern Land Council chair Matthew Ryan has criticised authorities for withholding 75 per cent of flood relief payments to remote community residents during flooding in the Northern Territory's Big R...
The Northern Territory government has announced Stage 2 evacuation measures to support flood evacuees from the communities of Nauiyu and Palumpa.
The Northern Land Council has urged all levels of government to listen to Aboriginal voices in the development and roll-out of disaster management in the wake of historic flooding across the Top EndOv...
The federal and Northern Territory governments have extended assistance to more Northern Territory communities impacted by severe weather and flooding.