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Northern Land Council urges disaster management reform in the wake of historic flooding
The Northern Land Council has urged all levels of government to listen to Aborig...
Giovanni Torre 17 Mar 2026
Legal service warns of unequal flood support for Aboriginal communities in NT’s Big Rivers region
One of the country's largest Indigenous legal services has called on the Commonw...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Mar 2026
Samoa leads Pacific innovation with launch of electric firefighting vehicles
Samoa has launched its first fully electric firefighting vehicles, marking a nat...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 Nov 2025
Supermarket shelves bare in WA's north amid widespread flooding
Supermarket shelves are bare in tropical cyclone-impacted northern Australia, wi...
Laine Clark 17 Feb 2025
Flooding, road closures persist in Pilbara and north Queensland after powerful cyclone
Floodwaters are not expected to subside any time soon and roads remain closed as...
Pilbara towns face flood threat after escaping worst of cyclone Zelia

Pilbara residents who escaped the worst of a tropical cyclone now face the possibility of being isolated by rising floodwaters. Western Australia's Premier Roger Cook said ex-tropical cyclone Zelia co...

"Doesn't get any worse': Pilbara communities brace for cyclone Zelia

Locals are preparing for Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is being described as big, strong and unpredictable as it heads for coastal towns. Ports, schools and roads have closed as Western Australia's Pi...

Restorative works begin at Palm Island, emergency grants made available

Work is underway to restore power and regular water supply in Palm Island following intense rain and winds in north Queensland causing major disruptions to the community and greater Townsville area.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 3, 2025
Power, phone services out and food supply thinning on Palm Island amid Queensland flooding

Parts of an Aboriginal community in Townsville are expected to be without power and telecommunications for up to 24 hours as torrential rains and flooding continue to impact the region.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 2, 2025
Food storage secured for high-risk remote communities

Essential food supplies will be on shop shelves and in stock across remote communities ahead of high-risk weather seasons. More than 15 remote stores will benefit from the Federal Government's initiat...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 17, 2024
$9.6 million federal boost announced for food security in remote communites

The federal government is investing $9.6 million to improve food security for First Nations people in remote communities. The government said on Monday night it has worked with state and territory gov...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 11, 2024
Northern Land Council urges reforms as residents slam flood response

The government response to severe flooding in the Northern Territory has been slow, split families – including separating the elderly from carers, failed to communicate properly, and gave reside...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2024
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