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Minister blames extreme weather for drop in NT school attendance rates
When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a te...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 16 Jun 2026
Concerns raised over health, water and housing as residents return to Nganmarriyanga / Palumpa after floods
Concerns have been raised about residents being returned to the flood-hit remote...
Giovanni Torre 26 Apr 2026
Imangara residents return home after flood evacuations
Imangara residents have returned home this week following flooding in late Febru...
Giovanni Torre 27 Mar 2026
'Keeping people safe and making sure no one is left behind' - federal government vows to stay vigilant
More than 1000 people have been evacuated from remote Northern Territory communi...
Giovanni Torre 26 Mar 2026
Weather time bomb ticking for Australia's north after cyclone reforms at sea
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has reformed at sea, leaving behind a weather time bomb...
Lloyd Jones 25 Mar 2026
Town on high alert in cyclone's wake amid flood fears

A sandbagged and already-saturated outback town is back on major flood alert as it continues a rollercoaster ride through consecutive storms.

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Lloyd Jones Mar 25, 2026
Doctors urged to partner with Indigenous communities in push for climate action

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.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 24, 2026
Nauiyu and Palumpa to move to Stage 2 evacuation

The Northern Territory government has announced Stage 2 evacuation measures to support flood evacuees from the communities of Nauiyu and Palumpa.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 19, 2026
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 Aboriginal voices in the development and roll-out of disaster management in the wake of historic flooding across the Top EndOv...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 17, 2026
Katherine Hospital reopens after flood

Katherine Hospital reopened Sunday as Northern Territory residents continue to work towards recovery after major flooding. NT Minister for Health, Steve Edgington said work, health and safety inspecti...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 16, 2026
Disaster assistance expanded across Top End after historic flooding

The federal and Northern Territory governments have extended assistance to more Northern Territory communities impacted by severe weather and flooding.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 12, 2026
NAB offers Disaster Relief Grants and other banking support to help First Nations people

NAB Disaster Relief Grants of $1000 are available for eligible customers living in government declared impacted areas. Communities in parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory are currently deali...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 11, 2026
Hundreds flee homes as floodwaters swamp community

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as floodwaters swamped a major regional community after predictions of a natural disaster not seen in almost 20 years.

Darwin faces water restrictions, Bundaberg bridges close as floods cause havoc in the north

Residents of a flood-prone town are being urged to seek shelter as a swollen river's rapidly rising levels revive memories of an earlier disaster.

Flood rescues prompt warning for motorists, NT Health urges Katherine residents to boil drinking water

Multiple flood warnings have been issued as a major highway is cut and communities are urged to go to higher ground and postpone travel. Flood alerts have been issued across Queensland, with two commu...

Queensland residents urged to move to high ground to escape flood, several NT remote communities evacuated

Residents are being warned their lives are in danger and they must move to higher ground due to major flooding in Queensland's Central Highlands region.

Most of Queensland on flood watch as monsoon smashes north

Most of Queensland is on alert for flooding as a tropical low that's already hammered the far north continues a slow crawl through the state's southeast.

Crocs and rising rivers: NT towns face flood disaster

The NT's "big rivers" region is living up to its name as floodwaters sweep into a major town and force the evacuation of remote communities. The levee in the Northern Territory town of Katherine was t...

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Lloyd Jones Mar 9, 2026
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