Grim update as Narelle barrels towards NT

Weather authorities have delivered devastating news in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossing the coast, after thousands in Queensland were left without power.

Far North Queensland braces for flooding as Cyclone Narelle heads for NT

Far North Queensland are bracing for potential flooding, as Cyclone Narelle now tracks towards the Northern Territory.
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PERILS pegs Cyclone Alfred losses close to $2 billion

PERILS estimates that Cyclone Alfred has cost the Australian insurance industry a total of $1,877 million in insured property and motor hull losses across Queensland and New South Wales. The final ...

Cyclone Narelle sweeps across Queensland's north as NT braces — as it happened

Tropical Cyclone Narelle is continuing to track west across the Cape York Peninsula as a serious category 3 system.

Cyclone Narelle: Warnings issued for Queensland coastline as storm intensifies to category 5

Follow our rolling coverage as the cyclone barrels towards the Queensland coastline, with emergency crews sent north and ...

Urgent calls for flood mitigation in Alice Springs, as insurance premiums skyrocket

A shock flash flooding event in Alice Springs last month saw more than 100 millimetres of rain fall on the catchment in a matter of hours. The deluge has reignited calls for urgent action on flood ...

Premier slams ‘insufficient’ weather resources after Cyclone Narelle hits Queensland

Premier David Crisafulli has criticised successive federal governments for failing to properly resource the Bureau of Meteorology and leaving cyclone-hit far north Queensland without access to ...

As it happened: Narelle leaves trail of destruction as it moves across Cape York Peninsula; Coastal towns see storm surge; Emergency alerts issued for towns in firing line

The cyclone is moving inland, bringing heavy to intense rain across the Cape York Peninsula as towns on the east coast report damage to roofs and fallen trees. River catchments are already wet to ...

Far north Queensland communities prepare as category 3 cyclone threat grows

Far north Queensland is bracing for a possible category 3 tropical cyclone, with forecasters warning an intensifying system could smash the coastline later this week, just days after flooding ...

Truckers and Chamber of Commerce seek support to stay alive after flood, fuel barrage

Businesses have appealed for government support as Top End communities brace themselves for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Narelle combined with soaring fuel costs.

Cyclone Narelle makes landfall in the Northern Territory

Cyclone Narelle is making landfall in the Northern Territory as communities in Queensland face a major storm cleanup. Added 13 minutes ago ...

Category four Cyclone Narelle bears down on far north Queensland for first direct hit in a century

Residents in Far North Queensland are bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Narelle as it makes landfall on Friday morning, bringing “very destructive” wind gusts of up to 270km/h..