The latest warnings follow extensive flooding in May in Taree that left homes destroyed and residents isolated for days, claiming five lives. More flooding hit the mid-north coast and northern Hunter ...

The incident comes as Sydney faces an onslaught of rain this week in the wettest August in 27 years, according to the Bureau ...

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain, and thunderstorms, in parts of Queensland on Thursday.

The federal government has vowed to keep supporting farmers and regional communities struggling through the green drought, especially if things get worse before they get better.

In the first three weeks of the month, 241mm of rain has fallen in Sydney, four times the month’s average, making it the ...