About a third of these Australians who applied for disaster relief have received their initial $5000 more than 100 days after the severe weather event.
Nathan Schmidt
After enduring months of winter blues and heavy rains, Sandgropers hoping to absorb some sunshine will have to hold onto their umbrella and raincoats for another week.
Tegwen Bescoby
Britain has sweltered through its hottest summer on record since records began, with the average temperatures 1.5 C above the average.
Staff Writers
As Perth comes out of the wettest and chilliest winters the city has seen for years, spring is around the corner with sunny days on the horizon.
Caitlin Vinci
A polar blast has triggered emergency warnings across five states as destructive Antarctic winds threaten to turn debris into dangerous projectiles.
Cameron Micallef
Authorities have vowed to find self-proclaimed sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman, who is wanted after two police officers were gunned down five days ago.
Cameron Micallef and Emma Kirk
While Perth residents may be hoping the balmy forecast could be the end to a cold winter, the start of spring doesn’t mean it’s time to pack away the wet weather year just yet, according to meteorologists.
Tim Sadleir
The BoM has issued a severe weather warning as destructive winds up to 130km/hr and snow threaten southeastern states from Friday.
George Al-Akiki
West Aussies have endured one of the wettest winters on record, but a newly-released long-range forecast has promised a very different outlook for spring.
Amy Cavender
Firefighters have issued a warning about WA’s bushfire season after the wettest winter in almost 30 years.
Caleb Runciman
About 39,000 people are without power in Arizona after a huge wall of dust, known as a haboob, descended on the state capital Phoenix.
Typhoon Kajiki, described as "very strong" by authorities, has made landfall in Vietnam with sustained winds of 90-120km/h and gusts of up to 150km/h.
Hurricane Erin has killed at least two people, and a search continues for a man who was missing after his boat capsized off the coast of Massachusetts.
Perth has shivered through its coldest day in 50 years, recording a maximum of just 11.4C on Monday.
Oliver Lane and Tegwen Bescoby
Perth is on track to experience its wettest August on record, with more rain and possible hail expected to lash the city on Monday.
Less than a quarter of primary producers have had their grant applications approved almost 100 days after floods wrecked havoc on NSW’s Mid-North Coast.
While some flood alerts remain, millions of Australians will finally see blue skies again after the fourth wettest August on record.
Cameron Micallef, Elodie Jakes and George Al-Akiki
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Hurricane Erin has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, with damage assessments still under way.
Hurricane Erin will continue to bring the threat of dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding across much of the US east coast.
Allen G Breed and John Seewer
It’s been one of the wettest Augusts on record in one major city, but rain-soaked residents are about to get a reprieve.
Elodie Jakes, George Al-Akiki
Police divers have recovered the bodies of a father and son in floodwaters while a third man escaped to safety after heavy rain caused dangerous conditions.
Jack Gramenz
The city has recorded a feat not achieved in nearly three decades.
Troy de Ruyter
Flood-weary residents are bracing for rivers to rise dangerously as a weather system threatens days of more relentless rain across several states.
Elodie Jakes
Heavy rain and flood warnings are smashing both the east and west coasts, with NSW, Queensland and WA facing days of wild weather.
