Floods

Just add water to the Channel Country and watch it spring to life. It's a silver lining of recent devastating flooding in the outback.

The Victorian government says it will not enter a cost-sharing agreement with the Commonwealth to future-proof the homes of Rochester flood victims.

In an "unbelievable" act of generosity, a Queensland man donates hundreds of his own sheep to a grazier who lost 2,500 livestock in the outback floods. 

A couple who usually call the Sunshine Coast home spends more than a month in a tiny outback town after flooding. 

A new report from James Cook University has found aspects of buildings in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales would become vulnerable to winds only slightly higher than those experienced during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred earlier this year. 

A deadly disease outbreak associated with the wet season in Northern Australia has created a medical mystery for Queensland scientists who are working tirelessly to understand its spread.

Luke Bantoft has survived melioidosis but the experience has left him "petrified" of returning to his home where he believes he caught it. Experts say the source of the outbreak could be the Bruce Highway upgrade.

Hundreds of people living on remote homelands in the Northern Territory have been cut off from essential services following flooding in remote east Arnhem Land.

After an unprecedented disaster season in Queensland, climate action is not on the minds of many voters in some of the hardest-hit regions this federal election.

The real challenge for the outback community is beginning as floodwaters start to clear, with critical infrastructure showing signs of serious damage.

A man who drove two friends through floodwater on the back of a ute in regional New South Wales admits to causing their deaths and is "deeply sorry", a court has heard.

Melioidosis claims another two lives in Queensland, bringing the state's death toll to 28 from more than 200 infections following record wet weather. 

There is an unshakeable spirit in this historic Queensland town — and it's not the first time it's almost been wiped off the map by floods.

Roads are closed, drivers have been rescued from vehicles, and two women are hospitalised by lightning strikes amid the chaos of heavy rain on the Sunshine Coast overnight.

Roads are closed, drivers have been rescued from vehicles, and two women have been hospitalised by lightning strikes amid the chaos of heavy rain on the Sunshine Coast overnight.

It's been 10 years since three people died in flash flooding that devastated Dungog. The town's artistic flair and commitment to preparedness have been crucial to its recovery and the remembering of those lost.

Eromanga's annual rodeo was the first time locals had a chance to blow off steam and debrief after record-breaking floods. While they're ready to build back stronger, it could be months until they know the extent of their losses.

A special presentation from Landline and ABC News on western Queensland's flood catastrophe and the long recovery ahead.

Jenny Woodward, the ABC's weather presenter in Queensland explains what led to the deluge and the historic flooding.

Longreach is in the heart of outback Queensland and celebrates its resilience and ingenuity at the Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas museum. Qualities the people of the region will fall back on to recover from the flooding rains that inundated paddocks and towns.