Disasters and weather · updated 29 October 2026

Disasters and weather in Australia

Disasters and weather news from Australia: 13 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.

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• Perth Airport power outage disrupts terminals, sparks delays for passengersperthnow.com.au · Perth Airport · 2 h ago
• Antarctic sea ice loss batters Ocean's freshwater engine | Empower Storieseconews.com.au · Melbourne · 2 h ago
• Beyond El Niño – Why extreme climate volatility is the real threat Australian businesses are facing this summer | Empower Storieseconews.com.au · Australia · 2 h ago
• Sydney's Metro Southwest will fix my life, but I'm not sure my sister is excitedtheage.com.au · Sydney · 2 h ago
• Long-range Forecast: November 2026 To January 2027miragenews.com · Ulladulla · 2 h ago
• NT Police searching for man missing after being swept into floodwaters near Santa Teresaabc.net.au · Alice Springs · 2 h ago
• Scientists warn 'collapse of civilisation most likely outcome'dailystar.co.uk · Great Barrier Reef · 2 h ago
• Bryce Dridan sentenced after kicking police officer in headthecourier.com.au · Ballarat · 3 h ago
• Sydney M8 Tunnel closed in both directions after tow truck fire inside tunnelperthnow.com.au · Sydney · 4 h ago
• First Nations urge partnership for disaster resiliencestandard.net.au · Monash · 4 h ago
• Michelin brings new MotoGP tyre option despite Sepang resurfacing U-turncrash.net · Phillip Island · 4 h ago
• Decision probed after deadly Spain train crash | Evening News Bulletin 29 October 2026sbs.com.au · Sydney · 5 h ago
• Teen girl dies after Logan drive-by shootingabc.net.au · Brisbane · 5 h ago
• Telegraph Point Public School marks 150 years of resilienceportnews.com.au · Telegraph Point · 5 h ago
• Storms Continue Across Central Australiamiragenews.com · Adelaide · 6 h ago
• Geocon's Phillip pool plan approved despite water concerns | Bay Post-Moruya Examinerbatemansbaypost.com.au · Woden · 6 h ago
• Thursday News Update | Spanish Train Disaster & Sam Wood Fitness App Rebrandsmamamia.com.au · Yarra · 6 h ago

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