From nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global ...

The senior bureaucrat tasked with Australia’s management of emergency situations says sending in Defence troops should not be the “first call” during natural disasters. During a media briefing ahead ...

Australia's housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have set a target of 1.2 million new homes over five years. Increasing housing ...

Australia is considering setting up a disaster relief force to help the military cope with regular natural disasters. The plan was suggested Tuesday by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as ...

In a disappointing move, Australia’s long-anticipated defense review rejects disaster response as a priority defense mission. For a military entity that operates in a geologically active, ...

In late 2019 and early 2020, a series of devastating wildfires, known as the “black summer” bushfire disaster, left Australia reeling: More than 20% of the country’s forests burned. As a scholar of ...

A man stands near his friend's ruined house after Cyclone Yasi passed the northern Australian town of Tully February 3, 2011. REUTERS The Australian government's support has slipped to dangerously low ...

The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been ...

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heat wave ...

Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history. Wind speeds ...