natural disasters

A UK economist has delivered a dire warning to the rest of the world amid new “compelling” data which suggests a recession is on the cards within a matter of months.Chris Watling, chief executive of financial advisory firm Longview…

Demand for rescued food for struggling Australians has “never been higher”, new research shows, with the impacts of Covid, natural disasters and cost-of-living pressures creating a concerning perfect storm.In an effort to meet the rising…

Extreme biodiversity loss is being brought on by human activity worldwide, with detrimental effects on human health.Extreme biodiversity loss is being brought on by human activity worldwide, with detrimental effects on human health. Here…

An EMS vehicle drives down an icy highway as cold weather moves through Dallas, Texas, U.S., January 31, 2023.REUTERS/Shelby TauberAirlines canceled another 2,000 U.S. flights on Wednesday as a severe winter storm coated roads in ice and…

Residents of Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast have been blindsided by a freak mini cyclone that ripped through the town.On Friday afternoon just around 4pm, what started off as a regular hailstorm quickly descended into a cyclone…

A NSW community leader has shared the live radio call that left him stunned after the perpetrator of a racial slur apologised on air.Winner of NSW’s 2022 Local Hero Award, Amar Singh shared his experiences of racism while delivering the…

The Australian economy took a whopping $5 billion hit last year as a result of floods, which also contributed to fruit and vegetable prices soaring by 16 per cent, adding to the cost of living crunch.Treasury estimates revealed the economic…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it’s extraordinary no one was killed in flooding that swept away homes and major infrastructure in Western Australia’s north.A massive disaster relief operation is underway in the Kimberley region with…

People caught in the flooding in the Kimberley region can get financial support, including money to help replace household goods and fix homes, but will also be offered counselling as part of their recovery from the devastation.Prime…

Rapidly mounting risks to Australia’s economy may mean that a local recession is inevitable, former Liberal leader John Hewson has warned.Writing in The Saturday Paper, Dr Hewson said Australia’s “Covid-19 mismanagement” combined with…