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As thousands of Victorians continue to deal with the impacts of flooding, these images show how their communities have been devastated by floodwaters.

Former Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) staff say this week's costly rebrand is symptomatic of cultural issues at the organisation, where management and messaging are prioritised above meteorology.

Just don’t call it late for dinner!

Concerns raised about health of exhausted team members and ability to continue providing life-saving information in severe weather

Bureau of Meteorology warns of heavy rain, flash-flooding and possible damaging hail in parts of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia

"The community is welcome to refer to the Bureau in any way they wish."

Australia’s death rate from alcohol was at a 10-year high last year, ABS data shows, and more than 1.5 million homes and businesses will get full-fibre NBN access by 2025. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this column mentions deceased persons.)

You know how it was previously reported that The Bureau Formerly Known As BoM (TBFKABoM) paid a PR firm nearly $70,000 to help it rebrand to “The Bureau” and forgot to snag some Twitter handles? Well, apparently it actually cost *checks notes* more than $220,000!ICYMI, on Tuesday TBFKABoM asked everyone…

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The federal government says it is "ridiculous" for the Bureau of Meteorology to be talking about rebranding itself amid floods in the eastern states, as the cost of the agency's move is revealed to be in excess of $220,000.