Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Murray Watt

Biosecurity boost to halt foot and mouth

The federal government will spend $14 million to help prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease in Australia.

Crikey

Foot-and-mouth disease fears spark extra $14m in government funding to keep it out of Australia

Australia is bolstering its defence against a disease that threatens to wipe out the country's farm and tourism sectors.

ABC News

Can we get the bill?

Liberal MP Bridget Archer could cross the floor to support Labor’s 43% emissions target, and Anthony Albanese has called an emergency meeting of state and territory leaders after the controversial decision to bin the $750-a-week isolation payment.

Crikey

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Australia, Indonesia commit to fight against FMD outbreak

Australia’s top agriculture official has met with his Indonesian counterpart to discuss ways to stop a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has infected hundreds of thousands of cattle in Indonesia and prevent the outbreak from spreading to Australia

The Independent UK

Lismore factory jobs saved at last minute

Norco ice-cream factory workers are celebrating after being told their jobs are safe, with the federal government offering last-minute funding.

AAP

Foot-and-mouth disease Bali flight ban talk concerns tourism operators

Tourism leaders say any talk of suspending travel with Bali or reintroducing restrictions could seriously threaten the industry, as it struggles to get back on its feet after the pandemic.

ABC News

Minister rules out ban on Indonesian flights amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

Australia's Agriculture Minister rules out a ban on flights from Indonesia as a way to prevent a devastating livestock disease from entering the country.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Foot and mouth disease: here’s what you need to know if you’re returning from Bali

With the disease detected in Bali last month, one traveller’s dirty shoes could devastate Australia’s $27 billion livestock export industry.

Crikey

Foot-and-mouth disease: Australian government backs electronic tagging for sheep

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

The Guardian - AU

$18m compensation package to help varroa-affected beekeepers

An $18 million compensation package has been developed for registered beekeepers affected by the varroa mite outbreak - which was first identified at the Port of Newcastle last month - under an agreement reached by governments and industry.

Newcastle Herald

Casual Workers Are Calling On Govt To Reintroduce COVID Disaster Payments If They Test Positive

“A lot of us live week-to-week. So if you are sick, you miss out on money for groceries, rent, bills, just life.”

Pedestrian.tv

Foot-and-mouth disease: What can you do to avoid being part of the FMD problem

Foot-and-mouth disease is spreading across livestock in Bali and throughout Indonesia. If it were to reach Australia, the consequences would be devastating.

ABC News

Disaster assistance extended to Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Singleton

Hard hit towns like Singleton, Maitland and Lake Macquarie will now be eligible for flood assistance payments as the federal government widens its net.

Newcastle Herald

Williamtown chopper on standby to help in Singleton, Maitland floods

"As I understand it, (no helicopters) were required last night but there is now one that's stationed in the Hunter and available for use," Senator Watt told Sky News.

Newcastle Herald

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

ADF ready for Hunter flooding impact

Some 250 troops and three helicopters have been mobilised as the Australian Defence Force continues to assist those struggling with NSW's devastating floods.

The New Daily

PM Anthony Albanese identifies ‘long-term’ solution to relentless floods

Mr Albanese said reducing Australia's contribution to global climate change was a “long-term solution” in response to increasingly frequent floods.

ABC News

Australian biosecurity ramps up amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Bali

The federal government announces a range of new measures to try and keep foot-and-mouth disease out of Australia as Indonesia grapples with an outbreak of the devastating condition.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese says comparing his Ukraine visit to Scott Morrison’s Hawaii holiday ‘beyond contempt’

PM defends his response to NSW floods crisis, saying federal Coalition didn’t ‘get the memo about the new politics’

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Newcastle Herald

Hoping for the best amid frequent floods and disasters won't cut it

Editorial: It's not sustainable to have heavily populated areas such as those around the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers flooding on a semi-regular basis.

ABC News

High cost of flood insurance keeping Windsor and Wilberforce residents under water

Any other day, Ted Kelleher will rave about his neighbourhood in flood-affected Greater Sydney. But as flood waters rise, he is taking fresh stock of the home he loves.

AAP

NSW flood and storm risk shifts north

Some 85,000 people face evacuation as major flooding begins in the Hunter region and the weather system drenching the state heads north.

AAP

PM triggers federal flood support payments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will tour flood-affected communities in NSW alongside Premier Dominic Perrottet.

Pedestrian.tv

Fed Govt Announces ‘Uncapped’ Flood Relief Funds As Rain And Damaging Wind Forecast To Continue

The Federal Government has announced disaster relief payments for affected residents in NSW as flooding shows no signs of easing.

AAP

NSW flood crisis not yet national disaster

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate again as floods hit NSW, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to join the premier on a tour of affected areas.

Reuters

Why Australia is battling floods again

Torrential rain is lashing Australia's southeast coast, forcing thousands of people from their homes because of the danger of floods and landslides in a region battered by major flooding four times in the past 18 months.

1 … 13 14 15 16

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bureau of Meteorology

Australian Defence Force

Department of Primary Industries

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.