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Police and emergency crews are searching for a man reported missing after he failed to return to a creek bank while swimming in far north Queensland.

AAP

Victoria's newest tree changers are put on notice by the SES — be prepared for high-risk weather seasons

If you're one of the thousands of people who have moved from the city to the regions, there are key safety messages to consider as the risk of severe storms and flooding rises.

ABC News

Gunnedah residents feel forgotten after flood inquiry focused on Northern Rivers

With another La Niña on the way, north-west NSW residents like Ken Lloyd, who suffered major flooding in 2021, feel their experience was overshadowed by the Northern Rivers floods just months later.

ABC News

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Port Augusta businesses and homes face heavy losses from severe rain and hail

South Australian business and home owners in the Spencer Gulf are counting their losses after a heavy downpour and hail cause flooding and collapsed ceilings.

ABC News

Heavy rain and hail hit Port Augusta, causing flooding and collapsed ceilings

The South Australian town of Port Augusta is hit by heavy rain and hail, with the State Emergency Service receiving dozens of calls for homes and businesses flooding.

ABC News

Users pay: how a flawed, poorly funded public service policy contributed to 33 deaths

Victoria’s triple-zero emergency call system failed badly in response to the COVID surge at the end of 2021.

Crikey

Brewing low pressure system off northern NSW coast brings heavy rain and damaging winds

Residents on the Mid North Coast and northern NSW remain on alert as a low pressure system off the east coast intensifies, bringing the risk of flooding with it.

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Public service hierarchy and classification review recommends new APS job titles and fewer employment levels

A review has recommended replacing the bureaucracy's existing 14 job levels with eight, citing government agencies' risk-aversion and "top heaviness".

ABC News

Port Stephens SES crews rescue calves from the Paterson River

Port Stephens SES crews rescued a pair of calves from the Paterson River Wednesday afternoon.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter SES on standby amid concern over possible severe weather

The Hunter's State Emergency Service crews will be on the lookout on Tuesday amid concerns over the possibility of severe weather - large hail, damaging winds and thunderstorms.

Newcastle Herald

NSW SES Commissioner defends volunteers and calls for more funding in wake of flood report

NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York defends the work of volunteers in the wake of the flood inquiry report, telling them they did a "fantastic job", as she calls for more funding.

ABC News

Hundreds attend Hunter emergency services expo as SES declares busiest year on record

"The car accident scenario was a joint agency response with NSW Ambulance and NSW Fire and Recue."

Newcastle Herald

Qld govt still mulling fire, SES reports

Queensland's opposition is calling for the state government to publish two reviews of the firefighting and emergency services before this year's storm season.

AAP

Future unclear for Wollongong SES headquarters after flood report recommends RFS merger

Questions are being raised about the future of the facility's 200 staff and what a "back office" merger between the two agencies would look like.

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The Loop: Scott Morrison dismisses calls to resign, the NSW flood inquiry's urgent recommendations, and a dog's amazing cave rescue

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Five key issues raised in 2022 NSW flood inquiry

A report into the catastrophic 2022 NSW floods uncovers leadership failures, a lack of preparedness and unreliable rain gauges. Here's what you need to know.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government to create a new reconstruction authority in response to flood report

New body will lead housing recovery, as recommended in a long-awaited report to be released Wednesday

ABC News

Family of Colleen South demands answers from police after body discovered by farmer

Police deployed the Air Wing, drones and horses in the search for 58-year-old Colleen South, but it was a member of the public who found what is believed to be her body less than 1.5km from her car.

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Flood warnings as heavy rains fall across Tasmania, threatening to break records for August

It is not official yet, but weather experts say Sunday's heavy rains across Tasmania look to have broken records for all-time biggest downpours in a number of locations.

ABC News

NSW SES launches new flood campaign in community languages targeting Sydney's north-west

A new information campaign to help culturally diverse communities in Sydney's north-west deal with a flood crisis will help keep them safe, the NSW SES Commissioner says.

ABC News

Bureau of Meteorology rejects suggestions it was unprepared for Northern Rivers NSW flood event

The Bureau of Meteorology has hit back at suggestions it is treated as a "nine-to-five business operation" after a report found it needs to review its data processes in the wake of the NSW floods.

AAP

NSW disaster agency clearly failed: Labor

Labor is calling for Resilience NSW to be abolished after it failed in its mission to help victims during the disastrous floods earlier this year.

The Guardian - AU

Flood inquiry finds serious failures by agencies and calls for Resilience NSW to be scrapped

NSW upper house inquiry identifies problems with the SES and says grant processes were ‘confusing’

ABC News

Parliamentary flood report finds SES and Resilience NSW failed Lismore, northern NSW communities

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is damning in its assessment of the response to major flood events this year, listing a slew of failures by government agencies.

ABC News

SES orders Wagga Wagga residents in low-lying areas to evacuate amid flood fears

The SES says if residents in risk areas have not evacuated before 6pm they may be cut off by floodwaters and it may be too dangerous for emergency crews to reach them.

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