Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.

A slow-moving thunderstorm triggered almost 500 calls for assistance across the metropolitan region.

Mediator says “significant progress” has been made; homes evacuated after flash flooding in Sydney. Follow live updates.

Gulf of Carpentaria residents are well versed in wet season isolation, but this year locals say it could reach record levels. The extended period is taking a toll on the region and could keep towns as ...