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With nearly 40 members holding signs, some, including paraeducators and a teacher, took turns speaking to the committee, advocating for increased wages.

Flood-hit communities in the north and northwest Tasmania have entered a "danger period" as waters rise, with evacuation ...

Major floods have hit parts of Victoria, Tasmania and NSW with warnings that floodwaters are yet to peak, and the emergency could continue for weeks.

The Maribyrnong River has burst its banks in Melbourne, Forbes and Wagga Wagga residents have fled in NSW and rainfall records have been broken in Tasmania

Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island state of Tasmania were rising dangerously with catchments soaked by months of above-average rainfall. Around…

Rising rivers in south-eastern Australia have prompted authorities to issue flood evacuation orders for thousands of homes across the states of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales (NSW). Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said "Major to...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) --Flood warnings were issued, thousands of homes lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on

Tasmanians are being warned to be prepared for flash flooding after the state recorded "exceptionally heavy...

Exceptionally heavy rain has prompted a prepare-to-evacuate warning for a town in northwest Tasmania, with flood peaks in parts of the state expected to be on par wi...

Evacuation centres open on the island state of Tasmania, parts of which could see 300mm (12 inches) of rain by Friday.