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31 Jan 2008 | Floodwaters lapping at Rockhampton homes
While authorities have said that the risk of major flooding is minimal, 6 homes in Rockhampton's low-lying areas have been evacuated and up to 150 more could be affected. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2008 | Federal government sees answers in GM
The federal government will support efforts to create genetically modified crops that are drought and pest resistant according to Agriculture Minister Tony Burke. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2008 | Welcome rains cause problems for some
While rain along the east coast of the country has helped many farmers, there are also those who have missed out or had their crops destroyed by flooding. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jan 2008 | Queensland flood victims to receive aid
The federal government has announced compensation payments for communities in Queensland that are affected by the flood. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jan 2008 | Government ready for water buy-backs
The federal Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong has said that the government will commence a program of water buy-backs this year. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jan 2008 | Cotton growers accused of soaking up floodwaters
The NSW government is investigating complaints that cotton growers are taking as much as 80 per cent of the floodwaters flowing into the Murray-Darling system. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2008 | NSW drought-affected area halved
With heavy falls across large parts of NSW and Queensland experts are predicting that 2008 could be the year that the drought breaks. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2008 | Queensland: drought one day, floods the next
Heavy flooding in Queensland has meant that dams in many areas are filling rapidly and the state Premier, Anna Bligh, said that the drought status of much of the west of the state will be reviewed shortly. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2008 | Haystacks go up in smoke
Unusual weather conditions have increased the incidence of hay sheds spontaneously bursting into flames. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jan 2008 | Acid on Murray mudflats
Residents around the River Murray mudflats are being warned of dangerous acid forming as the mud dries out. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jan 2008 | Blazes race through WA
Fires racing through the WA wheatbelt since a lightening strike on Tuesday night have burnt through tens of thousands of acres of bushland. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jan 2008 | Sizzling heat in the south
People in Victoria and South Australia face another day of searing heat with temperatures of over 40 degrees. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2008 | Wet and wild weather in north-east
The Water Minister for Queensland, Craig Wallace, has estimated that about two Sydney Harbour's worth of water (about 923 billion litres) has flowed from Queensland into the Murray-Darling system over the past few weeks. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Nationals say Labor out of touch
The Nationals leader Warren Truss has attacked the Rudd government as being anti-farmer for planning to review drought relief payments. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Bureau confirms 2007 was a hot one
2007 was the warmest year on record for South Australia, Victoria, NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2008 | Darling delivers for farmers
In the far west of NSW irrigators in Bourke have been able to use their pumps for the first time since July 2005. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2008 | Support payments to be reviewed
The federal government has announced plans to review the system of drought relief payments amid concerns that money is being used to support farmers on land considered unviable. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jan 2008 | Murray flows improved but still not enough
While still well below the long term average for December of 450 to 500 gigalitres, flows into the Murray River last month are estimated at 220 gigalitres are good news compared with the 34 gl reported for December 2006. ...... FULL STORY
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