Floods
‘They tried to protect Beijing, so they sacrificed Zhuozhou’
To avoid flooding China’s prized technology firms, the government chose to devastate communities elsewhere. Residents can barely contain their frustration.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Daniel Ceng
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Melbourne
Flooded retirement home built a metre too low after Melbourne Water rule change
The removal of flood rules around a section of the Maribyrnong River that discouraged building on the land allowed waters to hit the Avondale Heights retirement village.
- by Clay Lucas
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General insurance
‘Perfect storm’: Soaring insurance premiums, claim delays under microscope
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones is worried the increase in premiums, combined with a rise in complaints, will result in people opting out of insurance.
- by Rachel Clun
Unexpected rains around Chinese capital leave dozens dead, missing
The severity of the flooding took the capital by surprise. Beijing usually has dry summers and had a stretch of record-breaking heat this year.
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’
The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Victoria
‘Have I not been through enough?’ Mum reeling from Maribyrnong flood denied support
A mother who tried to access the Victorian government’s support payments for students and their families affected by last year’s floods says she was knocked back.
- by Broede Carmody
The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?
The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.
- by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton
‘We’ve got a house we can’t live in’: Flood insurance fallout under review
The federal government is launching an inquiry into how insurers handled the 2022 floods, as families battle insurers months on from the disaster.
- by Rachel Clun
Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come
Signs of catastrophic weather events have been brewing in oceans around the globe for months.
- by Laura Chung and Angus Dalton
Victorian dams are full. Towns devastated by flooding are again on edge
Water storages across the state are brimming despite expectations of a drier and warmer winter. Flooded communities now fear another disaster.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near
As oceans and land warm to near-record temperatures and the United Nations declares an El Nino event has begun, scientists have warned the world is heading into uncharted territory.
- by Laura Chung