The Australian government has estimated costs from Tropical Cyclone Alfred to be about A$1.2 billion ($759 million), shaving off a quarter of a percentage point from its gross domestic product in the ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say on Tuesday that though it is still too early to quantify the cyclone's full impacts on the economy, the event would dent the country's quarterly growth, according to ...

Rio Tinto has donated $1 million to the Australian Red Cross, a non-profit community services charity, in a bid to help ...

Politicians have been warned against "election sweeteners" as economists flag growing fiscal holes in Australia's budget.

Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW ...

With residents across the east coast still clearing up their homes, the tales of survival and hope are slowly starting to ...

Investing.com-- Australian inflation is expected to rise, while economic growth in the March quarter could sink by as much as ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cost the Queensland economy $1.2 billion and will add to inflation. Data shows 44,000 insurance claims have been lodged ...

Cyclone Alfred’s $1.2 billion toll could push prices even higher, adding pressure to an already rising cost of living.

SYDNEY] Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned that consumer prices could rise after Cyclone Alfred destroyed crops and ...

The Crisafulli Government has marked a milestone achievement, with all State schools closed due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred reopening on Monday. The final school was Helensvale State High School, ...

Areas north of Townsville are set for a drenching today, but it is unlikely a tropical low forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria ...