The Australian treasury expects 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 March ...

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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, ...

Incredible Aussies are pitching in to help those in need in the aftermath of ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. Meet some of them ...

NSW farmers are assessing the cost of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with a reported damage bill so far of $17 million.

Ex-Cyclone Alfred has blown a $1.2 billion hole in the upcoming federal budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.