In October, we’re launching a new national emergency warning system, AusAlert. AusAlert will help inform Australians about local and national disasters. It will allow authorities to reach people fast ...

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme, Fifty Years of Deadly, marks an important milestone. For 50 years, NAIDOC has created space to celebrate the strength, leadership, culture and achievements of Aboriginal ...

AusAlert is Australia’s new national warning system. It uses the latest technology to send emergency messages to compatible mobile devices during local and national disasters. AusAlert is a fast and ...

Across Australia, all levels of government, emergency services and community partners are strengthening the way we plan for, respond to and recover from disasters, so more people can get the right ...

The Australian Government is engaging with the states and territories on new disaster recovery funding arrangements that are simpler and fairer for all Australians. The new Disaster Recovery Framework ...

First Nations peoples have lived on and cared for Country across Australia for tens of thousands of years. This long connection has built deep knowledge of land, water, fire, weather and community.

Each year, National Reconciliation Week provides a focus for Australians to reflect on our shared histories, cultures and achievements. It’s also an opportunity to consider the role each of us plays ...

A vital stretch of the Mount Isa-Duchess Road in Cloncurry Shire Council, Queensland is set for a major upgrade. Approximately 25 kilometres of the road will be sealed, improving all-weather access ...

When most of us think about floods, we picture news footage of rising water levels. For Karen Symons, a National Coordinator in our Capability and Planning Branch, the 2022 Northern Rivers floods were ...

When crisis happens, primary producers can be severely impacted. This affects their livelihoods and their local communities. Following the Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji and recent severe ...

We’re working with communities to improve resilience and disaster readiness. We're doing this through the Protecting Our Communities (Disaster Resilience) Program (POC). Since 2022, the Australian ...

In late February 2025, a tropical low developed over the Coral Sea off the east coast of Australia. It soon gathered strength to become Tropical Cyclone (TC) Alfred and brought extremely strong winds, ...