Hunt slams NT weather radar Budget cuts
The Federal Shadow Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, says he's amazed that a Bureau of Meteorology radar is being decommissioned in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleFederal Government defends axing of Tennant Creek weather radar
The Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability has defended a decision to remove a Bureau of Meteorology radar from Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleParched Alice heads towards record
Alice Springs is experiencing its longest dry spell in 40 years.
View ArticleRecord dry spell in the Alice
Today marks the longest dry spell in Alice Springs' history.
View ArticleAlice dry spell breaks record
It has not rained in Alice Springs for 148 days, breaking a long-standing weather record.
View ArticleAlice rain...nice while it lasted
Twenty seconds of rain caused quite a stir around Alice last night, with locals using social media to record the moment.
View ArticleRain breaks record Alice Springs dry spell
The longest dry spell recorded at the Alice Springs airport has been broken.
View ArticleBOM concedes no consultation over Tennant radar axing
The head of Bureau of Meteorology has been grilled in a Senate Estimates hearing on the decision to close the weather radar in Tennant Creek.
View ArticleOctober a scorcher for Alice Springs
A record-breaking year for weather continues in Alice Springs.
View ArticleRain relief in Central Australia
Many Central Australian pastoralists are breathing a sigh of relief, after a night of heavy rain.
View ArticleAlice rain prospects dry up
The Bureau of Meteorology says no more rain is expected in Alice Springs this week.
View ArticleRain set to clear after Red Centre road closures
Heavy rain has caused a number of road closures across central Australia.
View ArticleRain isolates remote communities
Rain across central Australia has caused a number of remote communities to be cut off by flooding this morning.
View ArticleMore rain forecast for Tanami Desert region
The Bureau of Meteorology says over the next week the Tanami region in central Australia can expect some isolated showers and storms but it will be drier than it has been.
View ArticlePelicans sighted in Red Centre desert after rain
Pelicans have been sighted in desert country of the Red Centre as water holes fill after heavy rains.
View ArticleBureau warns Red Centre downpour to continue
The weather bureau is warning there will be more heavy rainfall across the Barkly and Alice Springs districts for the rest of this week.
View ArticleMore rain on the way
There's plenty more rain forecast for the Centre, with a flood warning in place for Western Alice Springs
View ArticleDownpour cuts central Australian roads
Heavy rain has cut roads in the Alice Springs western district and there is more to come as a front is forecast to move through central Australia in the coming days.
View ArticleDesert community enjoys rainy respite
The Indigenous community of Titjikala in Central Australia is enjoying some welcome relief from usual dry conditions
View Article'Hopping mad' residents hit by outback flooding at Coober Pedy
Heavy outback rain has caused flash flooding at Coober Pedy in South Australia and left some of the residents 'hopping mad'.
View ArticleDownpour breaks Todd River drought
The Todd River is flowing in Alice Springs for the first time since December 2012.
View ArticleDesert welcomes the rain
Central Australia is enjoying a rare and welcome drenching and there's plenty more on the way.
View ArticleTodd River flowing, cattle stations cut off as rain drenches central Australia
The Todd River is flowing in Alice Springs for the first time since April 2014 after parts of the catchment recorded more than 100mm of rain in 24 hours.
View ArticleThree people rescued from flooded causeway as torrential rain soaks Central...
Three people are found clinging to a tree after they were caught in floodwaters near a creek in Alice Springs overnight as torrential rains soak Central Australia.
View ArticleAlice Springs counts cost of torrential downpour, faces risk of...
Central Australia begins cleaning up after a rare four-day downpour that saw flash flooding in Alice Springs, with residences and businesses inundated
View ArticleWeak monsoon arrives in Top End, bringing heavy rain and flooding
Downpours in Darwin and the Top End cause numerous road closures as a weak monsoon dumps up to 100mm of rain in some areas.
View ArticleUnrecorded rainfall a dampener on debate around Tennant Creek satellite
Residents in the Barkly say the new satellite system at the Tennant Creek weather station isn't accurately recording rainfall.
View ArticleNT weather: Tourists in car washed away by Central Australia flooding found...
A tourist who was reportedly trapped in a car which washed off a causeway at Hugh River near Alice Springs is found safe, NT Police say, while a baby is among six people missing since Christmas Day.
View ArticleRainfall transforms Red Centre research station into sea of green
Red Centre ranges and dirt paddocks now covered in green blanket after heavy Christmas and New Year rainfall
View ArticleTennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood
The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night, resulting in what meteorologists say is a one-in-50-year flood.
View ArticleNorthern Territory cattle stations cut off by floodwaters after rain deluge
More rainfall is expected in coming days as cattle stations in the Northern Territory deal with flooded roads.
View ArticleCentral Australian tourists treated to 'desert in her party dress' after...
Parts of Central Australian have welcomed more rain after a thorough soak weeks earlier, turning the Red Centre green.
View ArticleWater sports ramp up on Central Australian cattle station after heavy rainfall
Staff at an outback cattle station enjoy water skiing and knee boarding after heavy rainfall fills rivers.
View ArticleSwarm of grasshoppers take over Central Australia, but expert says no threat...
Central Australia is overrun with yellow-winged grasshoppers, but an expert says there is no threat to crops down south.
View ArticleOutback pilots deliver goods to remote NT communities and check properties as...
Northern Territory outback aircraft deal with tough weather conditions during food drops and property flyovers as the big wet continues.
View ArticleProduction stops at Northern Territory gold mine after almost two months of...
Only 100 employees remain at the Granites Gold Mine in the Tanami, after wet weather cuts diesel delivery and road access for two months.
View ArticleToxic weed 'Barkly Strangler' makes resurgence on Northern Territory cattle...
Heavy rainfall revives dormant rubber vine seeds, also known as the Barkly Strangler, after is was first discovered on Soudan Station in 2011.
View ArticleMessage to pastoralists: Making soil 'sexy' again can help prevent erosion
A Central Australian erosion specialist wants to make soil a priority for pastoralists, giving it the same importance as weeds, fire and feral animal management.
View ArticleParts of Central Australia driest on record, according to Bureau of Meteorology
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, parts of Central Australia are experiencing the driest conditions on record.
View ArticleRain system that drenched parts of central Australia responsible for downpour...
Large parts of Australia have been getting a drenching over the past few days with the break in the dry weather welcomed by many, but how did it get so wet so fast?
View ArticleOutback Northern Territory hit with soaking rain, breaking dry stretch
It has been a wet week across much of the Northern Territory, with many cattle stations receiving their first rain of the season, and in some cases the first rain of the year.
View ArticleDesert frogs come alive in Red Centre's outback following a week of heavy rains
Native frogs in parts of central Australia have come out in force after a week of rainfall in a sight not often seen for years.
View ArticlePastoralists rejoice as Red Centre rainfall brings relief after a dry summer...
It has been a long, dry summer in the Red Centre so pastoralists are welcoming long overdue ran that has soaked the ground this week.
View ArticleBOM declares 2018 Australia's third-hottest year on record
If you thought it was hot last year, you're not wrong. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning there is little relief on the cards, with 2018's high temperatures and severely dry conditions expected to...
View ArticleWet season missing in action for Northern Territory, as Barkly cattle country...
While the wet season has brought rain to northern Queensland, across the border the Northern Territory's cattle country is hurting.
View ArticleNorthern Territory's Barkly region prepares for tropical low from Cyclone Trevor
Before today, one-year-old Rekiara had hardly seen a drop of rain in her life. But her outback home could see 70 millimetres before the day is through.
View ArticleTwin cyclones delivering heavy rain to parched outback cattle stations
Cattle stations in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland receive significant rain thanks to not one but two cyclones.
View ArticleFloodwaters lift the spirits of graziers in drought-ravaged outback Queensland
Floodwaters are swelling rivers in drought-ravaged outback Queensland and lifting the spirits of graziers.
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