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 ...

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

Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the media while in Brisbane to discuss the allowance and payments for those hit hardest by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and its effect on the upcoming federal budget. Mr ...

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

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 ...

Advocates say a more resilient telecommunications network is needed to ensure vulnerable people aren't left stranded during ...

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

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, ...

The Treasurer will on Tuesday tell the Queensland Media Club there will also be a $1.2 billion hit to gross domestic product ...

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

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred wreaked havoc on Australians in Queensland and NSW and now its impact on Commonwealth coffers has ...

After their home and livelihood were destroyed by civil war, Ousama Bloudani’s family have settled in Brunswick Heads.