Councils have welcomed plans for a reinsurance pool to help reduce premiums and extend cover. But the Morrison and Palaszczuk governments still need to agree on terms.
An out-of-control bushfire raging near Perth’s northeast has destroyed at least 30 homes, with authorities checking if lives have been lost in one badly hit area.
Two men are fined for illegally lighting a campfire on Fraser Island (K’gari) which led to a major blaze that burnt through half of the World Heritage-listed island within two months.
In response to high premiums, and restricted coverage, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recommended further insurance reform.