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Norfolk Islanders are battening down with severe and “very large” tropical Cyclone Gabrielle set to bring gale-force winds and very heavy surf to the remote Australian territory.
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A tropical low off Queensland’s coast is expected to strengthen into a cyclone before the weekend but unlikely to make landfall, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. And because of a twist of fate it will change its name, into the bargain.
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A new national disaster management agency will be created to help Australians get through their “darkest hours” with severe flooding likely to be on the way as the nation approaches a “high risk” weather season.
The La Nina weather pattern is back for a return dose of cooler, wetter and stormier summers.
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.
Queensland’s fourth tropical cyclone of the season is likely to form in the Coral Sea next week with floods possible in saturated catchments, forecasters say.
