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Kiwis denied Yasi payments

Expat New Zealanders hit by Tropical Cyclone Yasi have joined a growing number of disaster victims denied recovery payments by the Australian Government.

Aust Govt to fund memorials for flood victims

Toads hitchhike on floods

Australia: The Great Shrinking Land

In a rare moment of unity, Australia's political leaders joined to mourn the victims of a catastrophic summer.

'Sheer blind luck' decides whose home is destroyed

Bushfire victim Paul Bosveld saw the remains of his home and said he was 'going to travel through life a bit lighter from now on'.

Bushfires raze almost 70 homes

Firefighters worked throughout the night to control a fierce bushfire, which razed 68 homes near Perth.

Perth bushfires destroy 59 homes

Bushfires that destroyed at least 59 Perth homes and forced hundreds of people to flee for their lives continued to burn last night.

Political storms give Gillard a chance to prove her mettle

Floods, Yasi stamp their mark on 2011

The summer of 2011 was already going to go down in Queensland's history for all the wrong reasons.

Stormchaser looks into cyclone's heart

A stormchaser has told how he tied himself to a tree, strapped on a helmet and went into the core of Cyclone Yasi.

Queensland counts Yasi's huge cost

Cyclone Yasi, despite causing massive damage, did not leave anyone dead or seriously injured.

Cyclone Yasi: Like the thunder of hooves

Personal stories of how Kiwis hunkered down as Cyclone Yasi surged through north Queensland.

NZ's cooler waters protect us from the worst storms

Only a freakish combination of weather conditions could see a storm with the force of Cyclone Yasi reach New Zealand.

Farmer: Yasi like being bombed

The Queensland town of Tully is emerging as one of the worst-hit with estimates that half the homes are damaged.

Cyclone Yasi: 90pc of bananas gone

Shoppers may be forced to fork out up to $13 a kilo for bananas as 90 per cent of Australia's crop may have been wiped out.

Cyclone Yasi: Surge threatens cities

Evacuation centres in Cairns and Townsville will remain in lockdown due to a second, dangerous storm surge in the wake of Cyclone Yasi, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says.