One person has died and thousands of others are under evacuation orders in Australia’s northeast after intense rain triggered dangerous flash floods that have inundated homes and businesses.

Asharq Al Awsat One person died on Sunday in Australia's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, urging thousands of people to move to higher ground due to torrential rains.

There is no escaping low to extreme heatwave conditions in three states today as scorching temperatures grip most of Australia.The Bureau of Meteorology anticipates low to locally extreme conditions ...

Temperatures are expected to soar across a large swathe of south eastern Australia on Monday with authorities warning of an ...

Temperatures are set to soar as high as 45C on Australia Day, while thunderstorms and showers appear to threaten long weekend ...