How to prepare for the upcoming Australian storm season
With the 2023/2024 storm season upon us, it’s imperative that households across the country have an...
Premiums Pressured by Seven Billion Dollars in Insured Losses
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has expressed concerns about the escalating costs of...
Drought in Southwest Western Australia the worst on record
The Southwest of Western Australia, including the unique Margaret River region, has been...
Are you prepared for the upcoming hailstorm season?
As Australia enters the months of peak hail activity, it is crucial to recognise the increasing...
We've Just Experienced the Hottest July Ever Recorded
“Short of a mini–Ice Age over the next few days, July 2023 will shatter records across the board.”
The Forces Behind Australia's Climate
It has been a noticeably drier year across most of Australia so far compared to the last few years,...
2023 Shattering Climate Records
Preliminary data suggests that Earth just experienced its hottest days in recorded history, on the...
It’s no dry July for Queensland
There will be no dry July for Queensland as record-breaking rainfall swept across the state this...
Weathering the Storms - Takeaways from the 2022/23 Cyclone Season
Despite Australia’s 2022/2023 tropical cyclone season winding up two months ago, it’s a season we...
From dust to deluge - how Australia’s arid outback is about to be transformed
A major rain event is poised to spread across the central interior of Australia next week ahead...
Snowy start to the week for NSW & Victoria
A vigorous cold front will sweep across south-eastern Australia on Monday with a significant band...
Global Wind Day 2023
The 15 June marks Global Wind Day, an international event that was originally established in 2007...
Warm winter temperatures set to roll into spring as El Niño develops
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued an El Niño alert, with a 70% chance of El Niño later...
Early winter rain to fall across southern Australia
After a drier than average autumn across most of Australia, welcome winter rainfall will fall...
Timeline of an unexpected(?) hailstorm
Friday May 26th 2023 produced an unusual late season hail event across the Hunter region of NSW,...
Insurance Council declares Newcastle hailstorm a Significant Event
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Significant Event for the Hunter and...
TNFD Taskforce Publishes Final Draft Disclosure Framework
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) released the fourth and final beta...
Damaging Wind Gusts for SE Australia
A powerful cold front sweeping across southeastern Australia will generate damaging wind gusts for...
Climate Risk and Directors Liability
Company directors are liable for foreseeable risks if they fail to take reasonable steps to...
Heavy rain and gales to lash coastal strip
An upper trough and surface trough across inland Australia will shift east today generating...
New Zealands Budget Blown by Weather Bombs and Climate Risks
New Zealand's efforts to bring the budget back to black appears to have been washed away by storms.
Reducing climate risk to homes and communities helps minimise insurance
“With households grappling with cost-of-living pressures, reducing the physical risks to homes and...