Ex-Cyclone Alfred has blown a $1.2 billion hole in the upcoming federal budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

The Australian published a letter to the editor from a woman in Canberra with reference to the forecast of Cyclone Alfred.

Politicians have been warned against "election sweeteners" as economists flag growing fiscal holes in Australia's budget.

In the wake of natural disasters, Australians often find themselves sifting through a deluge of information, trying to ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the media while in Brisbane to discuss the allowance and payments for those hit hardest by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and its effect on the upcoming federal budget. Mr ...

The Crisafulli Government has marked a milestone achievement, with all State schools closed due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred reopening on Monday. The final school was Helensvale State High School, ...

The Australian treasury expects costs from Tropical Cyclone Alfred to be about A$1.2 billion ($759 million), shaving off a quarter of a percentage point from its gross domestic product in the March ...

Rio Tinto has donated $1 million to the Australian Red Cross, a non-profit community services charity, in a bid to help ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say on Tuesday that though it is still too early to quantify the cyclone's full impacts on the economy, the event would dent the country's quarterly growth, according to ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has incurred estimated costs of A$1.2 billion, impacting Australia's GDP by 0.25% in Q1. It caused ...

Advocates say a more resilient telecommunications network is needed to ensure vulnerable people aren't left stranded during ...

With residents across the east coast still clearing up their homes, the tales of survival and hope are slowly starting to emerge.