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Australia-NZ join forces on bad weather
The Bureau of Meteorology has joined forces with its New Zealand equivalent, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), to issue a joint statement on the “unusual” weather that plagued the region this summer.
The joint special climate statement marks the first time the organisations have come together following the unusual climate that has impacted the region.
Everything you need to know about Melbourne’s Anzac Day dawn service 2018
ANZAC DAY commemorations begin with the annual dawn service at 6am at the Shrine of Remembrance.
Tathra bushfire clean-up is making 'strong progress' – ICA
A month after the town of Tathra was ravaged by the March 18 bushfire, insurers have made “strong progress” with the clean-up of damaged or destroyed homes, with up to 20 properties cleared since teams moved in last week, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has announced. <
April cold snap delivers second consecutive day of showers
THAT’S April in Victoria — sunny one day, snowing the next.
Biggest threats to Australian SMEs revealed
Australia's two million small- and medium-sized businesses are not terribly concerned about rising interest rates, but are terrified their customers may turn on them in a heartbeat, threatening their survival, QBE has found.
Shire counts cyclone costs
Up to $10 million of disaster relief funding and a $380,000 insurance claim will be lodged by the Shire of Broome after two cyclones and a low-pressure system hammered the town within five weeks of each other.
Sweeping legislative changes could impact industry
With the Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry already in full swing, regulatory changes are top of mind for many both within and outside the insurance industry.
Australia among regional leaders for cyber penalties
Australia is one of the strictest countries in the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to data breach penalties, a new report has found.
The Data Risk Management Barometer, commissioned by tech firm Dell EMC, has revealed that Australia has one of the harshest set of penalties for data breach, with maximum penalties set at $1.8 million.
Mandatory breach notification: one month on
In the short time since the late February rollout of Australia’s mandatory breach notification scheme, the privacy commissioner has already been notified of 31 breaches, an Aon expert has said.
Debbie the second most costly cyclone in Australia's history
CYCLONE Debbie is officially Australia's second most expensive cyclone, costing more than $1.71 billion to fix damage from Townsville in Queensland's north to Lismore in NSW.
The Insurance Council of Australia has confirmed the cost of Debbie's damage is second to Cyclone Tracy which devastated Darwin in December, 1974.