A "sustained period of wet weather" will help ease the immediate bushfire danger, but also raises the risk of flash flooding.

Storms in Sydney later today could bring up to 15 millimetres of rain, with the rainfall becoming heavier over the weekend.

Severe thunderstorms and flooding rain are expected to ease the short-term fire threat, while Queensland continues to be ...

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Residents of another Queensland community are preparing for potential flooding in the wake of ex-cyclone Koji.