Airports in East Arnhem Land come without security screening (except Gove) and fat chance of a latte. They re little more than corrugated red mud tracks etched out between trees, barely wide enough for a plane to land. Rivers, creeks and estuaries run wild round here when the rains arrive with summer. You won t get in by road; the only way in or out is by air.
The coast, the estuaries and East Arnhem Land s savannah woodlands swarm with salt-water crocs bigger than the tinnies everyone gets about in. This chunk of the Northern Territory is almost the size of England, though its population s just shy of 20,000 (compare that to the latter s 56 million).
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Paul Stephenson, 69, died while trying to move his cattle to higher ground on a property at Killarney (pictured with wife Colleen)
The farmer who was killed while moving his cattle to safety through rising flood waters has been remembered as the heart and head of the family by his heartbroken wife.
Paul Stephenson, 69, was swept away from a surge of water from the Condamine River while moving his cattle to higher ground on a property at Killarney, on the Southern Downs in Queensland about 8pm Wednesday.
As more than 180mm of rain fell in just an hour, Mr Stephenson struggled during the vicious weather but unfortunately did not survive.
Heavy, intense rainfall may lead to life-threatening flash flooding, says BoM
Meanwhile, the Top End is experiencing torrential rain from a monsoon trough
BoM warns the risk of cyclones has been introduced and is monitoring situation
Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart are also experiencing wet weather
Meanwhile, Perth has hot weather and sunny skies while Adelaide is warming up
Australia s east and north coasts are bracing for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain that is set to bring dangerous flash flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall for much of New South Wales at 7pm on Wednesday night.
Artificial reefs offer hope with fish numbers, but concern for corals off Darwin
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Bigger boats, better equipment, accurate weather forecasts, social media and climate change are threatening fish populations. But there s hope.
Key points:
Artificial intelligence is being investigated to monitor sea life living on the reefs
Environmentalists want as much focus on coral reefs as artificial reefs in the face of climate change