Brisbane Times | Labor pledges $58.5m to improve forecasting of extreme weather Brisbane Times Labor hopes that by investing more in forecasting Australia will be better prepared for extreme weather events such as cyclone Yasi, which caused heavy flooding to Ingham and across northern Queensland. Photo: Craig Abraham. Full election coverage ... Labor committed to more funding pledges $59m Bureau of Meteorology upgrade to usher in a next-generation weather ... Labor promises to expand extreme weather response |