The government weather agency has been urged to make changes to its website after an overhaul has been criticised by the public and politicians alike.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) published wide-scale changes to its website last week, but a number of users complained about issues with accessibility and user-friendliness.

Some residents in Queensland even claimed the changes left them unprepared for wild weather in the state over the past week, with the state's Premier David Crisafulli claiming: "The changes to the website don't make sense… the website is flawed".

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Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said he had asked for a meeting with Bureau CEO Peter Stone, admitting the website was falling sh

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