BoM boss exits stage left, seven months after the $96m weather site fell over

SMH · Nick Newling, Mike Foley · Tuesday 19 May 2026

BoM boss exits stage left, seven months after the $96m weather site fell over

Peter Stone, former acting chief of the Bureau of Meteorology, is leaving the agency nearly seven months after the bungled $96 million website refresh.

Ninety-six million for a website that couldn't tell you if it was raining, and the bloke at the top walks seven months later with the dignity of a controlled demolition. The accountability cycle in Canberra runs at the speed of a BoM radar refresh.

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