Conditions are starting to ease across Townsville but the risk of dangerous flooding remains in some areas of North Queensland.

Baking temperatures in Melbourne are forecast to plummet by 12C, while north Queenslanders are being warned to expect more ...

The Bureau of Meteorology warned that Tuesday could bring heavy rainfall between Cairns and Townsville with a severe weather ...

As north Queensland waits to assess the damage of intensive flooding, people are finding solace in their communities — ...

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Residents have been urged not to return to their homes as deadly floods battering Far North Queensland are set to worsen.

Some North Queensland residents have been told they cannot return home yet due to the ongoing flooding threat and forecast for more wet weather in coming days.

A sodden community still reeling from a 63-year-old woman's death is bracing for more rain with a 58-year-old flood record at ...

Northern Queensland floods are yet to reach predicted levels. Parts of the north-east have had about a metre of rain since ...

Animal rescuers in Australia responded to a hotel where a bat apparently attempted to take a drink from the swimming pool and ...

Mr Duric lives across the street from the Ross River – overflowing and fast-moving – in Idalia, one of six suburbs labelled ...

Temperatures in the Coral Sea have been 1-2 degrees warmer than average. The adjoining coastline has just seen 1-1.5 metres ...