Flood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in ...

The attack was the second shark fatality in the country's waters this year, about a month after surfer Lance Appleby was ...

Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned ...

A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark in Queensland, Australia. Paramedics responded to reports of a ...

BBC Australia reporter Simon Atkinson visits Townsville, which was hit by severe rainfall over the weekend. Dozens more USAID ...

More extreme rainfall and higher frequencies of flooded rivers and flash floods around the world have a clear link to climate ...

SYDNEY: Fast-moving floodwaters rose on Monday (Feb 3) in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out ...

Growers rushed to pick, pack and truck their bananas out before the rain started, but say it will be difficult to restock ...

A 77-year-old tourist has been found dead in a remote part of Western Australia after her vehicle became bogged in the sand as temperatures reached the high 40s.

Successive governments have announced, but never really stuck to, top-down fiscal rules designed to ensure the state’s ...

Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days ...

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he has been left "surprised and disappointed" by a Queensland government move to dump ...