A North Queensland politician has urged the federal government to consider the needs of the North and the ‘devastating ...

Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction.

Council has today endorsed the Event Specific Local Recovery & Resilience Action Plan (ESLRRAP), a comprehensive plan developed by the Local Recovery ...

Townsville Public Health Unit director Steven Donohue said case numbers were higher than usual. "I'm not surprised at the number of deaths but we are disturbed that this is a much bigger season ...

New data released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows that the total insured cost of extreme weather events ...

At 4.20am on Wednesday, an emergency alert for a “dangerous, fast-moving flood” was issued for people in the Georgetown area, northwest of Townsville, with residents in the low-lying areas ...

The receding waters eased fears that the region’s largest city, Townsville, might face similar havoc to what was recorded in 2019, when floods caused more than 1 billion Australian dollars ($620 ...

Flooding in Townsville, February 2025 [Photo: Queensland Fire Department] The weather conditions were among the most extreme ever recorded in the state of Queensland.

Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction.

At 4.20am on Wednesday, an emergency alert for a “dangerous, fast-moving flood” was issued for people in the Georgetown area, northwest of Townsville, with residents in the low-lying areas ...