North Queensland has recorded three more deaths from melioidosis on top of four in the state's far north, while health ...

Houses are selling faster in Townsville than any other Queensland region with new data revealing the NQ capital recorded an ...

James Cook University admissions are up 20 per cent this year, as hundreds of students gather for this year’s O-week.

The life-threatening bacteria is often found lurking in Australian gardens, but experts warn it's on the move.

Environmentally hazardous cigarette butts may ironically hold the answer to cleansing Australia's waterways of major metal contaminants, according to a new James Cook University-led study published in ...

Immediate global action on “ambitious climate and reduced emissions targets” are now needed to halt “catastrophic damage” to the Great Barrier Reef. That’s the stark warning from Michael ...

Environmentally hazardous cigarette butts may ironically hold the answer to cleansing Australia's waterways of major metal contaminants, according to ...

Yasmin Baira says feeding her family is more challenging than ever as the cost of some grocery items has more than doubled over the past 15 years.

A second woman is confirmed to have died in flooding which has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities in northern Australia. Police said the 82-year-old woman's body was found in a cane ...

Better planning for extreme weather in a changing climate means learning from Australia's past mistakes and taking a tougher line on managing development. Australians would typically refer to floods, ...