A cyclone may soon loom on the horizon for a flood-hit region where multiple people have died in recent weeks from a deadly infection linked with heavy rain.

North Queensland is recovering from weeks of wet weather that caused record-breaking flooding from Mackay to Cairns, with two ...

SYDNEY: Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall, reported Xinhua.

An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...

Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in ...

Another person has died from a disease linked with heavy rain in a flood-hit region that may soon be on cyclone watch. Queensland Health confirmed an elderly person had died of melioidosis in ...

The cash, pledged in the lead-up to the federal election to be held before mid May, is for a range of projects including: Developing a flood plan for Douglas Shire including “nature-based solutions”; ...

Across north Queensland, insurers and brokers continue to help customers deal with the impacts of widespread record flooding three weeks ago. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has put the ...

North Queensland has a history of significant flood events, including one in 2019 that resulted in more than $1 billion in insured losses. Research indicated that proactive planning, improved ...

Another death from melioidosis has been confirmed, bringing to the total number of deaths from the flood-borne infectious disease to three.

Welcome to the wild, wild west. Sit down, grab a beer and say g’day to the outback publicans behind Queensland’s most remote ...