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

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

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 ...

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

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

Rochester residents are angry the Victorian government's "short-sighted" response to flood protection leaves them fending for themselves.

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.

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

A drain was dug by excavator in the 1970s to act as a strainer to collects any debris (such as invasive weeds such as ...

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 ...