Although floodwaters have receded in North Queensland, a waterborne illness has killed several dogs in recent days.

Naomi Lewis was mountain biking along a rainforest path when she fell into the Gympie-Gympie plant and was covered in its ...

Newcastle mum Jude Hunter says medical professionals failed her child – and shattered her entire family – after the teenager ...

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

Residents in a tiny Queensland town say they are sick of seeing their old hospital building rot away, so a local builder is ...

Seven people were taken to hospital with snake bites in Queensland over the weekend, with paramedics being called out to treat 15 people for snake bites over the last week.

SA Health has cheekily shared a raunchy post on social media to remind South Aussie lovebirds to practise safe sex.

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

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

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 ...

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

Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes amid detections of Japanese encephalitis virus ...