Thousands of residents are beginning to return home to assess damage to their homes and businesses.

BBC Australia reporter Simon Atkinson visits Townsville, which was hit by severe rainfall over the weekend. Dozens more USAID ...

A second woman has died in floodwaters in north Queensland as locals prepare to clean up and rebuild after days of heavy rain ...

A further 100 homes in Townsville are forecast to go under water.

A second woman has died in floodwaters in a rain-hit Queensland region as showers begin to ease following days of torrential ...

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday ...

A second woman has died in floodwaters in a rain-hit Queensland region as showers begin to ease following days of torrential downpours.

As north Queensland waits to assess the damage of intensive flooding, people are finding solace in their communities — ...

Residents have been urged not to return to their homes as deadly floods battering Far North Queensland are set to worsen.

Conditions are starting to ease across north Queensland but authorities have warned the risk of dangerous flooding remains.

Posting the footage online, he summed up the bizarre yet quintessentially Aussie moment: "You never know what you’ll see during the floods." Marolla later told the ABC the barramundi "looked bloated" ...

Mr Duric lives across the street from the Ross River – overflowing and fast-moving – in Idalia, one of six suburbs labelled ...