The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

Unprecedented rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Jasper has triggered widespread flooding in far north Queensland, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.

A 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile has been found swimming in floodwaters at a north Queensland town after a creek burst its banks.

Nine people stuck on health clinic roof manage to reach higher ground but fears remain for community’s safety

The wet weather has not been able to stop heroic rescues across far north Queensland after the evacuation of a flooded town was postponed.

Queensland's Labor government has ushered in five new ministers as the successor to Annastacia Palaszczuk sets his sights on winning the 2024 state election.

Brisbane veteran Nathan Sobey almost dragged the Bullets over the line after they had trailed rivals Cairns by as much as 22 points during their NBL clash.

I am an artist with no workspace, camped by a sluggish creek and a busy highway in the Queensland heat, where the bush rats, pythons and mosquitoes are relentless

Cairns is experiencing "life-threatening" flash-flooding due to ex-cyclone Jasper, while a young girl fights for her life after being struck by lightning.

NSW Ambulance expects 10% uptick in calls and Bureau of Meteorology warns of the chance of destructive afternoon storms

More rain and storms have battered an already flood weary Queensland, as ex-tropical cyclone Jasper moves slowly west towards the Gulf of Carpentaria.