The Latest Breaking News from Townsville

In Queensland’s northern reaches lie the Wet Tropics, spanning about 450 kilometres between Townsville and Cooktown. These mountainous rainforests are a relic of the ancient continent of Gondwana, dating back million of years when Australia and parts of Antarctica were covered in rainforest.

When HIV arrived on Australian shores in the early 1980s, politicians and healthcare workers worried the virus would run rampant in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This didn’t happen – thanks to highly successful health promotion campaigns and public health programs rolled out around the country by Aboriginal-controlled medical…

Cam Waters held off rival Chaz Mostert and charging series leader Will Brown to claim an action-packed Supercars race win in Townsville.

Cam Waters has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of race 13 of Supercars in Townsville, waiting until the last minute to set the fastest lap during practice.

North Queensland playmaker Tom Dearden plays with Manly half Daly Cherry-Evans for Queensland but there will be no love lost in the NRL clash in Townsville.

Minute by minute: The Maroons won the first three-game Women’s State of Origin series after a 22-6 victory over NSW Sky Blues in Townsville

Before he emerged as an eccentric internet publisher of state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was born in Townsville, Australia

NSW struggled to adapt to wet conditions in the second women's State of Origin match and more rain is forecast on the night of the decider.

Kylie Hilder has stuck solid with the team that lost game two as NSW prepare to head to Townsville with the women's State of Origin series on the line.