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

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Some North Queensland residents have been told they cannot return home yet due to the ongoing flooding threat and forecast for more wet weather in coming days.

A sodden community still reeling from a 63-year-old woman's death is bracing for more rain with a 58-year-old flood record at ...

North Queensland continues to face a flood emergency, with some parts struck by close to 2 metres of rain since the disaster ...

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

Fast-moving floodwaters rose in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping away a ...

Queensland's state premier said the region has faced rainfall of "monsoonal proportions" - as residents were told to be wary ...

Fast-moving floodwaters rose Monday in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping ...

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared the floods impacting regions of North Queensland since January 29, a ...