Here's what's causing the blackouts and how long they're expected to last. The NSW premier has backed two of his ministers embroiled in scandal after using a taxpayer-funded driver to take them to and ...

The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather system causing flooding in North Queensland will gradually start to ease from ...

The sugar-growing centre of Ingham, from where Queensland Premier David Crisafulli hails, was without mains power for a ...

Storms have already dumped more than a metre of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and ...

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

A video showing an unexpected rescue from a hotel pool in North Queensland has gone viral online, with many praising the kind ...

Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days ...

Queensland's Premier David Crisafulli offered his condolences to the "tight-knit" town of Ingham, after a 63-year-old woman ...

One person has died and thousands of others are under evacuation orders in Australia’s northeast after intense rain triggered ...

Flood-hit Townsville, a coastal tourist destination near the Great Barrier Reef, was declared a “black zone”. Read more at ...

Northern Queensland floods are yet to reach predicted levels. Parts of the north-east have had about a metre of rain since ...

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