Suspected space junk washes up on north Queensland beach

Authorities are trying to determine how to safely contain a growing cluster of mysterious space debris that keeps washing ...

Severe weather warning for Queensland’s far north as more rain expected to soak region

Sodden and exhausted, far north Queenslanders are still waiting for a reprieve with more heavy rainfall predicted to soak the ...

Potentially toxic space debris discovered across North Queensland prompts exclusion zones

Queensland Police said they were called to the site at 2.25pm on Friday, July 3. “Police are currently investigating some suspicious objects on the beach,” a QPS spokesperson said. “An exclusion zone ...

Heavy rain brings flooding and melioidosis threat to north Queensland

The rain increases the risk of melioidosis, a bacterial infection linked to exposure to contaminated floodwaters. According ...
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Northern Queensland on flood alert as heavy rain forecast

The weather bureau says north Queensland should be prepared for a lengthy flood event. Heavy rainfall in the north-west and Gulf Country is intensifying as a monsoon trough heads south. A monsoon ...