The outbreak of the deadly "mud bug" melioidosis in north Queensland has not yet abated since it began at the start of this ...

The tropics are set to turn it up later this year as Dream Aloud Festival returns to Gimuy/Cairns with a stellar line-up of ...

No matter how many times you've been here nothing quite prepares you for the humidity of Tropical North Queensland (TNQ). But adventure was also in the air and with the aircon on full blast we ...

Insured losses in Queensland have soared to $1.5bn from almost 130,000 claims after the Sunshine State was battered by two ...

An outbreak of a soil borne disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding has resulted in dozens of deaths in northern ...

The death toll from an outbreak of a tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding in northern Australia has ...

Billionaires and big plans usually go hand-in-hand with the sale of Queensland tropical islandswhich are labelled the jewels ...

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has released new figures on the two major severe weather catastrophes that have ...

Insurance claims for damage linked to ex-tropical cyclone Alfred and earlier record flooding in north Queensland have almost ...

Melioidosis occurs most commonly in tropical areas ... Nonetheless, the scale of the current outbreak in north Queensland is highly unusual. Anyone can contract melioidosis, but certain medical ...

A majority of claims for both extreme weather events were for house damage, with 104,389 claims and 8725 claims lodged for Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the North Queensland floods respectively.