The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Rescue for stricken town as high cost of cyclone mounts

Supplies are trickling through to people stranded by flooding as far north Queenslanders assess the damage from devastating flooding and high winds.

AAP · Dec 18, 2023

Closure of inland route will increase freight costs ‘significantly’ for Queensland’s banana and mango growers

Sections of Palmerston Highway are ‘not even there any more’ as a result of flooding in the wake of ex-Cyclone Jasper

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

'Divisive' Oly portfolio axed in new-look state cabinet

The revamped Queensland cabinet does not feature an Olympics portfolio, with new state premier Steven Miles saying it had become "divisive".

AAP · Dec 18, 2023

December rainfall records smashed – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hit as floods leave towns isolated

Businesses ‘suffering significantly’ as ferries are cancelled and Cairns airport remains closed, leading to shortage of supplies

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

Flights stopped and crocodiles seen roaming streets as severe floods hit Australia’s Queensland

Queensland residents facing heavy rain and power outages as hundreds evacuate or forced to cling to roofs

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2023

Afternoon Update: ADF to help FNQ flood rescue; dodgy agents fined for underquoting; and how to pick a panettone

Defence force personnel deployed in region as Barron River catchment records 2,200mm of rain in last week, causing spill of flood water

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

Hundreds Evacuated As Flood Disaster Unfolds In Northeastern Australia

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

International Business Times · Dec 18, 2023

North Queensland's record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what's to come under climate change

Unprecedented rain brought by Tropical Cyclone Jasper has triggered widespread flooding in far north Queensland, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Cairns airport is closed, roads are extensively damaged and residents in the city’s northern beaches are cut off by floodwaters.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2023

Crocodile captured swimming in Queensland floodwaters

A 2.5 metre saltwater crocodile has been found swimming in floodwaters at a north Queensland town after a creek burst its banks.

AAP · Dec 18, 2023