The Latest Breaking News from the Gulf of Carpentaria

Search for light plane seen crashing into the sea

A maritime search is under way near a remote island after witnesses on a vessel reporting seeing a light aircraft crash into the sea.

AAP · Aug 25

Gouldian Finch: A Most Attractive and Colorful Bird You won't Believe Exist

How rare a Gouldian Finch ?

This small exotic bird rests calmly, showing off its vibrant feathers and elegant posture.

Gouldian Finches are Australia's most spectacularly colored grass finches, and are perhaps the most spectacularly colored of all Australian birds. They are small birds, with a bright green back, yellow…

Times Pets · Mar 24

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

AAP · Mar 16, 2024

Queensland facing days of life-threatening flash floods

Cairns is experiencing "life-threatening" flash-flooding due to ex-cyclone Jasper, while a young girl fights for her life after being struck by lightning.

AAP · Dec 16, 2023

Ex-cyclone Jasper moves west as storms smash southeast

More rain and storms have battered an already flood weary Queensland, as ex-tropical cyclone Jasper moves slowly west towards the Gulf of Carpentaria.

AAP · Dec 15, 2023

Taming wild northern rivers could harm marine fisheries and threaten endangered sawfish

Australia’s tropical northern rivers still run wild and free. These relatively pristine areas have so far avoided extensive development. But this might not last. There are ongoing scoping studies exploring irrigating agricultural land using water from these rivers.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

Two people seriously injured in NT plane crash

Several people have been injured after a small plane crashed while landing on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

AAP · Jun 16, 2023

Meteor blazes across north Queensland sky with blast of light and sound

Footage captured from Cairns on the east coast to Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria shows growing fireball exploding with a loud boom

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Roadhouse owner with 'nothing left' after Gulf of Carpentaria flooding as residents rally

Amid the destruction left behind by major flooding in the Gulf of Carpentaria, examples of solidarity are shining through as communities rally to walk the long road to recovery.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Residents in flood-ravaged Gulf of Carpentaria enter second month without work

Residents cut off by major floods in parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria are facing another month without work while businesses grapple with mass cancellations for the tourist season.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023