Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday.

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Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world—and this could ...

A mysterious yellow stalk, smelling of rotten flesh, has sprouted in residents’ back yards and around Mackay CBD.

Today I’ve traded the Jayco Penguin for the relative luxury of a dog-friendly Airbnb. Another myth busted — people back in ...

Keen bushwalkers say Far North Queensland’s rainforest has the potential to become an international hiking mecca among the ...

Newsport reader Leanne Allen Baker reaffirmed the road situation in an online comment. “It's fine I just drove it,” she stated. “Little bit of water, where it's always been after a rain, on the road ...

Picture: Facebook Areas from Cairns to Mackay were smashed with tropical rain overnight, recording between 150mm and 250mm of rain in 24 hours. The North Ward recorded a whopping 348mm within the ...

But he says 40 per cent of calls have been for tarps on leaky roofs. "Which means it was [damaged by] Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, and they still haven't been able to get their roof fixed ...

The first monsoonal influence of 2025 is expected to bring significant rain to Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western ...

A marine wind warning is in place for the Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast. Mr How said the chance of a tropical low in the North Coral Sea turning into a cyclone had reduced ...