The destruction from the rainfall over the past week was described as "quite frankly incredible" by David Crisafulli, the premier of Queensland, Australia.

Heavy rainfall has eased, but evacuated residents of northeastern Australia have been told it is not yet safe to return home ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two ...

A second woman is confirmed to have died in flooding which has inflicted "incredible" devastation on communities in northern ...

A second woman has died in floodwaters in a rain-hit Queensland region as showers begin to ease following days of torrential ...

Weather conditions are improving in North Queensland as thousands who were forced to evacuate are being told it's safe to return home. Flooding levels in Townsville have dropped from major to moderate ...

Ingham's swollen Herbert River is still on the rise with locals fearing it would reach beyond the record level of the 1967 ...

"This is going to be a recovery that doesn't go for a week or a month, this is going to take some time," Crisafulli said. A ...

Townsville residents have been cautiously told they can begin returning to their homes as the city appeared to "dodge a bullet" with easing rainfall.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes amid widespread severe flooding in northern Australia.

Further north in Ingham, a rural town of about 4,500 people, the waters had most likely flooded “well north” of 100 homes, Mr Crisafulli said in a separate interview with national broadcaster ABC.

Well, welcome back everyone, for what is going to be a great year. I must begin, though, by saying that I've just spoken again with the Premier of ...