A rare soil-borne disease has claimed the lives of 12 people in northern Queensland, amid a surge in cases since the start of the year.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is sitting around 970km northeast of Mackay in Queensland and is slowly moving southeast while also intensifying. It is expected to become a category three system on Wednesday as it tracks farther away from the Queensland coast.

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The former PM, now president of the International Hydropower Association, says the energy sector remains “sceptical” about Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power.

The short answer to this question is that it is possible, but meteorologists can’t make the call either way just yet.

Hello and welcome to Yahoo's live news blog this Tuesday. Two men have been stabbed in a Bunnings car park in Melbourne after they went searching for a pair of stolen Apple air pods. A Virgin Australia pilot tipped off the government about Chinese warships off the Australian coastline after intercepting their radio calls.

Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record rainfalls.

Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind, with a possible generation capacity of over 26GW.

SYDNEY: Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall, reported Xinhua.

The chief of the intelligence agency is warning of deeper, wider security threats over the next five years, from both friends and foes. Is the law ready to respond?

Relationships Australia Queensland (RAQ) has back-paid 980 current and former employees a total of $5.64 million following a series of underpayments spanning from December 2014 to April 2023.

Social entrepreneurs in Queensland, Australia, will receive AUS $80 million of social investment in what an expert is calling ‘the most significant initiative by a state government in the history of social enterprise’.