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

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported ...

The deaths of 12 people in north Queensland in a “record breaking” outbreak of a rare bacterial disease has medical ...

There are growing concerns Tropical Cyclone Alfred could track towards the north Queensland coastline by the weekend.

There's been a surge of melioidosis cases this year. Here's everything you need to know about the disease, what's causing it ...

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

Residents in flood-ravaged parts of northern Queensland have been warned to remain vigilant as three people’s deaths are ...

“Tropical Cyclone Alfred is strengthening as it moves slowly eastwards in the Coral Sea, well offshore of the north ...

There are fears the arrival of wet season rains has created the perfect breeding conditions for two key carriers of Japanese ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred could strike a large population centre, with forecasters predicting a hit anywhere from Brisbane in ...

Health authorities in the tropical north coast region of Queensland confirmed on Tuesday that the death toll from melioidosis ...

Two cyclones have formed off Australia's west and east coasts – with one threatening to bring more rain to an already ...