Parts of Great Northern Highway cut off after heavy rainfall
Severe floods have isolated remote communities in Western Australia, causing major road closures and prompting emergency responses.
‘A big call for the IOC’: is the fight over Olympic rowing on Australia’s predator-infested Fitzroy River all a croc?
Australia's Queensland minister has threatened to eliminate rowing from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics unless it's hosted on the Fitzroy River, despite concerns over safety due to crocodiles.
Olympic rowing backed in crocodile-inhabited river amid 'nonsense' talk of shift
The Queensland government insists that the Fitzroy River will host rowing and canoeing events at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics despite concerns over safety and flooding.
Calls for more detail on coal mine water releases into reef catchment
A central Queensland conservation group demands greater transparency regarding water releases from coal mines into the Fitzroy Basin, which drains to the Great Barrier Reef.
Man dies after shooting in Melbourne’s inner north
A man was shot dead in Melbourne’s inner north, with homicide detectives investigating the incident that occurred after midnight on Saturday night.