Experts say a machete ban and tougher laws could reduce knives on the street, but that there’s limited data on whether it ...

Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones ...

Communities in south-east Queensland and north-east NSW are bracing for a tropical cyclone to hit the area for the first time ...

Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says emergency generators will be deployed in communities without power once it is safe to do ...

A potentially deadly virus was detected for the first time in Queensland’s capital as the state health authority issued warnings about the mosquito-borne disease in the wake of extreme weather ...

Approaching slowly and hitting hard, Cyclone Alfred wreaked havoc across south-east Queensland and northern NSW — and then ...

Strong winds have already cut power to thousands of homes, and Brisbane Airport has been closed, with hundreds of flights now ...

Authorities continue to update Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s expected landfall time as millions of Australians brace for its ...

Hundreds of schools across south-east Queensland and northern NSW remain closed as torrential rains and flooding from ex-cyclone Alfred create dangerous conditions across the regions.

Alfred is expected to cross the mainland coast, between Maroochydore and Bribie Island, on Saturday morning. What damage will ...