The father of a Cairns emergency department nurse is calling for a permanent solution to ensure frontline workers’ safety, ...

The federal government has announced an extra $100 million in disaster relief for Queensland's flood-ravaged north.

Dry weather is on the horizon for parts of northern Australia after a fortnight of torrential rainfall and flooding.

A vital connection for tourists, truckies and locals heading from Townsville to Cairns is set to re-open after floods.

Parts of North Queensland are facing another battering from heavy rain, with major flood warnings issued for the beginning of this week.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News ... on Saturday as well as around the NSW border in the south west. Further heavy falls are likely in the ...

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday ...

While the Daintree has so far missed out on heavy falls in the past 24 hours, many coastal areas between Kuranda, Cairns and Ingham have received rainfall in the triple digits. According to the ...