Urgent warning after soil borne disease surges in Far North Queensland claiming multiple lives amid severe wet weather
Far North Queensland is grappling with a dangerous surge in melioidosis cases - a deadly consequence of extreme wet weather ...
Muddies Rugby Union kicked out for two seasons over toxic clean-up
A local footy club, built on a reclaimed rubbish dump, has been kicked out of its home grounds for two years while a bayside ...
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Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces
Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in ...
Two more deaths from soil-borne disease melioidosis recorded in Far North Queensland
A Far North public health service says four people have died from melioidosis since New Year's Day and an investigation is ...
North Queensland residents cleaning up after floods warned of melioidosis, dengue fever
An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...
Duck Defensive End Stars in CBS Comedy 'Ghost'
At the headwaters of the Amazon in Columbia, 200 villagers greeted them at the river's edge. Devan Long, 6-4, a former ...
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The best off-road trips in Australia: Our most memorable 4x4 adventures
To celebrate 500 issues of 4X4 Australia magazine, three editorial elders share their most memorable adventures ...
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Queensland floods of 2011: The crisis that killed 33 people and devastated communities
The basements and carparks of inner-city buildings filled with muddy water. Cameras captured the moment riverside ... Others died near Townsville; Kuranda and Mareeba near Cairns; Cherbourg west of ...
Qantas's big step after recent controversies, Australia told to 'get used to' Chinese warships, outbreak death toll rises to 5
Australia is being warned it needs to "get to used to" Chinese warships off its coastline. Experts believe Beijing will ...