Of course, Australia is way behind on the “river on fire” trend seeing as America had a river catch fire in 1969 when the Cuyahoga was set ablaze. Is this like how the 80’s didn’t get to ...

Residents of St George, a town in Australia’s flood-ravaged Queensland state, are watching rising river levels as the water that has caused more than A$5 billion ($5 billion) of damage moves ...

Key points: Several western Queensland rivers have reached moderate flood level; Forty one local government areas in the state have been fully drought declared, including all in western Queensland ...

TOWNS along six flood-swollen rivers in Queensland's central west are battening down as the outback deluge continues. Deals of the Week. In the know quiz. Sign Up. Log In. My account. Sign Out; ...

The Federal court has declared invalid the Queensland Government's wild rivers declarations over three Cape York river systems - over the Stewart Basin, Archer and Lockhart Rivers. The ...

Major flooding in northern Queensland rivers, as of 12.45pm February 2. Credit: Bureau of Meteorology The flood level for the Herbert River at Ingham set in 1967 was 15.2 metres.

— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 3, 2019 The Premier said the dam had been managed well, and the council did what it had to do. “That water needs to go somewhere.

As I wrote in March, whether the Wild Rivers Act was repealed or prolonged in the wake of the Queensland election, underlying issues concerning the future and politics of Cape York Peninsula would ...