Thousands of people have begun returning home to assess damage to their properties and businesses.

The BBC meets the residents of Townsville's "black zones" who have stayed put despite flood warnings.

BBC Australia reporter Simon Atkinson visits Townsville, which was hit by severe rainfall over the weekend.

The floods in northern Queensland have killed one woman and forced thousands more from their homes.

The defendants had denied the diabetic girl her insulin, believing God would save her, a court heard.

The youth pastor was spearfishing with his family off an island at the time of the attack.

Queensland's new laws will see children found guilty of serious crimes given harsher penalties.

A man who served nearly two years in detention is freed, over a burglary that killed a British expat.