One of Australia's largest phosphate deposits will export product in two months' time as global demand increases for the mineral used in fertiliser to grow the world's food.

The rain-soaked north of the country will continue to face heavy rainfall for days, while fires and wild storms continue to batter Victoria.

In Western Queensland, moderate flooding is occurring ... remains closed from Townsville to Cairns on the North Coast Line. Further west, flooding is still affecting the Mount Isa line.

A former north west Queensland councillor has been found guilty of two counts of fraud in relation to funding applications he made to the Queensland Rural Industry Development Authority.

A picture taken in the aftermath after a “crazy little storm cell” ripped through Cloncurry in North-West Queensland on Friday. Picture: Supplied Ms Dudley said the storm, which had damaged ...

Severe weather is impacting parts of Northern Queensland, with thousands told to evacuate ahead of life-threatening flooding which could inundate 1700 homes.

A landmark North-West Queensland pub lost part of its roof while other commercial and residential properties were damaged when a “wild” storm tore through Cloncurry. Emergency services were ...

The Bureau of Meteorology released a “severe thunderstorm warning” for parts of the North-West, including Cloncurry at 3.26pm on Friday. Picture: BOM Queensland Ambulance Service said there ...