Border Force seizes foreign fishing boat and detains crew off Far North Queensland
Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized a suspected foreign fishing boat off Queensland’s northern tip and detained its…
Alleged people smuggler faces court, group of foreign nationals deported after illegal boat landing on Cape York
The federal government says a group of foreign nationals has been removed from Australia after reaching Far North…
Scientists ‘crack the code’ as endangered palm cockatoo chick hatches in artificial nest
There is no greater test of a home makeover than whether its most discerning residents choose to move…
Tropical low 34U a high chance of becoming Cyclone Narelle off Far North Queensland
A cyclone watch could be issued today with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warning that a “strong or…
Farmer builds chapel for Tongan workers, the ‘backbone’ of her banana farm
It took Queensland farmer Francis Inderbitzin 10 years to save for her dream. The remote town of Lakeland…
Man fined $30,000 for poaching rare snakes from Far North Queensland rainforest
A New South Wales man who admitted to poaching several rare snakes from a rainforest national park in…
Flotilla of foreign fishing boats spotted in Torres Strait waters
Graham Kerridge says he was at the helm of a helicopter over Australian waters when he spotted a…
Foreign boat pictured in Queensland creek as alleged illegal fishers reach mainland
A foreign fishing vessel has been spotted inside an Australian mainland creek and river following a spate of…
Severe thunderstorms and flooding to hit eastern seaboard in weather switch-up
After last week’s extreme heatwave and devastating bushfires, a major shift in the weather pattern will help deliver…