Christopher Testa

The Kowanyama woman was 23 when she was last seen with a quarry caretaker more than 10 years ago, leading to a long-running inquest and a $500,000 reward.

Cape Tribulation is a major international tourist destination in the heart of the Daintree but a major landslip last month has rendered it largely inaccessible. Businesses there now fear permanent closure.

Port Douglas residents are weary after the mains water is switched off for the second time this month amid concerns for the tourist town's reputation as they are told to fill water containers.

Divers have captured underwater footage of coral bleaching and algal blooms in the Great Barrier Reef after Tropical Cyclone Jasper dumped metres of rain on Far North Queensland, while aerial imagery shows sediment washing out to sea.

A boost in trade is welcomed as a silver lining for some Far North Queensland businesses as the region continues to rebuild. But the detours mean other parts of the area are missing out on visitors.

Homes and buildings in Degarra were coated in waist-deep mud after last month's floods. The Queensland government has promised to give residents somewhere to stay temporarily.

Weary residents in storm-ravaged towns, who had just started to get on top of clean-up efforts, are facing the possibility of more rain.

A monsoon trough has brought heavy rain to regions still sodden after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. 

A popular tourist drive and a critical freight route closed by extreme weather are closer to re-opening north of Cairns, but the state government says they are still months away from being fully repaired.

A woman is expected to face court Thursday morning after being charged with the murder of an elderly man who was allegedly stabbed inside his unit at Palm Cove overnight.

The Queensland government will attempt to lure tourists back to the state's flood-ravaged far north with discounted flights and accommodation.

Cairns' mayor estimates that the city was two hours away from losing its water supply during last week's torrential rain, bringing to the fore the city's urgent need to upgrade its water supply.

Far North Queensland growers are reporting major losses to Cyclone Jasper and torrential rain as the tropical fruit season peaks for Christmas, including sweeping damage across mango orchards.

It's easy for Dan Bateman to list what he had to leave behind in Far North Queensland floodwater, because the answer is "everything".

Parts of Far North Queensland are beginning to assess just how much damage has been caused by widespread flooding. Look back on Tuesday's updates.

Several people have been evacuated and the extent of the damage is beginning to emerge in Far North Queensland as ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper continues to cause widespread heavy rain and flooding.

The cyclone is expected to take several hours to fully cross the coast due to its size, with authorities warning of potentially life-threatening flash flooding. Look back on Wednesday's updates.

Ominous dark clouds have moved across Cairns and rain has begun to fall in Far North Queensland ahead of the storm, expected to make landfall as a category two cyclone. 

It's been half a century since two armed bandits ambushed a train in tropical Queensland rainforest, making off with the equivalent of $80,000 in today's money. Despite whispers of an inside job, nobody's ever been caught.

Your cyclone plan may revolve around your flood zoning, your pets, and the tide times. Here's everything you need to know to prepare ahead of Tropical Cyclone Jasper and beyond.

Queensland's workplace safety regulator has urged the increased vigilance of dive operators after the deaths of two tourists in their 70s on snorkelling trips in a matter of weeks.

The BOM says a tropical low over the Solomon Islands is likely to develop into a severe storm that might head our way.

A man is lucky to be alive after being bitten by a shark off the coast of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland while diving for sea cucumbers.

A trawler crew in distress off the Queensland coast fired off an emergency beacon. They watched their boat go down in tropical waters after a freighter came to their rescue.

Brett Quinn died when the crane he was working on came too close to powerlines. A magistrate has ruled there is not enough evidence for his employer to be convicted of breaching its electrical safety duty.