Rappler's latest stories on Queensland
Aussie kids take stolen car on 1,000-kilometer road trip
A 14-year-old boy, two 13-year-old boys and a 10-year-old girl go on a road trip across the Australian outback, taking cash and packing fishing rods in a vehicle belonging to one of their families
'Hundreds of thousands' of cattle feared dead after Australia floods
About half of Australia's 25-million strong cattle herd is bred in Queensland state, and graziers say the floods – described as a once-a-century event – could devastate their industry
'Unprecedented' flooding to hit northeast Australia
(3rd UPDATE) 'It's basically not just a one-in-20-year event, it's a one-in-100-year event,' says Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
In a first in Australia courts, man jailed for assisting wife's suicide
An Australian court sentences a man 10 years in prison for helping his wife commit suicide so he could access her life insurance, in what the judge calls a precedent-setting case
Australia unveils starfish-killing robot to protect Barrier Reef
Software will enable the bot to detect crown-of-thorns starfish, which eat coral, and "instigate an injection which is fatal" to the predators. The injection is harmless to other reef creatures.
Rappler Talk with Peter Greste: Strong journalism in the age of strongmen
Currently a journalism professor at the University of Queensland in Australia, Greste was arrested by the Egyptian authorities for terrorism-related charges for his work as a journalist in 2013
Filipina scientist wins prestigious 'Women in Science' fellowship in Australia
Dr Jacquiline Romero, a researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia, is recognized as an Australian Fellow of the prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship for her work on quantum alphabets
Cerita relawan Indonesia di Masjid Gold Coast
Warga Indonesia berlomba mendulang pahala di Negeri Kangguru pada bulan Ramadan
Australian who killed 8 children avoids charges
The Queensland Mental Health Court found an Australian mother who killed 7 of her children and a niece could not be held criminally responsible as she had suffered a psychotic episode from an undiagnosed mental condition
Big clean-up under way in flood-ravaged Australia
The Insurance Council of Australia estimates the damage bill could reach Aus 1 billion US 770 million
Australia floods still rising, police search for missing
At least two people are dead and several missing due to the powerful Cyclone Debbie
Australia floods still rising with 2 dead, 4 missing
3rd UPDATE Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from a string of towns in Queensland and New South Wales as the floods move south towards Ballina
Torrential rain, floods hamper Australia cyclone relief
Cyclone Debbie has been downgraded to a tropical low as it tracks southeast but continues to pack damaging wind gusts and dump huge amounts of rain with Brisbane now in the firing line
Australia's Port of Melbourne sold for $7.3B
An Australian led consortium with Chinese investment wins a 50 year lease on the nation s biggest container and cargo port for Aus 9 7 billion US 7 3 billion the latest maritime asset to be privatized
Australia's ruling conservatives struggle to form government
4th UPDATE 76 seats are needed to rule outright in the 150 seat House of Representatives but there was a swing against the government as vote counting went deep into the night
Australian state buys cattle station to help Barrier Reef
Run off from the cattle station carries sediment to the reef damaging it further
Death toll from Australian storm rises to 4
In Tasmania Premier Will Hodgman says they ve experienced the worst flooding in 40 years and it s likely to get worse
East Australian coast lashed by freak storm
The wild storm struck New South Wales after wreaking havoc in Queensland state with an intense low pressure system bringing heavy rains gales and rough seas
How fossil fuels destroy biodiversity
If the Philippines continues to depend on fossil fuels it will undoubtedly worsen the conditions of wildlife in the country and subsequently our well being as a society
Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef – scientists
Aerial surveys of Australia s Great Barrier Reef have revealed the worst bleaching on record in the icon s pristine north
Pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Australia
The woman became infected with the Zika virus abroad according to Australian officials
PAL flies to New Zealand starting December 2
PAL will operate a 4 times a week service to Auckland New Zealand via Cairns Queensland Australia
Death toll rises to 6 in Australian floods
Numerous communities remain isolated as flood warnings continue following heavy rains in Australia
Thousands beg Australia not to deport autistic Filipino boy
UPDATED The family of Tyrone Sevilla presents a petition signed by more than 120 000 people to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton s electoral office in Brisbane
Australia's north battens down for Cyclone Nathan
Tropical Cyclone Nathan currently a Category 3 storm is tracking back towards the Cooktown area some 260 kilometers 160 miles from popular tourist destination Cairns
Fears over plastic-eating coral in Australia's Barrier Reef
The scientists found that when they placed corals from the reef into plastic contaminated water the marine life ate plastic at rates only slightly lower than their normal rate of feeding on marine plankton
Australia clears up after 'devastating' twin cyclones
Tropical cyclones Lam and Marcia hit different parts of Australia leaving a trail of destruction in the continent
Australia warns of 'calamity' as massive cyclone roars ashore
Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia is expected to cause significant damage after being upgraded to a category 5 the most severe
Australia's northeast braces for double cyclone hit
A pair of tropical cyclones bears down on northeastern Australia and emergency officials warn residents to take shelter ahead of torrential rain and flooding destructive winds and massive seas
Australia's Barrier Reef 'risks becoming dumping ground' – WWF
Australia s Great Barrier Reef could be severely damaged if the government does not completely ban the dumping of dredge waste in the World Heritage listed waters
Shock state election rout piles pressure on Australian PM
The demise of the Liberal National coalition LNP in Queensland elections held Saturday January 31 piles further pressure on Tony Abbott
WHO: Countries must plan for 'common' mental disorders
The World Health Organization WHO identifies depression suicide autism and dementia as priorities in tackling mental health challenges – disorders that countries health care systems need to plan how to handle
Australian who worked with Ebola victims tested for virus
UPDATED Queensland state chief health officer Jeanette Young says the 57 year old volunteer Red Cross nurse developed a low grade fever on Thursday morning and went to Cairns Hospital where she was put into isolation
Koala survives terrifying ride clinging to car
The Australia Zoo wildlife hospital said Timberwolf the koala latched onto the bottom of a car as it sped away with the family inside not knowing they had a marsupial on board
Australian family hit by both MH17, MH370 tragedies
An Australian family lost members in both the MH17 crash and the missing MH370 flight
The long, slow march of 'biofortified' genetically modified food
Research into biofortified food has looked at boosting levels of important micronutrients in rice banana cassava and corn but progress has also been slow
Australia skydiving plane crash kills 5
UPDATED A pilot and four skydivers were on board; a worker at the airfield says it is the worst ever fatality accident they have suffered at Caboolture
Time running out for Great Barrier Reef – scientists
Report: If we don t increase our commitment to solve the burgeoning stress from local and global sources the reef will disappear
'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia
A team of scientists discovers the 3 new species as well as a host of other interesting species that may also be new to science
3 Filipinos killed in Australia car crash
The Filipinos car smashes into a road train in Queensland Australia
Military called in as deadly floods batter Australia
Australia ramped up its military response to deadly floodwaters rising in the country s sodden northeast Tuesday January 29 which have killed four people and displaced or isolated tens of thousands
3 dead, dozens trapped in Australia floods
Three people were dead and dozens trapped on the roofs of their homes in northeastern Australia Monday January 28 as severe floods swept through two states
Australian study arrests HIV progress to AIDS
David Harrich from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research said he had successfully modified a protein in HIV that the virus needed to replicate and instead made it inhibit virus growth
Australian scientists discover deep sea corals
Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef have discovered corals at depths never before thought possible with a deep sea robot finding specimens in waters nearly as dark as night
Sky-gazers in awe of total eclipse
Sky gazers in northern Australia donned protective glasses as the clouds parted Wednesday November 14 to allow them to witness one of nature s greatest phenomena a total eclipse of the sun
Thousands to watch rare total eclipse in Australia
Tens of thousands of people were flocking to Australia s tropical north Monday November 12 to watch a rare total solar eclipse a phenomenon officials say has not been seen in the region in 1 300 years
Rappler Army: The morning of May 5
Rapplers around the world sent in photos of how their Saturday morning looked like from where they were
