From a big bird. I stand up and look around. I’m in the Daintree Rainforest, two hours’ drive up the coast from the seaside city of Cairns, in the far north of Australia. Here and there ...

Daintree Rainforest leads to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the reef. Fuel up in Cairns, as petrol stations are ...

Townsville's major dam is overfull, and those in low-lying residents are being instructed to be ready to evacuate their homes if the waters continue to rise as heavy falls continue.