Burketown flood at ‘record levels’ with helicopter evacuations to continue throughout the day. This blog is now closed The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is holding a press conference in ...

Hard-hit residents in Burketown, where nearly 40 houses were ... Mr Miles said additional staff would be brought in to help flood-affected residents navigate recovery grants.

The flood watch extends from Townsville north to ... coastline would also see heavy rain this week. "Places like Burketown and Normanton right through the Gulf Country and down to the Northern ...

The majority of residents in the stranded Queensland town of Burketown have been evacuated as major flooding impacts the area. At least 37 properties are inundated by floodwaters while water ...

In the settlement of Burketown in the mid-19th century ... natural diasters wreaked havoc — bringing drought, flooding and fires — and racial tension between indigenous locals and settlers ...