Life on Willis Island in the Coral Sea, one of the world’s most remote weather stations
Welcome to Willis Island: population four.The tiny atoll is a speck in the Coral Sea — a two-day, 450-kilometre boat journey from Cairns.For the island's…
Nearly 300 Wujal Wujal residents evacuated after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper, as Kowanyama braces for floods
Kathleen Walker's Christmas dinner is underwater.The Wujal Wujal woman is at Cooktown, north of Port Douglas, displaced by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.Cut off without power and…
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper extends to Cape York, with floods forecast for Kowanyama
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper is "still alive and kicking," the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has said, with floods forecast for Kowanyama in Cape York. BOM's senior forecaster…
Major flooding in Far North Queensland as remnants of Cyclone Jasper dump heavy rain
Heavy rain is continuing to batter Queensland's far north, causing heavy flooding in low-lying areas as rivers burst their banks in the wake of Tropical…