A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack while spearfishing in Queensland. This is the second such death in Australia in recent weeks.
Australian authorities are investigating the death of an 80-year-old woman who was left on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef by the cruise ship Coral Adventurer. Her body was found during a search operation after she became separated from her group during a hike.
In Cairns, Australia, a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a hotel, forcing the evacuation of 300-400 people. Two hotel guests were hospitalized, and the helicopter's rotor blades fell into the pool and onto the esplanade.
Kayakers in Queensland rescued a wallaby that could have drowned during severe floods.
More than 300 people have been evacuated in the Australian state of Queensland due to flooding caused by a tropical cyclone. Roads and railways are blocked, homes are flooded, and the city of Cairns is at risk of being left without clean water.
