Baby born in cyclone evacuation centre
Amid the chaos and devastation of Cyclone Yasi, a yet-to-be named baby girl has been born at a Cairns evacuation centre.
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Cyclone Yasi - how the web sees it
Messages from Twitter and Facebook as north Queensland wakes up to the devastation of its worst battering in recent history.
Kiwis caught in Cyclone Yasi with 'nowhere to go'
Former Auckland police officer Sandy Beckett said he would rather take on a crocodile than sit through Cyclone Yasi.
Ex-Tall Black set to ride out Yasi in wardrobe
Former Tall Black Phill Jones converted his master bedroom's walk-in wardrobe into a virtual bunker to protect his family against Cyclone Yasi.
Queensland faces 24 hrs of terror
'The most serious cyclone you can have' is how Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is describing the storm set to ravage the state tonight. The storm has been upgraded to a Category Five cyclone - the most severe level imaginable.
Queenslanders flee cyclone Yasi
Thousands of people are fleeing their homes and hospitals are being emptied as severe tropical cyclone Yasi bears down on the north Queensland coast.
Evacuations start ahead of Queensland cyclone
Evacuations are underway as severe tropical cyclone Yasi continues its charge towards the north Queensland coast.
Severe thunderstorms menace Queensland
Severe thunderstorms have hampered the reconnection of power to flood-weary southeast Queenslanders.
Queensland teen survives raging torrent
Queensland police say a teenager photographed as she was swept to what appeared to be certain death in Toowoomba has survived.
Toowoomba mother, son to be buried together
About 150 mourners gathered to farewell Donna and Jordan Rice - the teen who sacrificed himself to save his brother.
Floods: now the blame game begins
As floodwaters continue to isolate large areas of Queensland and Victoria, the ground is being laid for recriminations and blame.
Auckland sends second rescue boat to Brisbane
Sealegs International is to deploy a second rescue craft in Brisbane.