Tens of thousands of Australians were stranded by floodwaters.

Risk of flooding remains high for Queensland and northern NSW as 20,000 people evacuated.

At least two people have died and around 20,000 have been ordered to leave their homes.

More than 40,000 people have been urged to leave their homes after Cyclone Debbie.

Flooding has begun and Queensland residents are scrambling for sandbags.

Anger is brewing after thieves used storm devastation as cover to steal from businesses.

Shocking images reveal Debbie's damage as authorities scramble to assist holiday-makers.

Whitsundays holiday paradise left a shell of its former self following 200km/h battering.

Queensland's MP Jason Costigan prepares for a major clean up from the damage of Cyclone Debbie.

Debbie downgraded but full extent of devastation still to be revealed.

Reports of injuries - and possibly deaths - were expected overnight in Queensland.

Cyclone Debbie tore roofs from buildings and sent debris flying as it hit Queensland.

Families have built bunkers in their bathrooms as they shelter from Cyclone Debbie.

Cyclone Debbie, downgraded to a category 3, has been classified as a "catastrophe".

While other areas were evacuated, Hamilton Island residents are forced to bunker down.

Huge swirling grey clouds are seen, capturing the immense power of Cyclone Debbie.

Cyclone Debbie looked like "garbage" until one factor made a storm-chaser take notice.

Cyclone Debbie brings scary prediction on future destruction of cyclones in Australia.

Vulnerable north Queenslanders have been told to leave home now as Debbie closes in.

Thousands of Queenslanders have been evacuated ahead of Tropical Cyclone Debbie.

Evacuations begin as residents prepare for potential 260km/h-wind storm.

The Queenslander who was mauled by a crocodile after being dared to jump into a river says "it was all worth it".

A teenage boy who was attacked by a crocodile desperately fought off the predator.

Watch: Pest controller stumbled upon a harrowing huntsman family in the roof of a Queensland home.

Gabe Meyer never came home from the gym. He had no idea how much danger his own sister's romance with an older man had put him in.

Alex Newlove checks into a hotel within easy reach of North Queensland's star natural attractions.

It's been a while since we heard from Gable Tostee.

Everything's in easy reach on a self-drive tour of the Sunshine Coast, finds Linda Thompson.

A British backpacker allegedly repeatedly raped and taken on a 1500km journey has spoken about her "survival".

Former girlfriend of backpacker rape accused says he beat her up.