SAVANNAH MEACHAM

A review sparked by the CFMEU scandal has been slammed as a "whitewash" after it recommended mandatory reporting of suspected criminal conduct.

Anxious residents in two regional areas are waiting for floodwaters to subside after emergency alerts were issued for rising river levels following days of heavy rain.

Anxious residents in two regional areas are waiting for floodwaters to subside after emergency alerts were issued for rising river levels following days of heavy rain.

Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and flash flooding are expected for swathes of Queensland as a tropical low looms over the state's north.

A teenager is lucky to survive being sucked into a drain by floodwaters as a rain-hit state braces for more wet weather.

A lucky escape by a teenager sucked into a drain has prompted a heartfelt plea to avoid floodwaters as showers eased in a rain-hit region.

A couple accused of spying on Australia for Russia will remain in custody as their case faces more...

Australian Army private Kira Korolev and her labourer husband Igor Korolev were arrested in July, accused of spying on Australia for Russia.