Aaron Bunch Journalist with Australian Associated Press | Collection of published work | + 61 484 008 119 | abunch@aap.com.au
Archive for February, 2019
Qld farmers face devastating flood losses
Graziers in Queensland’s flooded northwest may have lost up to half their herds on the back of years of crippling drought. February 7, 2019 Queensland graziers who were battling drought last week may have lost half their herds in devastating floods after copping three years of rain in just ten days. Flood waters have swamped […]
Emotional toll expected from Qld floods
Queensland’s big wet is far from over, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk saying the enormity of what people had been through would now begin to hit them. February 6, 2019 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says residents in flood-ravaged north Queensland are resilient but have an emotional few months of recovery ahead. As the flood crisis enters its […]
Hundreds waiting for Qld floods to recede
North Queensland’s one-in-100-year monsoonal deluge is far from over, with more heavy rain forecast, as hundreds of people remain holed up in evacuation centres. February 6, 2019 Hundreds of people remain holed up in evacuation centres across Townsville waiting for floodwaters to recede as North Queensland’s big wet rolls into its 12th day. The one-in-100-year monsoonal deluge is […]
Two bodies found in Queensland floodwaters
Two bodies have been found in the search for missing men in floodwaters north of Queensland. February 5, 2019 The bodies of two men have been found after a search in flood-ravaged Townsville. The bodies were found about midday on Tuesday as floodwaters receded in a large open stormwater drain running through the Aitkenvale Park, […]
Two men missing as Qld flood enters day 11
North Queensland’s big wet rolls on, with thousands of people evacuated, hundreds of homes in Townsville inundated and two men missing near floodwaters. February 5, 2019 Two men are missing near floodwaters and thousands of people have been evacuated as North Queensland’s flood crisis rolls into its 11th day. Hughie Morton, 21, and Troy Mathieson, 23, […]
Murder-accused Qld man admits burying wife
A Queensland man on trial for his wife’s murder has denied the charge but admits he buried her dead body then dug it up and moved it. February 4, 2019 A Queensland man denies murdering his wife but admits burying her body at an undisclosed spot, digging it up a few years later and burying […]
Qld man denies murdering missing wife
A Queensland man on trial for his wife’s murder denies murdering her but admits interfering with her corpse. February 4, 2019 A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife and interfering with her corpse more than a decade ago has denied killing her but admitted tampering with her dead body. Edmund Ian Riggs told the […]
Qld man interfered with wife’s corpse
A Queensland man on trial for his wife’s murder has pleaded guilty to interfering with her dead body but denied murdering her. February 4, 2019 A Queensland man accused of murdering his wife and interfering with her corpse more than a decade ago has denied killing her but admitted tampering with her dead body. Edmund […]
North Queensland flood crisis continues
Townsville residents are braced for more flooding as a massive monsoonal deluge continues to dump rain across north Queensland, with properties at risk. February 2, 2019 North Queensland residents have woken to another day of torrential rain as a once in a 100-year big wet rolls on. The massive monsoonal deluge has caused landslips and […]
Qld MP to learn fate over harassment claim
A Queensland MP facing expulsion from his party following claims about his conduct towards a teenage girl is expected to learn his fate. February 1, 2019 A Queensland MP is expected to learn his fate following allegations about his conduct toward a teenage girl while he was on holiday interstate. Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan has […]
Qld big wet not done yet, more rain on way
The big wet continues to pound north Queensland,with residents from Innisfail to Bowen warned more heavy falls are on the way. February 1, 2019 Mop up operations are underway in and around Townsville following days of torrential rain, flash flooding and landslips. The big wet isn’t done with north Queensland yet, however, with residents from […]