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Townsville melioidosis deaths spark flood clean-up warning as dengue fever cases probed • Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Police charge Townsville man they shot three times • Feb. 18, 2025, 9:55 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Murder charge laid after man's body found at Woodstock, near Townsville • Feb. 11, 2025, 10:00 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Ollera Creek Bridge to reopen after collapsing into floodwater • Feb. 10, 2025, 8:09 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
‘Really worried’: flood-weary north Queensland prepares for more rain as Albanese and army arrive • Feb. 6, 2025, 8:04 AM ET (The Guardian)

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