Tributes for light plane crash victims
A leader in Queensland's agriculture industry has been remembered as a larger-than-life character with a generous heart after he was killed in a light plane crash alongside his 20-year-old son and the pilot.
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Wife murderer Nicholson in parole bid
Queensland murderer Clive Anthony Nicholson is making a bid for parole 19 years after bludgeoning his wife Julie to death with a hammer in their home.
Final Queensland floods report to be released
A review of the Queensland government's preparations for and response to catastrophic floods which killed 13 people and damaged 18,000 homes and businesses will hand over its final report.
Research sheds light on sexual violence
More than half of young Australian women have been victims of sexual crimes, according to shocking new figures showing the scourge of violence across the nation as much higher than previously reported.
Chris Dawson found guilty of murder
Christopher Dawson murdered his wife in January 1982 because he was so tortured at the thought of losing his teenage lover, a judge has found.
Repeat offenders firmly in NRL crosshairs
Graham Annesley has put the NRL's repeat offenders on notice, warning the match review committee can beef up charges and issue bans for minor offences to ensure the message sinks in.
‘Historic’ deal to modernise workplaces
The peak body for unions and small business representatives have struck a landmark deal on workplace reform ahead of the federal government's jobs and skills summit.
Kayaker paddles into the record books
Kayaker Bonnie Hancock has paddled her way into Australian sporting history, claiming two world records after a gruelling 254 day journey at sea.
World looks to Australia in hunt for data host
Data piped undersea from the United States to Queensland's Sunshine Coast could be the beginning of a future career for Australians in sustainable mega data centres.
Government to create biodiversity market
A biodiversity credits scheme would be the start of a "nationwide restoration" of Australia's environment, according to the prime minister.
Darling Downs remembers its role in crucial WW2 Pacific battle
The Toowoomba region will commemorate its contribution to the Battle of Milne Bay, one of the most important clashes in the Pacific during World War Two.
PM announces robodebt royal commission
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme.
Flying Doctor brings dental services to outback Queensland towns
We’ve all heard of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Its aeromedical retrieval and primary health care has been an essential part of life in rural Queensland since for almost 100 years.
Rare liver cancer treatment makes north Queensland debut
A Townsville grandfather has become the first Queenslander to get a rarely performed treatment for inoperable liver cancer outside of Brisbane.
Visa backlog a ‘hopeless situation’: PM
The backlog of skilled worker visas is a "hopeless situation" but the government is working as fast as it can to get them processed, the prime minister says.
Australia must confront climate risks: RBA
Australia must take action now to reduce the risk that climate change poses to a financial system that provides mortgages, insurance and protects savings, the central bank says.
Project to study Queensland turtles during lost years at sea
They set out from the east coast of Queensland, small and vulnerable, on sea journeys that last up to 16 years. Nobody knows for certain where Queensland loggerhead turtles go, but it’s thought they travel as far as South America before returning to breed in Australian waters.
Royal commission awaits virus response
A royal commission into Australia's COVID-19 response will be held as soon as is practical, Anthony Albanese says.
Celebrating the telegraph that changed Australia
The overland telegraph line that changed the way Australia communicated with the outside world is turning 150 years old.
Wik make stand as Cape York mining looms
A lot of uninvited guests have been turning up at Aunty Martha Koowarta's door in Aurukun recently. But the veteran Indigenous land rights campaigner has turned all of them away from her modest house in Queensland's western Cape York.
Fireball seen in night sky across southern Queensland
A blazing fireball streaked across the southern Queensland skies last night, with sightings reported across a large area.
Thancoupie blooms again in far north Queensland
During their last Australian tour, U2 honoured international women trailblazers by screening their photos whenever they played one of their hits. The first was She was Thancoupie, one of Australia's greatest contemporary ceramic artists.
Lethal marine debris transformed to celebration of tropical Queensland fish
They’re the deadliest thing in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria, drifting on the currents, catching and killing sea creatures on an enormous scale.
ACCC raises concerns on Qantas takeover of Alliance Airlines
Qantas' $614 million takeover of resources sector charter flights provider Alliance Airlines could be heading into turbulence.
Imprisonment numbers triple for Queensland women
The number of Queensland women receiving a prison sentence has more than tripled since 2005/06, jumping from 485 cases to more than 2100 over 13 years.
DNA from seawater promises revolution
Australian scientists are using DNA technology typically used in human medicine to discover what's living in the ocean and where - five litres at a time.
Soggy summer three-peat likely as BoM issues La Nina alert
The Bureau of Meteorology says a La Niña weather event could form in coming months, raising the prospect of a third consecutive soggy summer.
Sunshine Coast speeding bike video gets three charged
Police have charged three men who allegedly filmed themselves riding motorcycles at high speeds through the Sunshine Coast hinterland last month.
Most at risk are least prepared: Townsville bushfire report
As north Queensland heads toward bushfire season, a new report has found people living in high-risk areas around Townsville are least likely to be prepared.
Man charged five months after Darling Downs shooting
A man has been charged with murder five months after a driver was fatally shot in the head on Queensland's Darling Downs.
Knights investigate Ponga toilet video
Newcastle are investigating a video that has emerged on social media, featuring security escorting captain Kalyn Ponga and utility Kurt Mann out of a toilet.