Australian oil and gas producers have had to shell out 40% of their profits in tax, in addition to 30% company tax on profits, for years. And yet the amount collected is tiny: $2.4 billion.
University of Queensland scientists are studying a worm species fed a diet of polystyrene in the hope of discovering enzymes that could break down plastic.
Queensland began life under new head coach Billy Slater with a gritty performance studded with flashpoints of impressive skill.
Hormones make women’s hands, feet and ears stay around three degrees Celsius cooler than men’s.
Old Holden Commodores don't usually turn heads or start conversations. But Les Cook gets plenty of both wherever he takes his dark green VT model. Les owns Australia’s only electric powered Commodore
A proposed crackdown on tobacco in Queensland could lead to a smoking ban at outdoor markets and the licensing of vape sales.
Beaudesert Hospital Maternity unit has won a prestigious national award, just eight years after birthing services resumed at the facility
A statue of British seafarer James Cook has been removed from a plinth beside the main street of Cairns, after a long and sometimes controversial debate about its future.
Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science will relocate a freshwater crocodile that turned up last week at the showgrounds in the north Queensland town of Bowen.
A Queensland fair food advocate says urgent structural change is needed to reduce oversupply of fresh produce that leads to crops being dumped.
Seven months after appearing in court for "being a dickhead" and trying to sneak in squirrels from Bali, Jolly was charged in March 2021 for drug trafficking following a police search of his Tewantin residence.
The jobs-generating Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct infrastructure masterplan get the go-ahead from Townsville City Council.
Kahn Goodluck says genuine leadership is needed from governments to meet his region's top issue, the transition to clean, renewable energy.
Guess what's in the roof? This Queensland couple get the shock of their life!
Meet the amazing families who have been raising money for Cystic Fibrosis for 10 years.
Researchers are concerned about a rise in a mystery disease that eats away turtle shells since this year's devastating floods in Queensland.
A new study has painted a sobering picture about the risk of intense tropical cyclones in the near future, as the climate changes.
The Queenslander is profiling a number of electorates as the federal election enters its final month. Each candidate will answer five questions in their pitch to you, the Queenslanders.
An industry scorecard finds Australia is leading the world on carbon farming, but uncertainty hangs over the sector with Labor pledging a review if elected.
A Queensland company has launched a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant turning waste and renewable feedstocks into low carbon fuel.
Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they’re often crucial to an animal’s survival.
It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand.
Craig Bellamy says Billy Slater's storied playing career means he is able to take a different path to being a NRL coach rather than starting as an assistant.
It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it. It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it.
Crocodiles in North Queensland are being removed from the wild because people are feeding them, sometimes with the goal of taking a selfie, according to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
Shredded recycled tyres are being used to make playground surfaces in Queensland but research shows the material can be toxic to human health and risk the environment, particularly the Great Barrier Reef.
Queenslanders, including voters in traditionally mining-reliant regional areas, believe action on climate change will grow Australia's economy rather than set it back, polling has found.
It's the time of year when baby crocodiles come into the world and emerge from the nest, with this clutch of new residents on the Daintree River arriving on February 22 – Steve Irwin’s birthday.
Queensland cattle are saving human lives by providing tissue for heart valve procedures in hospitals in more than 100 countries.
The devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales highlight, yet again, Australia’s failure to plan for natural disasters. As we’re seeing now in heartbreaking detail, everyday Australians bear the enormous cost of this inaction.
Hoons and rule breakers are ruining the environment in some of Queensland’s most beautiful national parks and state forests by starting illegal fires, driving into no-go areas and even chopping down trees. Amid jaw-dropping surveillance video of people riding unrestrained on the top of cars and the back of utes, figures reveal nearly $700,000 in fines were handed out last financial year.
