Brave young Tyrique Tomarra celebrated his seventh birthday at the Mckay Base Hospital after beign stung while frolicking in the water at Bucasia beach with his family on Sunday.

That’s what’s facing thousands of families in the Rockhampton and Yeppoon areas hit by Cyclone Marcia. With crews still working to restore power, the hardship is mounting. Local supermarkets have even run out of mosquito coils, and without fans or air-conditioning, many are suffering, especially babies. Many have had to throw out meat worth hundreds […]

Cooberie Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Yeppoon is home to countless native animals – but was badly slammed by Cyclone Marcia.

UPDATE: The 37 year-old woman identified as the mother of 7 of the 8 children found dead has been arrested over the deaths of the children in the Cairns home. The woman, taken to hospital on Friday with stab wounds, is under guard at a Cairns hospital. The children were aged between 18 months and […]

Former Queensland Premier Wayne Goss has died, aged 63. According to the ABC a Goss family spokesman, Russ Morgan, confirmed Mr Goss had died in the early hours of Monday morning. In 1989, Mr Goss became the first Labor premier after 32 years of National Party dominance, much of it under former Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. […]

With its spellbinding natural beauty and year-round warm weather, Australia’s favourite aquatic playground – The Whitsundays - continues to lure thousands of tourists every year.

Behind the spectacular beaches of the Sunshine Coast ancient rain forests where dinosaurs once roamed await you.

Sports royalty flock to a new hotel next to Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.

"Queenslanders hold the heart of Australia," so the locals say, and that heart was beating loudly for William and Kate today.

The mood in Brisbane's South Bank precinct is one of high anticipation as the Royal couple visit the Sunshine State for the first time.