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Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.

Advocates say Queensland's new police commissioner will have a tough road ahead in tackling domestic violence.

Rangers say two young German tourists are "lucky to be alive" after walking for several days in the Cape York wilderness after their car became bogged because of a Google Maps error.

Two months after the flooding in far north Queensland, communities in isolated townships ask whether it is wise to rebuild in the same places.

Discussing bathroom fittings and plastic piping is a far cry from the romantic tales this author writes about in her downtime.

It takes effort to get bananas from the farm to the fruit bowl, with growers relying on a significant workforce to pick and pack. Now scientists are working on technology to make it easier and safer.

Apollo John Daley, 39, pleaded guilty to 44 charges in the Supreme Court in Cairns. He will be eligible for parole in June this year.

Genetically modified cavendish bananas that are nearly immune to a devastating fungal disease have been given approval for commercial production and human consumption in Australia.  

Described as a "bucket list" item for adventurers heading to the tip of Cape York, the CREB Track through the Daintree Rainforest needs major reconstruction work before it can reopen.

The proposed reforms would repeal existing criminal offences relating to sex work and create new offences for the protection of sex workers.

Rangers have captured a saltwater crocodile at a popular freshwater swimming hole in Far North Queensland, sparking renewed debate about crocodile management in the region.

Candidates vying for a position in Queensland's local government next month will, for the first time, need to keep their personal campaign spending and donations under a cap.

Back in the country for his new stand-up tour, Josh Thomas talks about how he stumbled into being audience surrogate for millennials around Australia.

The government says it will bring forward a ban on knife sales to minors, and increase the penalty for carrying a knife in public.

Susan Jones fears her stiflingly hot social housing that does not have air-conditioning will put her life at risk if heatwaves continue to affect the state.

Bright yellow with blemish-free skin, bananas at major supermarkets tend to look "perfect", but will a push to sell produce affected by recent tropical cyclones in North Queensland shatter this widespread consumer ideology?

Police body cam played in court, showing the final moments Mr George was seen alive as he was led to a watch house cell. More than an hour later police checked on him and found his body.

A unique stash of historic photos that floated 60 kilometres on floodwaters from a far north Queensland town down the rugged Barron River to the coast is reunited with its owner.

Ark Energy wants to build the $1 billion wind farm west of Cairns but conservationists have expressed concern about the location, which borders a national park that is home to several endangered and threatened species.

The urn containing ashes was lost in Cairns two weeks ago after being stashed in a microwave that had been donated to flood victims. It took a little help from local radio before it could be reunited with the family.

Robyn gets her car serviced every year, so she thought she should do the same for her herself. Doctors found a hole in her heart.

The two men did not know whale sharks could be found in waters off Queensland's south-east coast until the inquisitive creature glided up next to their boat.

If the tropical low develops into a cyclone, it would be Queensland's third in as many months. 

An environmental advocate says the changing climate means its more important than ever to protect the reef from human damage. It comes after a private charter skipper is convicted of numerous maritime offences.

Teen finds World War I photos of soldiers and army platoons and family photos from the early 1900's,in an esky floating in floodwaters less than 100 metres away from being washed out to sea.