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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.

The Queensland government has extended a program which sends serial repeat offenders to remote locations in a bid to address the state's youth crime issues and take pressure off the juvenile detention system.

Indonesia has finally issued import permits for Australian cattle with the first ship now on the water bound for Jakarta.

While record rain causes havoc in south-east Queensland, it revitalises a part of far west Queensland that rarely sees so much water.

The rare Australian elasmosaur fossil gained global attention when it was discovered on an outback Queensland property in 2022.

Tropical Cyclone Lincoln has crossed the Northern Territory coast in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 

Families, children and the elderly are being flown out of the Gulf of Carpentaria as a tropical low, with a 40 per cent chance of turning into a cyclone, risks putting properties under water. 

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.

Flying chaplains are encouraging more people to head to the outback where they say a world of opportunities awaits. After 16 years of servicing remote residents, pilots Natalie and Simon share their experiences.

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.

There is a moderate chance a cyclone could form later this week as a monsoon trough looks likely to bring rain and flooding to already-saturated catchments after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.

Thousands of Australians who collectively lost millions of dollars to failed funeral insurer Youpla could now get some of their money back, under a newly announced government scheme.

Disgruntled MP Bob Katter made headlines this week after his cash was rejected by a cafe — in Parliament House, of all places. The incident sparked national debate again, so what are your rights when it comes to paying in notes and coins?

An 18-year-old man is due to face court charged with murder after the death of a 34-year-old man on Abel Smith Parade in Mount Isa.

A preliminary report suggests hypoxia could be the reason three aerial firefighting crew members, including 22-year-old William Jennings from the US, died when their plane crashed in rural Queensland in November.

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 system is finishing up its outback tour and heading towards New South Wales this week as another possible cyclone intensifies in the Coral Sea east of Queensland.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is continuing to dump heavy rain on north-west Queensland, while the chance of another tropical cyclone forming off the coast increases.

Residents in outback Queensland are preparing for further heavy rain, flash flooding, and dangerous winds as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily intensifies in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Queensland’s state-owned power grid quietly forced almost 170,000 air-conditioners in homes and businesses into low-power mode six times over summer.

More rain has fallen in 24 hours than in a year at some locations as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily hovers over Queensland's north-west.

Birdsville locals say stepping outside is like standing in front of an open oven. An elder says he's seen crows falling from trees amid the near unbearable conditions, but the BOM says relief is on the way.

Heavy rainfall is predicted for much of Queensland as Cyclone Kirrily slowly moves towards the coast. For graziers inland, it could offer a reprieve from extreme heat and dry conditions.

Vinnies stores across Queensland have been swamped with unsaleable donations, which the charity says are causing "chaos" for busy volunteers.