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First-time mum Nina Peterson felt lonely in the first months of her daughter's life so she decided to find daughter Millie a grandparent. And along came Christine.

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

There have been 20 serious overdoses related to GHB consumption treated in Gold Coast hospitals in the past two weeks with doctors concerned the drug may contain lethal toxic additives.

A group of Gold Coast medical students are performing as string quartet in an oncology ward to bring joy to people going through the darkest of times.

Doctors undergo years of training to help improve the lives of patients by alleviating their pain and making them feel better with medicine. But a group of Gold Coast medical students are already doing that - through music.

Gold Coast Titans coach Des Hasler says he hopes only positive things come out of an inquest into the death of a NRL player from heat stress.

Middle-aged Australians who think they are vaccinated against measles may not be correct, as health authorities warn of cases coming home with overseas travellers.

Dinesh Palipana lost the use of his legs in a horrific car crash, but was able to walk again in a new, thought-controlled virtual reality simulation.  

Critics say free and open access to the beach is fundamental to our way of life. But many music lovers disagree, with 30,000 tickets for a festival at Coolangatta Beach selling out in a flash.

Torren Martyn and his partner Aiyana Powell barely knew how to sail before embarking on 12-month voyage through the tropics. On their little boat Calypte, the couple braved wild weather, survived a brush with death and scored some of the best waves of their lives.

There are an estimated 175,000 households on social housing wait lists across Australia. Those caught by the safety net hope renewed government attention can help to ease the crisis.

A book teaching men to heal from their trauma will be given to domestic violence perpetrators in Australian prisons in an effort to lower rates of reoffending.

Michael Katsidis, who won the WBO interim lightweight championship in 2007, will walk free from custody after serving nearly two years in jail.

Cases of whooping cough are surging across Australia, with an infectious disease expert warning that the respiratory disease is "back with a vengeance".

Expensive school uniforms with logos and monograms do nothing to help kids learn, so why are we paying so much at the uniform shop?

The slow-moving system is still gathering moisture over the Coral Sea, meaning it will bring rain to a broad area once it crosses over land. 

The councillors made the decision about the former Arundel Hills Country Club citing concerns for local koalas and the need for green space, despite acknowledging a dire need for new housing in Australia.

More pain for weather-ravaged property owners as Queensland's construction industry faces an 18,000-worker shortfall.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the major supermarkets have agreed to participate in the inquiry. It comes after he met with supermarket executives yesterday.

With so much rain falling across Queensland, experts are noticing a rise in mosquito populations, prompting concerns that Ross River virus cases in Queensland could be about to spike.

Gold Coast father Andrew Price has developed shingles and is unable to sleep as he struggles to cope with the stress of the natural disaster. 

The $50 vouchers will be available for spending at Gold Coast businesses and are expected to be a leg-up for tourism operators recovering from the recent Christmas Day and Boxing Day storms.

As tens of thousands of insurance claims are lodged in the wake of the deadly Christmas storms, there's a big damage bill many property owners will have to stump up for themselves.

It is expected to cost more than $2 billion to recover from back-to-back natural disasters that hit Queensland in recent weeks, with the south-east accounting for three quarters of the total damage bill.

He's been stabbed twice, shot at, and had to defuse wild brawls. But while Brisbane-based Pedro Arroyo's career has not been all smiles, there have been plenty of "amazing" experiences.