Australia's burgeoning waistline is high on the agenda at medical conference in Brisbane.

A quarter of children in Australia are obese or overweight but is surgery the answer?

Creativity - and novelty - within the real estate market have hit new peaks.

Low fuel prices and increased competition sees Kiwis reaping price war benefits

A garbage truck's load burst into flames on a Brisbane street.

Sun, surf and better salaries continue to draw Kiwis to this region in droves.

Camping trip ends in terror after girl wakes with a 2.5m snake wrapped around her arm.

A Kiwi extradited to Brisbane on child porn charges will now appear in court in June.

One year after the botched child recovery in Lebanon. Sally Faulkner speaks out.

Anger is brewing after thieves used storm devastation as cover to steal from businesses.

The last thing David Clarke told his wife was "I'm not going to win".

Cyclone Debbie looked like "garbage" until one factor made a storm-chaser take notice.

Young family stuck in New Zealand and unable to take their sick baby home on plane.

Former girlfriend of backpacker rape accused says he beat her up.

A Brisbane woman who wasn't happy with her meal was caught adding her own hair to her almost finished meal before refusing to pay the bill.

The British backpacker held captive by her boyfriend revealed her ordeal to a petrol station owner.

A suspect who allegedly held a British backpacker hostage and raped her says he was born in New Zealand.

Woman allegedly held against her will in Queensland tried to call family.

DISTRESSING CONTENT: Father admits not thinking "anything of it at the time" after 3-year-old daughter complained of being sexually abused.

Court hears how flatmate tried to revive 3-year-old as little girl's dad ignored pleas for help.

A protection order could not keep Tara Brown safe from her ex-partner, who had a lengthy list of criminal convictions.

The young daughter of slain Kiwi woman Tara Brown still asks after her "mummy" and wants to know if she will get a new one "just like" her.

Two people who saw Tara Brown beaten to death have spoken of its impact on them.

Lionel Patea says he cannot remember beating his ex-partner to death - today he was sentenced to life in prison.

Court hears of Kiwi woman Tara Brown screaming for help shortly before her death.

The man accused of murdering Kiwi-born mum Tara Brown after running her car off the road on the Gold Coast will go on trial tomorrow.

Kiwi allegedly involved in a worldwide paedophile ring that abused the adopted son of a gay Australian couple has been named.

A loving Kiwi father was so determined to help his partially blind daughter that he taught himself how to make prosthetic eyes for her to wear.

The Kiwi man is allegedly involved in a global child sex offender network.

A teenager's obscenity-laden rant at a cab driver has gone viral.