Police are considering whether to excavate a North Queensland rubbish tip where it is feared missing schoolgirl Rachel Antonio may be buried.

Cherie Howie stays at a Queensland hotel that boasts a huge lagoon pool.

Prime Minister John Key will land in New Delhi overnight to finally start his India trip after plane problems meant he had to cancel one of only three days in the country.

A man has been charged with murder after allegedly ploughing his four wheel drive into a Far North Queensland funeral home packed with mourners.

You can't visit Australia without cuddling a koala.

Wartime rationing and a famous poem built an Aussie pub legend, writes Pamela Wade.

A miner reveals the hidden pain of suffering a mental breakdown while living and working at a remote Australian site.

BIG READ: The school was shut down after the principal was threatened with an axe. Locals brawl on the streets as cops stand by. What is going on in this town?

Just after we rolled back the clocks and settled again into the dark evenings and, in my opinion, the depressing half of the year, I amused myself with one of those silly online quizzes.

Fraser Island this month started welcoming mid-sized cruise ships as part of what local authorities say is a major tourism coup.

I may have been slightly judgmental when I turned up for a standup paddleboarding lesson and discovered my instructor was a teenager.

Wander, linger, look out - just some of the reasons Pamela Wade feels free as a bird taking the overnight train from Brisbane.

It's easy to find yourself smiling at a baby saltwater crocodile, discovers Caris Bizzaca, from well behind the fence.

The cowboys star thanks his coach for lifting his form, but feels his best work is to come tomorrow.

Sarah Motherwell sees the emblematic ulysses butterfly in Queensland's rainforest.

Convict history and rollicking modern times focus Pamela Wade's interest on a stinking hot summer in Townsville.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Cairns teacher Blair Cutler.

Palm Cove local Vicky Bigeni tells is what she loves about living in Tropical North Queensland.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from artist Geoff Dixon.

On a 4WD adventure along the Bloomfield Track in Queensland, Christopher Somerville finds that the tropics of Australia are as spectacular and diverse as they are vast.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Gaylene Whenmouth of Magabala Books.

Sue Baxalle pulls on her fins for an amazing underwater experience where she meets the first of many new friends in North Queensland.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from local government administrator Erenie Te Kakau.

Graham Reid finds plenty to do in Cairns, if you like your action laid-back and tropical.

Graham Reid goes to a signature pub off the main highway.

Visiting Australia during National Reconciliation Week, Ewan McDonald takes a walk into the country's past.

The charm and character of a fair dinkum train make for an epic rail journey, writes Mike Yardley.

This state-of-the-art speed train devours long scenic stretches while passengers enjoy views in comfort, writes Brian Kelly.

If you want a dinkum Aussie drinking experience, you can't do better than Port Douglas, says Kurt Bayer, even if locals are scarce.

North Queensland residents in the path of Cyclone Ita are bracing for the category five storm, as it bears down on the region's coastline.