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How to visit the Great Barrier Reef responsibly
Stories and life abound around the Great Barrier Reef, writes Dani Wright.
Major movie about Thai cave rescue to be shot in Oz
Few stories captured the world like the Thai cave rescue - and now it will become a movie.
'It's doing our heads in': Unhappy campers take aim at council
Couple have waited - and waited - for council to choose a new lessee to buy their assets.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Adelaide student infected by picking up pizza
South Australia health chief pleads: "If you got a pizza from here, get tested."
Tragic reason two kids couldn't be saved in Queensland dam car crash
More tragic details have emerged about the final moments of two children's lives.
Killer dad Rowan Baxter's son suing murdered step-mum's parents
His father murdered Hannah and her three young kids. Now he's taking her parents to court.
Charity trail bike death, man named
Lindsay Roy, 52, was a drainage contractor and father to two teenagers.
Burst bubble? Oz Govt sources claim PM to announce transtasman travel next week
Oz media report the PM will announce a bubble when she swears in her new Cabinet.
NSW plans to open borders exclude Greater Sydney
Queensland will open borders to NSW, but Greater Sydney and Victoria will be excluded.
Horror sight before woman fell 30m
Witness describes what she saw before a woman plunged 30m from an amusement park ride.
Grape expectations: Woman sues supermarket for $1.4m
The nurse slipped on a grape, which she claims caused physical and psychological damage.
Great Barrier Reef attack: Shark bite leaves man fighting for life
A former US navy divemaster has been attacked by a shark in Queensland.
Man charged over secret life as fake 'cop'
A Queensland man has been charged for allegedly detaining while pretending to be a cop.
Aussie toddlers' close shave after childcare 'escape'
'We literally just saved the lives of two babies today,' stunned motorist says.
'No time to lose': Great Barrier Reef has shrunk by 50 per cent
The rate at which it is shrinking is a new and alarming discovery.
Covid-19: Sydney cluster grows
New South Wales ended its 12-day streak of no community transmission on Wednesday.
Australian premiers clash on border closures
QLD requires NSW to record 28 days with no community transmission for the border to open.
NSW's Covid streak broken as it records 3 community cases
'Our suspicions the virus is always lurking in the community are founded,' premier says.
$40 million success that started with loan from parents
Brisbane sisters asked parents for a loan to open fashion store, now it's worth millions.
Covid-19: Queensland reopens NSW border
Travel between Queensland and northern NSW permitted – but comes with a stern warning.
Queensland restrictions ease after another day with no cases
As cases drop in Queensland, residents are now able to enjoy the school holidays outside.
'We lost all the beer': Family of 8 plucked from a lifeboat after vessel sank
While they waited to be rescued, they were in high spirits.
Tom Hanks spotted out of quarantine on the Gold Coast
The actor is back in Australia to film an Elvis biopic.
Teen shot by crossbow, phone saves her life
Bystanders tackled the man and kept him there until police arrived.
Fisherman bitten by shark off Queensland's Fraser Island
A fisherman was bitten on the hand by a shark so hard others had to pry him free.
Aussie PM banned from entering Queensland for election campaign
Scott Morrison will be banned from entering Queensland. Unless he quarantines.
Qld could slash requirements for state to reopen borders
The border between Queensland and NSW could be open sooner than expected.
Queensland's chief health officer's dire warning about Covid-19
The long-term physical effects of Covid-19 are why restrictions are needed, says expert.
Has Queensland caught its killer shark?
Lifeguards found a 4 centimeter tooth lodged in the surfer's board.
Man dies after shark attack on Gold Coast
It is believed to be the first shark attack in the area in eight years.