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Green Island Green Island is a coral cay north-east of Cairns in Tropical North Queensland. The island boasts an unspoilt rainforest

A drug considered a potential chemical weapon and terrorist threat has been detected in Queensland, sparking an urgent warning from authorities.

Three Queenslanders are being hailed as lifesavers after plucking their mate from the water after he was bitten by a shark.

A Queensland mum has catapulted self-serve checkout theft to an entirely new level with an elaborate barcode scam.

A horrifying number of pets are being left out to cook in sweltering conditions with at least five dying and hundreds suffering severe heat stress.

A number of Queensland towns have smashed previous heat records this weekend but this is getting ridiculous.

Lizard Man Bronson Ellery's terrified ex-girlfriend considered faking her own death to escape him just one month before he brutally murdered her in his Gold Coast apartment.

In just two months almost 23,000 people in this southeast Queensland tourist hot spot have been stung by jellyfish.

A former Whangarei woman has been charged with attempted murder on the Sunshine Coast.

Empty wine bottles, bra and cream-filled condoms led 'humiliated' cleaner to believe his colleagues had had an orgy.

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

For eight long months, 27-year-old Bec Craven wore a mechanical heart in her chest. Then one night it stopped and the alarm sounded ... literally.

A Queensland pizza shop owner left a note on his window after closing the store for other commitments. It's been called the "best sick note ever".

Veteran Aussie Brad Hodges has joined the chorus of disapproval calling Brendon McCullum's ban "a mockery".

Queensland Police have found no evidence a New Zealand man found under an Australian bridge was seriously injured in a "gay hate crime" as his husband alleged.

Gable Tostee has taken to social media to dismiss as 'nonsensical' suggestions of him being recharged over Warriena Wright's balcony death.

Zara and Mike's appearance at the Magic Millions marked their first public appearance together since they announced they had suffered a miscarriage.

Disturbing images of a massive python strangling and consuming a wallaby whole have emerged. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

A Queensland woman who accidentally ran over her infant son at a funeral south of Brisbane is unlikely to be charged, police say.

Gable Tostee has taken to Facebook to comment on the Queensland coroner reopening the investigation into Warriena Wright's death.

Australia has been battling the invasive South American fire ants for 15 years, but have so far failed to stop the vicious and aggressive insects.

Tiahleigh Palmer's Kiwi mother Cindy and several supporters crammed into the gallery of the small courtroom to witness the bail hearing.

A pregnant Auckland woman is set to become the first Kiwi to have in-utero surgery to reduce the severity of spina bifida in her child.

A British backpacker allegedly kidnapped in Australia has told of the terrifying two hours where she was held captive by a 'mentally unstable' man.

A British backpacker has been rescued from an apparent kidnapping after she sent texts to her father showing her location on Google Maps.

The foster brother of slain Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer has applied for bail.

The theme park reopens today but will it be able to shake off the tragedy that killed four people?

Gold Coast boy was hanging onto a tap at the time the house was struck by lightning, say paramedics.

An unusual phenomenon of intensely bright floating balls has residents in one remote outback town stumped. One expert has an answer.