A humpback whale and her calf became entangled in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast as debate about using the nets heats up.

Gable Tostee is not the "cartoonish villain" he has been portrayed in the media, and he did not cause the death of New Zealander Warriena Wright, his lawyer claims.

Gable Tostee was a gentleman towards an erratic and odd Warriena Wright in the hour before she died, his lawyer has claimed.

The mother of Kiwi Warriena Wright, who died after falling from the balcony of Gable Tostee's apartment, has criticised the judge in Tostee's murder trial.

The last photos of Kiwi Warriena Wright before she plunged to her death have been tendered to the Brisbane Supreme Court.

Gable Tostee can be heard breathing heavily after Kiwi Warriena Wright disappears from his balcony - then he makes a desperate call.

The final moments of New Zealander Warriena Wright will continue to be heard today by the jury in the murder trial of Gable Tostee.

Neighbour of man charged with murdering Kiwi tourist, who he met on Tinder, says she heard what sounded like a man and woman fighting in the apartment above.

A Queensland toddler bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes will need care for the rest of his life, his father says.

You can't visit Australia without cuddling a koala.

Jane Warwick recalls an overnight airport adventure.

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

The Gold Coast might have all the cheesy thrills, but the Sunshine Coast is home to some far more enticing attractions.

A 21-year-old British backpacker has died after allegedly being stabbed by a French national yelling "Allahu akbar" at a north Queensland hostel.

Andrew Louis meets some fair dinkum Aussie locals in their natural habitat ... and not a XXXX in sight.

Andrew Louis checks out a campground where you can have the tenting experience without having to pitch and pack away the tent.

A woman has died in a freak accident in a Gold Coast car park.

Spiders 'the size of dinner plates' invade camper but snake of more concern.

A man charged with the murder of Napier man Campbell Paterson in Far North Queensland 19 months stands trial today.

Juliana Bahr-Thompson always expected to move back to Noosa one day, but didn't expect to make the 1000km journey by paddling with her arms.

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

Kiwi lifesaving champ branded gutless by father of little girl hit by flying tub of KFC coleslaw.

EXCLUSIVE: The parents of a New Zealander grabbed by a crocodile in Australia have spoken of their pain as authorities continue to search for the missing woman.

Cindy Waldron was snatched by predator while she went for late-night swim at remote Queensland beach.

A Kiwi woman believed to have been killed in a crocodile attack in Australia was with her childhood friend from Hamilton.

Police are searching for 46-year-old woman who was attacked while swimming at night at remote Australian beach.

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.

It's an unsettling feeling, eating a steak bigger than your face while a bull charges towards the slightly flimsy looking fence you're supposedly protected by.

If you like sea turtles and snorkelling, islands and adventures, and sipping a gin and tonic as the water laps gently around you then bareboating in the Whitsundays could be for you.

Fitzroy Island is a cliche of a tropical paradise - pretty as a postcard. First impressions are of lofty palm trees, golden-tan sand and a blue, blue sea.