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.

They may be lacking in numbers but the colourful characters of the hinterland more than make up for it with bold names and big personalities, writes Tim Roxborogh.

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could result in one million fewer visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue each year

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

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.

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

Tackling the Great Beach Drive proves easier than expected, finds Andrew Louis.

Detour off the main highway and safety of the tarmac and make your way down to the beach. I am on the Sunshine Coast, about to tackle Queensland’s Great Beach Drive.

There is a spot at the highest point of Hamilton Island where time stands still.

Corazon Miller visits Fraser Island, a World Heritage Site that's been crowned the world's largest sand island.

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

Brisbane is the perfect place to test out the togs-undies theory.

Sharing a tiny slice of the Great Barrier Reef with just a few others overnight is a special experience, writes Shandelle Battersby.