Gold Coast: Catch a bus - it's the easy way to go
It's so easy to catch public transport on the Gold Coast that I sometimes wonder why people bother with hire cars at all.
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Kiwi's 'insane' smoking in underground mine
It was "insane" for a New Zealand-born mine worker to smoke in an underground coal mine in Queensland, a New Zealand coal mining industry boss says.
Queensland: Tropical north
Jeff Turnbull tackles Australia's adventure capital - Tropical North Queensland.
Great Barrier Reef: Best diving
Lonely Planet's experts have picked out the top dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef.
Queensland: Take the plunge and go for it
Tash McGill takes on a range of adventure challenges over four thrilling days.
Lady Elliot Island: A spectacle
To land on this remote coral cay at the precise time of a lunar eclipse is notably auspicious in itself.
Queensland: Making waves
Sailing through Queensland's Whitsunday Islands opens up a new world of salt-laden adventure, writes Paul Rush.
Queensland: Tropical coast ticks all the boxes
At the top end of the Great Barrier Reef there's something for everyone, discovers Tash McGill.
Winston Aldworth: Oh for awesome beneath the waves
It's taken about 20,000 years to build one of the natural wonders of the world, but Kiwi travellers can put themselves right in the middle of the thing within just a few hours.
Hidden Valley Cabins and Tours, Queensland
Judy Bailey visits an award-winning eco resort in north Queensland, where guests can join in a night safari or go platypus spotting.
For further information see: hiddenvalleycabins.com.au.
Queensland: From ignorance to bliss
Hamish Fletcher learns to relax and enjoy the spa experience.
Fears of anti-corruption watchdog being muzzled
A new leash is being prepared for Queensland's anti-corruption watchdog as the state Government digests the recommendations of a review of an "overly sensitive, overly bureaucratic" body that resented the intrusion into its business.
Thousands without power after wild storms in Queensland
Thousands of homes remain without power and a man has serious head injuries after wild storms swept across southeast Queensland.
'Tahitian prince' auction raises $1m
An auction of memorabilia belonging to the man who passed himself off as a Tahitian prince has raised more than $1 million.
Croc warning follows floods
Australian residents are being urged to beware of crocodiles as the flooded Fitzroy River in Rockhampton recedes after peaking at a less than expected 8.6 metres.
Kiwi among flood victims
A Kiwi is one of six people to die in the Queensland floods. He was being swept off his motorcycle at an intersection in the Brisbane suburb of Greenbank.
Kiwi found safe in flood zone
An 82-year-old former Masterton resident has been located by Interpol after his family feared he was lost in the Queensland floods.
Kiwi trapped by floods
A Northland man who had been repairing Queensland roads damaged in floods in 2010 and 2011 has been stranded in Bundaberg as a result of ex-cyclone Oswald.
Queensland battered
Residents are being ordered to evacuate and 23,000 homes are without power as widespread flooding and high winds batter Queensland.