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.

Judy Bailey visits an award-winning eco resort in north Queensland, where guests can join in a night safari or go platypus spotting.

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Hamish Fletcher learns to relax and enjoy the spa experience.

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.

An auction of memorabilia belonging to the man who passed himself off as a Tahitian prince has raised more than $1 million.

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.

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.

An 82-year-old former Masterton resident has been located by Interpol after his family feared he was lost in the Queensland 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.

While firefighters yesterday continued to battle huge blazes in Victoria, floods swept through Queensland, shutting down roads, railways and airports as former cyclone Oswald inundated coastal regions.

A routine of yoga, siestas, massages and seriously healthy eating leaves our editor and her partner blissfully re-energised.

Queensland police are praising the efforts of nine New Zealand builders who lifted a ute off a seriously injured man after his vehicle rolled on the Warrego Highway on Sunday.

Liam Dann finds a day at the Gold Coast Sevens perfect for father-son bonding.