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.

The annual Harry Redford Cattle Drive across the open plains around Aramac began a decade ago and is now universally recognised as one of the greatest authentic experiences available in Australia.

Jennifer Ennion sets her sights on D'Aguilar National Park, in south-east Queensland, home to more than 800 plant species and 200 species of native animals.

Known widely as the Garden City for its 150 public gardens and parks, Toowoomba's buildings and gardens have been restored and visitors are returning after the flood of January 2011.

Paul Rush finds that dining in a Queensland mountain retreat with an avian symphony hits the high note.

Coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef has been reduced to half of what it was in the 1980s, an alarming new study has found.

Blockbusting Canberra back-rower Josh Papalii has turned his back on New Zealand by pledging his representative allegiance to Queensland and Australia.

Jennifer Ennion braves the journey to Lady Musgrave, the second-southernmost island in the Great Barrier Reef.