Latest from Queensland

Culgoa Point Beach Resort, Noosa Heads

Eveline Harvey stays at a largely quiet spot alongside a picturesque Queensland river.

Bar/fly: Lion's Den Hotel, North Queensland

Graham Reid goes to a signature pub off the main highway.

Drug search warning on Jetstar flight

Australia: Where desert meets the sky

Nina Fowler experiences life as a drover across 260km of Australian Outback on the annual Harry Redford Cattle Drive.

Queensland: Upside down and loving it

The Gold Coast offers plenty of adventures for family members of all ages, writes Donna McIntyre.

Sex trafficker case hears from NZer

A New Zealander has given evidence in the Florida trial of a man who allegedly forced women into becoming high-end prostitutes.

Bar/fly: Limes Hotel, Brisbane

In Brisbane on a Sunday? Take a dip and sip Pimms at a party up high in Fortitude Valley, writes Daniel Richardson.

NZ's subsidies of coal and rail nothing like Australia's

Australian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.

Zipline thrill ride could harm koalas

Environmentalists say trees that will support a new zipline tourism attraction on the Sunshine Coast are koala habitats.

Gold Coast: Wonders up on the peak

Sophisticated cuisine and quaint forest accommodation enthral Paul Davies on Tamborine Mountain.

Bar/fly: Port Douglas

If you want a dinkum Aussie drinking experience, you can't do better than Port Douglas, says Kurt Bayer, even if locals are scarce.

Queensland: A world of difference

Paul Davies takes a look at the Gold Coast's international dining options.

Learn to drive like a stuntman

Here's your chance to perform all the stunts you see in the movies, writes David Linklater.

Sunshine Coast: Snakes alive, I'm cured

Lifelong animal agnostic Louise Richardson discovers her inner Noah at Australia Zoo.

Cyclone Ita to menace Queensland for another day

Relief as Ita threat eases

In the end, Ita was no Yasi or Larry - and North Queenslanders who lived through those recent devastating cyclones were grateful for that.