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.

Thousands of homes remain without power and a man has serious head injuries after wild storms swept across southeast Queensland.

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.

Residents are being ordered to evacuate and 23,000 homes are without power as widespread flooding and high winds batter Queensland.

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.