Jeff Turnbull tackles Australia's adventure capital - Tropical North Queensland.

Lonely Planet's experts have picked out the top dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef.

Tash McGill takes on a range of adventure challenges over four thrilling days.

To land on this remote coral cay at the precise time of a lunar eclipse is notably auspicious in itself.

Sailing through Queensland's Whitsunday Islands opens up a new world of salt-laden adventure, writes Paul Rush.

At the top end of the Great Barrier Reef there's something for everyone, discovers Tash McGill.

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.

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.