PALASZCZUK CONFIDENT OF LABOR MAJORITY GOVERNMENT

Queensland election Palaszczuk confident of Labor majority government... READ MORE›

COULD OCTOPUS DNA REVEAL THE SECRETS OF WEST ANTARCTICAS ICE SHEET COLLAPSE?

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet WAIS holds a lot of water - enough to push up sea levels around the world by 3m or so... READ MORE›

FIJI KNOCK OUT NEW ZEALAND IN ASTONISHING WORLD CUP UPSET

Fiji pulls off the greatest upset in Rugby League World Cup history by eliminating New Zealand at the quarter-finals stage with a gritty 4-2 win... READ MORE›

PREMIER RUBBISHES ONE NATION'S CLAIMS CHILDREN TAUGHT MASTURBATION IN SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

And that takes me onto another note -- the controversial Safe Schools program in Queensland... READ MORE›

'CAPTAIN COL' MEYERS REFLECTS ON SHIPWRECKS, BIKE CRASHES, CROCS AND RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE

Photo Col Meyers untangles a saltwater crocodile from a fishing net in the Gulf of Carpentaria... READ MORE›

ADANI BOUGHT INDIA FLIGHTS FOR QUEENSLAND MAYORS OF COUNCILS PAYING $30M FOR COMPANY AIRSTRIP

Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow received more than 1,600 in hospitality gifts from Adani during an official trip to India earlier this year, the council's register reveals... READ MORE›

MACKLEMORE DENIES NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS PRACTICE ON SYDNEY'S OLYMPIC STADIUM

NRL grand final Macklemore denies North Queensland Cowboys practice on Sydney's Olympic stadium... READ MORE›

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'NO-ONE CARES, MATE': BEING A WAR VETERAN AT 27

I've also met some Vietnam veterans who have never spoken about their military service ever again... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIANS TAKE TO THE STREETS TO JOIN WORLDWIDE MARCH FOR SCIENCE

External Link Tweet from John Englart EAM Marchforscience has kicked off at state library in Melbourne External Link Tweet from Katya Henry Go, Brisbane!... READ MORE›

IMAGES OF NEW BLEACHING ON GREAT BARRIER REEF HEIGHTEN FEARS OF CORAL DEATH

Exclusive Coral bleaching found near Palm Island as unusually warm waters are expected off eastern Australia, with areas hit in last year's event in mortal danger... READ MORE›

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: A CATASTROPHE LAID BARE

Climate change is the greatest threat facing the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs around the world... READ MORE›

THIRSTY SNAKES SLITHER INTO AUSTRALIAN TOILETS AS DRY SEASON BITES

Thirsty snakes are moving into north Queensland homes with two pythons recently found in toilets... READ MORE›

PARIS AGREEMENT'S 1.5C TARGET 'ONLY WAY' TO SAVE CORAL REEFS, UNESCO SAYS

First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are 'no longer sufficient'... READ MORE›

Despite the weirdness of Campbell Newman running for premier from outside the parliament in 2012, his government began its work in a familiar, austerian manner... READ MORE›

QUEENSLAND PREMIER PALASZCZUK UNLEASHES ON PM TURNBULL

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Malcolm Turnbull is a worse prime minister than Tony Abbott was in his dealings with state governments... READ MORE›

SIX PLACES WHERE PETER DUTTON WAS WRONG ON 457 VISAS

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has granted thousands of 457 visas in regions of high youth unemployment, despite claiming he has stopped the practice... READ MORE›

BOM WARNING AS CYCLONE DEBBIE INTENSIFIES; EMERGENCY ALERT ISSUED IN MACKAY

Torrential rain hits Mackay and local authorities issue a storm surge warning as Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes its presence felt in the north Queensland city... READ MORE›

LABOR TO BAN DREDGE SPOIL DUMPING IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA

Poll Should the Abbott government legislate a ban on dumping dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area?... READ MORE›

REGULATOR PROMISES TO INVESTIGATE 'ILLEGAL' ONE NATION DRONE FLIGHT OVER PARLIAMENT HOUSE

If I have footage of a drone floating over Parliament House..... READ MORE›

SNEAK PEEK: TEEN TITANS MEET THE POWERPUFF GIRLS FOR CARTOON CROSSOVER

Post to Facebook Sneak peek Teen Titans meet the Powerpuff Girls for cartoon crossover Get ready for a super team-up of kid-friendly proportions... READ MORE›

ADANI'S CARMICHAEL MINE: THE LONG, CONTROVERSIAL ROAD TO APPROVAL

December 6, 2016 Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk met with Adani Chairman Gautam Adani in Townsville... READ MORE›

BARRIER REEF CORAL GENETICALLY ALTERED IN HOPE OF SURVIVING CLIMATE CHANGE

Aims is now looking at radical new ways of helping Great Barrier Reef corals deal with the rapid rate of warming and acidification of the oceans... READ MORE›

MASS CORAL BLEACHING NOW AFFECTING HALF OF AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF

Hughes said this was by far the worst bleaching event to have hit the Great Barrier Reef... READ MORE›

TURNBULL HITS BACK AFTER PALASZCZUK'S STINGING ATTACK

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hit back at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's stinging criticism of him, labelling her comments a bitter, personal and wildly inaccurate attack... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA ON ALERT FOR POTENTIAL OIL SPILL OFF GREAT BARRIER REEF

Other agencies, AMSA, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and Maritime Safety Queensland are also on standby... READ MORE›

GREAT BARRIER REEF: WARMER WATERS HELPING CORAL-EATING STARFISH THRIVE

The survival chances of crown-of-thorns starfish increase by as much as 240 percent if sea-surface temperatures rise 2C, say Australian researchers... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN MAN ARRESTED IN BALI FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING HASHISH

A 48-year-old Australian man has been arrested for allegedly possessing hashish in the seaside town of Sanur in Bali's south-east... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL LEAD TO DEFORMED AND VIRUS-HIT CORAL REEFS

Viral loads were up to four times higher than has ever been seen in corals before... READ MORE›

BLEACHING MAY HAVE KILLED HALF THE CORAL ON THE NORTHERN GREAT BARRIER REEF SCIENTISTS SAY

The current bleaching is the third to strike the roughly 1,400-mile-long reef in 18 years and the most extreme scientists have recorded... READ MORE›

STAKES RAISED FOR BLACK-THROATED FINCH'S LARGEST REMAINING HABITAT ON ADANI MINE SITE

Hunt did not refer to the recovery team's submission in his reasons for giving approval... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA PART OF GLOBAL WEB TO MONITOR NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR AMBITION

Not that North Korea is exactly hiding its atomic ambition, boasting it will have the ability to obliterate imperialist America... READ MORE›

HYDRO ELECTRICITY VERSUS COAL-FIRED POWER IN NORTH QUEENSLAND SET TO BE MAJOR STATE ELECTION ISSUE

We will fast track and support a private sector led coal-fired power station to provide reliable base load power for north Queensland... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN TRIO ARRESTED IN BOLIVIA ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BOARD FLIGHT TO BRAZIL WITH 'EXPLOSIVES'

The carrying of explosives at Bolivian airports carries a jail sentence of three to five years... READ MORE›

'LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN': CYCLONE DEBBIE NOW EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL BY 2PM

At Laguna Keys, south of Airlie Beach, a storm surge of 1.5 metres has already been recorded, as the tide builds toward its peak later this morning... READ MORE›

'IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO MOVE LATER'

WATCH Cyclone Debbie set to intensify The premier said vulnerable Queenslanders must listen to authorities, and move if they're told to do so... READ MORE›

CLIVE PALMER'S NICKEL REFINERY CLEANUP LOOMS AS ENVIRONMENTAL TEST CASE

While Queensland Nickel remains in voluntary administration and operating with an environmental permit, administrators as proxies for the company director remain legally liable... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA TO BEGIN MONITORING FOR ZIKA VIRUS

The Cook Islands are a small group of remote South Pacific islands northeast of New Zealand... READ MORE›