Erin Semmler

Colourful cricket writer and commentator Bharat Sundaresan is respected by millions in India. But it took a move to Australia to find true acceptance.

From bullied schoolboy to Hollywood hopeful, this is how Quaden Bayles triumphed over the trolls and followed his dreams. 

Melanoma expert Richard Scolyer is thrilled with his latest scan results, which come eight months after being diagnosed with “the worst of the worst” brain cancer.

Melissa Mills believes there’s no stronger bond than that between a mother and child – and she wants to capture it visually, forever. She is photographing women and their children at “matriarchal” sites in Queensland’s Carnarvon Gorge.

The three-year-old boy living with hypotonic cerebral palsy has secured a rare spot at a multidisciplinary therapy centre. Professionals say more kids like him need the opportunity.

Tributes are flowing from around Queensland for well-known cattle producer Alan Acton, 65, who died in a helicopter crash while mustering on a property west of Rockhampton.

Traditional owners and communities in rural and remote Queensland say many people missed out on attending public forums to discuss the state's Path to Treaty bill due to poor communication.

A growing number of families and individuals are personalising coffins and end-of-life ceremonies, according to a Queensland funeral home owner and civil celebrant.

The nocturnal species can be found burrowed inside trapdoors about the diameter of a 50-cent piece in the black soil west of Bundaberg.

Noelene Etherden is one of about 30 gym junkies, over the age of 55, who do crossfit workouts at a central Queensland gym. Attitudes towards exercise in older generations are slowly changing according to those in the fitness industry.

Muay Thai was different from every other after-school activity Georgia Ralphs had tried, but it didn’t take her long to fall in love with it — now she’s a world champion in a sport that has traditionally been for men.

A 78-year-old Queensland farmer tells how he tried not to panic when he found himself in a life-threatening nightmare after falling into a grain silo.

Ghungalu man Paul Gooda says adjusting to life with a disability has been difficult. When he joined a team sport, he was hooked.

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world’s LNG.

Inez Goves has been robbed of her early 20s and her career, home, and life have been put on hold. Research into how to treat her painful condition is underway, but experts say more funding is needed.

Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia’s east coast.

From hand pollinating flowers at night to avoiding cactus pricks, growing this unique fruit is a labour of love for Gary and Sue Lee.

This week’s deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland’s Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.

Gladstone residents are “shocked” by the sudden closure of their local GP practice but doctors warn it won’t be the last, while calling on the federal government to take “urgent measures”.

Central Queensland teenager Bella Mahiny never thought she would end up in a shed packing mangoes over her summer holidays. She is filling a worker shortage and loving it.