Erin Semmler

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Astrid Jorgensen has an unusual condition — she finds many human noises unbearable. So how did she end up running the "world's biggest choir"?