Hannah Walsh

A tropical low has crossed the Queensland coast, bringing hundreds of millimetres of rain to some properties. 

Longreach braces for flooding set to peak this weekend as residents in low-lying areas of the town are told to sandbag their homes.

This festival usually sees people go all out, spending thousands of dollars and travelling thousands of kilometres, but a potential change in location and fuel concerns have deterred ticket holders.   

Steve Hawe says he never set out to make a board game — but when inspiration struck, he couldn't ignore it.

Authorities are investigating a potential mercury exposure at a south-west Queensland state school.

A south-west Queensland town's school, service station, hospital waiting room and several homes are closed for testing after children found liquid mercury vials at the tip and took them to school.

In one Queensland town, a wildlife carer is so concerned about the Indian myna's threat to native species, she has self-funded a bounty program that offers $5 for every bird humanely caught.

Roadkill is a common sight on outback roads, but a group of travellers was dedicated to making sure a joey found in north Queensland survived. 

From fingerprinting in the lab to photographing cattle from a helicopter, this forensic officer covers a beat the size of Victoria.

Birdsville, a pilgrimage point for outback travellers, navigates the ripple effects of flood, fuel fears and the cancellation of a massive music festival, when the surrounding country has rarely looked so green and alive.