Jessica Clifford

Police divers were flown to Rockhampton from Brisbane to retrieve the car from the depths of the Fitzroy River with a crane after it was allegedly stolen from a Victorian family.

A man, 68, is in police custody after a woman was found dead in her retirement village home in central Queensland last week.

When you pick up a sesame seed product in an Australian supermarket, there's a near 100-per-cent chance the seed has been grown overseas.

The three-year-old chimpanzee — whose surrogate mother rushed to his aid and refused to let go — is recovering after being bitten by the deadly snake in his enclosure at Rockhampton Zoo.

BHP has made another move away from coal mining, selling its Blackwater and Daunia mines. The new owner, an Australian company, will take over operations from June next year. 

The body of a 36-year-old man who jumped into the Fitzroy River on Thursday night while allegedly trying to flee police has been found by a member of the public.

The crumbling former tourism resort on Great Keppel (Woppa) Island will be one of the first things to be revived under a new master plan for the lush, tropical island.

A lone sailor has been winched to safety after his trimaran ran aground on South Barron Island off central Queensland. 

Police wrap up a nine-month investigation into the alleged sexual assault of former Labor MP Brittany Lauga at a Yeppoon pub last year.

The case has been dropped against an Australian artist charged with displaying Nazi symbols on an artwork depicting politicians and billionaires.