Leonie Mellor

Labor's seemingly impossible task has given Steven Miles the liberty to take more risks in the Queensland election campaign.

The Queensland election won't be decided in Brisbane — and the polls suggest Steven Miles has a lot of convincing to do

Heading north, deep purples, reds and browns blend through what’s known as the Channel Country, more than 200,000 square kilometres of arid landscape and ancient flood plains.

Tributes are flowing for Kate Sinclair, a well-respected doctor and paediatric neurologist, who died suddenly in a farming accident a week ago.

An outback town in Queensland is looking toward a renewable energy resurgence thanks to the brainchild of a leading economist.

Running a 15,000-acre cattle station single handedly is more than a full-time job, but it’s just one of Jodie Muntelwit’s responsibilities as she juggles being a mum to three children and managing a popular tourist destination all on her own.

From the youth hub he set up to help Indigenous kids to the diversionary centre saving lives, Father Mick Lowcock has dedicated his life to helping people turn their lives around in the north-western Queensland mining town of Mount Isa.

The community on Mornington Island is fighting to revive old market gardens and reintroduce cattle to try and provide jobs and career opportunities — it also wants to bring back alcohol, saying a decade-long ban has turned its people to dangerous home brew.

Hairdresser Sonia Colvin did not always know the right words to say when clients broke down crying, but she has now helped 139 domestic or elder abuse victims find their feet and wants other hairdressers to undergo mandatory training she has developed.

If you're finding it hard to breathe in Brisbane today there's a good reason — thanks to the smoke haze from southern Queensland bushfires the air quality is currently worse than Beijing.

David Murphy had been celebrating his 49th birthday on Saturday night when his daughter's ex-boyfriend and another teenager allegedly began an altercation that ended in Mr Murphy's fatal bashing.

A day after Lorry accidentally cut off his hand, surgeons had it working again

A day after Lorry accidentally cut off his hand, surgeons had it working again

A new species of coral, lost coconuts and rock samples from uncharted deep sea volcanoes are just some of the treasures revealed by a CSIRO research trip across the Coral Sea.

Fire ants are spreading into new areas across south-east Queensland according to a Biosecurity Queensland insider who says the war to eradicate the potential killers is all but lost, a claim vehemently denied by the man tasked with stopping the spread.

It’s a long way from being a Brisbane accountant to mustering sheep in the drought-ravaged Queensland outback, but Sandy Mackenzie says there’s no better place to raise a family.

Soumi Gopalakrishnan finished top of her class and has her heart set on studying medicine, but her status as an asylum seeker — not a refugee — means her dream of going to university may never become reality.

People with cystic fibrosis may have a better quality of life with a new drug that’s showing promising results in recent trials, and could be available within five years.

More than a dozen drivers say they have been stung by an elaborate scam, alleging they have been blamed for damage they didn't incur and are either sued or threatened with defamation action when they try to hit back.

A refugee legal advice service confirms athletes missing after the Commonwealth Games have contacted their centre in Sydney, with the 19 international visitors having until midnight to apply for protection visas or risk mandatory detention.