Tim Shepherd

The environment department suggests wood smoke might have caused a spike in airborne pollution in Moranbah in central Queensland in August, but locals say nearby coal mines are the more likely culprit, prompting the State Opposition to back a call for chemical testing.

Two holidaying nurses want to have a beer with two "cool" English tourists who managed to keep positive minutes after being attacked by a shark. The nurses provided first aid which is credited with saving the men's lives.

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.

Work is suspended at a central Queensland coal mine after a man died when a wall collapsed and trapped him inside the digger he was using. The incident is the third fatal accident in six months.

Police investigate what a Labor candidate has described as "dirty tactics" after someone tried to set alight a car covered in her campaign signage.

Katter's Australian Party stands by its candidate for the North Queensland seat of Dawson despite revelations of his racist posts on Facebook. The party says Brendan Bunyan has "matured" since making the comments in 2012 and 2013.

Sea World Marine Park on the Gold Coast is forced to stop live performances of seal and dolphin shows after coordinated disruptions from animal rights protesters.

Queensland farmers whose crops were destroyed by a hail storm in the Fassifern Valley will not receive disaster relief funding because of a technicality that has left them frustrated and disappointed.