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Gold Coast Suns players return to their training ground for the first time in two months following an unprecedented coronavirus shutdown.

Cairns Regional Council's plans to disperse thousands of spectacled flying foxes from the CBD will be costly, ineffective and stressful to the bats, environmental groups say.

A Queensland agronomist says he's got farmers who haven't sown a winter crop since 2016 — but this year there are seeds in the ground and hope in the air.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says based on "the best health advice" the state's borders could remain closed to interstate visitors until September, despite pressure from her counterpart in NSW to remove the road blocks.

A body is found after an empty yacht runs aground off the coast of Mooloolaba while a search and rescue continues for another man who fell overboard in an unrelated incident.

Traffic volumes will start to rise on the roads and bus stops and train stations will begin to get busy as more people head back to school and work this week.

A new fire truck designed for sparsely-equipped Queensland rural fire brigades has been unveiled on the Sunshine Coast.

A regional Queensland Mayor says the Red Shield Appeal doesn't "sit well" with his community, which is concerned about unspent bushfire donations.

The Broadway version of Mary Poppins is cancelled as the long-range impact of coronavirus puts paid to one of Far North Queensland's favourite theatrical events.

Queensland detectives apply to extradite Christopher Puglia to face murder charges over the deaths of his parents, Loris and Franco Puglia — he was arrested on Sydney's northern outskirts hours after their bodies were discovered by police north of Brisbane.

Queensland detectives apply to extradite Christopher Puglia to face murder charges over the deaths of his parents, Loris and Franco Puglia — he was arrested on Sydney's northern outskirts hours after their bodies were discovered by police north of Brisbane.

Queensland Health says there will be an independent investigation into how a nurse with coronavirus continued to work at a Rockhampton aged care home, while showing symptoms as the Chief Health Officer reveals it is not clear how the nurse contracted the virus.

Pregnant couples and the recently bereaved are among hundreds of skilled migrants unable to leave or return to Australia while the Federal Government's international travel bans remain in effect.

Pregnant couples and the recently bereaved are among hundreds of skilled migrants unable to leave or return to Australia while the Federal Government's international travel bans remain in effect.

It survived a revolution and two world wars, but one German brewery is unable to survive coronavirus shutdowns as hundreds of breweries are forced to pour beer down the drain.

Some people believe coronavirus has given the Gold Coast time to slow down and reconsider the pace of development, while others say more construction is needed to kickstart the local economy.

Ron Haddrick was one of Australia's finest actors and his performance in an ABC sci-fi series in 1964 was a role he cherished. He feared the episodes had been lost, but had a chance to watch it again before he died.

A Far North Queensland school with more than 70 students from an Indigenous community in lockdown thinks outside the square to ensure they keep up with their schooling during the coronavirus pandemic.

Patricia Petersen won an elite karate tournament with eight cracked ribs and ran two election campaigns against Tony Abbott. Now, at 56, she's following her dream and moving to the NT to start her legal career.