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From tamer beginnings four years ago, a Cairns couple's cheeky photos featuring some cleverly placed props become an online sensation.

Can fish get lonely? The answer is yes, according to marine biologists, who say some species can even form attachments to humans and are not "mindless".

Fish and chips proves to be the favourite comfort food of Far North Queenslanders during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A tourism boss renews calls for the commercialisation of Gold Coast beaches to help the region emerge from the coronavirus crisis and Mayor Tom Tate says he's open to the idea.

It will take four senior Government MPs to fill the void left by former deputy premier Jackie Trad, but could the Member for South Brisbane make a comeback?

A nurse who suffered complete work-related burnout designs an app to help reduce work stress, by keeping track of shifts, pay, and post-shift mood.

Drinkers will need to prove where they live to get a beer at an outback Queensland pub.

Australia's red meat industry could be the latest victims in a fast-evolving trade war with China, with a number of Australian abattoirs suspended from the trade.

Authorities charge a prisoner with murder after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a laundry at the Woodford Correctional Centre, north of Brisbane.

New mothers report pleasant birthing experiences at Townsville University Hospital, which is trialling the use of soothing visuals and sounds for women in labour.

A well-known Australian chemical company releases the equivalent of more than 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air at a Central Queensland chemical plant.

A New Zealand rich lister whose travel empire owes millions to tourism operators lobbies for a Queensland Government bailout over debts racked up before coronavirus shutdowns.

Nurses across the country are being celebrated today for International Nurses Day and this group from the Sunshine Coast says COVID-19 is just "another opportunity to serve the community".

Over the course of its 40-year history, the Gympie Music Muster has withstood fire and floods, but this year — to little surprise but much disappointment — it has been cancelled.

Interstate tensions have been flaring over management of the lakes at the end of the Murray-Darling Basin, but a new report concludes the fresh water should stay.

A former judge or Queen's Counsel is to be selected to head up an independent board of inquiry into a Queensland coal mine explosion that critically injured five workers.

Central Queensland University works through a COVID-19 recovery plan that will see forced and voluntary redundancies.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has officially sworn in her new Cabinet following the resignation of former Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, amid a corruption probe.

An interim domestic men's competition is set to replace this year's Super Rugby tournament, with the Perth-based Western Force to be included.

Robert Schwarten says "integrity issues" had burdened state Labor for eight months, but the problem is now solved.