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Mining giant Adani looks set to receive the first criminal conviction in its corporate history over documents it gave to Queensland's environmental regulator about land clearing on its mine site.

Starting the school year is daunting for many teenage students, let alone doing it with a baby in tow, but one Queensland school principal is giving these young mothers a second chance at a decent education.

Not-for-profit aid agency Foodbank says it needs $10 million from the Federal Government to help with bushfire relief and unprecedented demand.

This tiny island is just 2 kilometres long and 300 metres wide — and it's getting smaller. The people of Poruma believe God will save them from rising tides, but their faith has come at a cost.

A 37-year-old man from Wuhan is confirmed to have the potentially deadly coronavirus in Queensland, becoming the fourth confirmed case in the state, as the Chinese national women's soccer team leaves the Brisbane hotel where they were quarantined for more than a week.

In what is being seen as another nail in the coffin for Queensland milk suppliers, a French-owned dairy business is shutting its Rockhampton factory at the end of the month, sacking all 47 of its workers.

A Supreme Court jury is told the brother of a man who was beheaded in Rockhampton had sex with the accused murderer's wife many times and spoke to the accused weeks after his brother was found dead.

The fungal disease with the potential to wipe out whole banana crops is detected on a farm in Far North Queensland, the centre of Australia's $580 million industry.

It looks like butter wouldn't melt in its mouth, but the slow loris shares a toxic weapon with the common cat, and it's helping scientists understand why some people are allergic to their pets.

A Queensland boatie has had a brush with a huge whale shark near Fraser Island, much to his surprise. It was a remarkable encounter, but experts say east coast sightings are becoming more common.

After years of campaigning by bereaved families, a permanent national commissioner will look at ways to curb the suicide rate among current and former Defence Force personnel.

Nicole Funnell was awarded $270,000 after an attempted robbery at the jewellery store where she worked. Traumatised and unable to work, she wishes she'd just let the thief take what they wanted.

There's a complex logic when the lights change, and there are a few quirks unique to the Gold Coast.

Trees have long been icons of our ancient bushland, and they hold deep cultural significance for Aboriginal people. But they also bear the marks of our contested national history.

Hundreds of ABC Radio listeners tell us they're frustrated with "blinding" headlights, and they're not alone, with Queensland's peak motoring body saying headlights on newer vehicles are consistently "dazzling" drivers.

The daughter of a stockman at the centre of a Queensland Government investigation into the deaths of dozens of horses near Toowoomba says her father has a history of animal cruelty dating back nearly two decades.

The latest in a growing list of online platforms offering immediate prescriptions prompts safety warnings from doctor and pharmacist peak bodies.

An eight-year-old boy from Wuhan, China is confirmed as Queensland's third case of the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Lifesavers from across NSW and interstate describe how they become first responders to the bushfires that stranded residents at surf clubs on the NSW south coast.

A Supreme Court jury is told a former meat worker found dead on a Rockhampton riverbank in 2016 used to gamble at his accused killer's home as the wife of the victim gives tearful testimony about the last time she saw her husband alive.