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Unlike human rescuers, AI does not fatigue or become distracted which means when a search goes on for days, and sometimes weeks, there is a much greater chance of success.

Unlike human rescuers, AI does not fatigue or become distracted which means when a search goes on for days, and sometimes weeks, there is a much greater chance of success.

A Toowoomba school says it is still uncertain of when boarders will be allowed to return after receiving conflicting messages from authorities.

Vets in Mount Isa rely on rescue animals when pets need a blood transfusion, and any blood type will do — but only if it's their first transfusion.

After weeks of learning from home, Queensland began stage one of the plan for students to return to the classroom this morning.

Tropical Queensland has been touted as Australia's new rice bowl as the Murray-Darling Basin dries up, but its future hinges on better varieties.

New research suggests the agriculture industry should prepare to import large shipments of feed grain for livestock, despite the biosecurity risks.

A new study shows Queensland's principals are the most stressed, depressed and burnt out in the nation, with many reporting workloads have grown drastically in recent years.

New technology for residents in the remote Indigenous community means they can keep in contact with family, but it also helps staff retention for organisations like the health centre.

Even as its unemployment rate doubled in less than 50 days as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Queensland region has critical major projects well underway to help recovery.

Arianwen Harris used to joke that homeschooling was her "worst nightmare", but after a rocky start she's noticed positive changes in her two sons.

Parts of outback Queensland have erupted into a carpet of native wildflowers after late summer rain in the region, but tourists are not allowed to visit them.

The resignation comes after the Crime and Corruption Commission began an investigation into her involvement in the recruitment and selection process for principal of a new Brisbane school.

If COVID-19 has spawned in you a desire to grow veggies and raise chooks, you might be among a demographic cohort tipped to create a wave of post-pandemic migration.

Senior, prep and Year 1 students are heading back to school tomorrow and, for the most part, life won’t be hugely different to what it was before.

From 'bin outings' to inflatable cows buying steaks, things have been getting weird. Will our wacky behaviour stop when social distancing does?

Beyond the tourist strip's famous concrete canyons, a group of gardeners has nurtured the city's first urban farm into being.

The longer the suddenly escalated investigation into Deputy Premier Jackie Trad takes to play out, the heavier the burden for other Labor MPs fighting to hold on to power, writes Josh Bavas.

Despite a staged re-opening of classes from Monday, May 11, no clear guidance has been given for boarding students, with many independent schools opening limited classes and boarding accommodation for selected year levels.