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A man has been described as "extremely lucky" to be alive after he fought off a crocodile by gouging its eyes during a fishing trip at a remote Cape York beach.

If you're finding it hard to breathe in Brisbane today there's a good reason — thanks to the smoke haze from southern Queensland bushfires the air quality is currently worse than Beijing.

Most of us reach for the car keys every day, but could you ditch the car to make way for your bike for 365 days? Meet the Grade One teacher who plans to survive a year without using a motor vehicle.

Allan Gadsby recorded this video on the outskirts of Yeppoon, near Limestone Creek Road.

He's painted some of the world's biggest stars, married Australian television's darling and has a swanky hotel named after him, but life for Vincent Fantauzzo has never been easy.

Bushfire conditions in the central and south-east parts of the state are expected to worsen on Tuesday as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have already forced thousands from their homes.

Although Australia is often devastated by drought, it's very unlikely that you'll turn on the tap and find no water comes out. But we can't afford to keep taking it for granted — we must change how we think about water.

Bushfires swept through Cobraball near Yeppoon in central Queensland and at Cooroibah on the Sunshine Coast.

Residents in Cobraball, near Yeppoon in Central Queensland describe the rapidly moving fire that threatened their properties.

The bushfire emergency is far from over in Queensland, but residents have begun returning to their homes to inspect the copious damage and share stories of their escapes.

New technology that can detect the presence of deadly Irukandji jellyfish DNA at Queensland beaches should be considered by the state's local councils to reduce the risk to swimmers, scientists say.

In the small north Queensland town of Cardwell, 11-year-old Zélie Gillinder spends hours each week making candles, melts, lip balms and scrubs as part of her small business, which she has just became the sole owner of.

What do Kalgoorlie, Tennant Creek, Mount Gambier, Dubbo, Mount Isa and Logan have in common? They're all in the running to be crowned Australia's S**t Town of the Year.

After eight years of failed seasons, the community of Hughenden, in north-west Queensland, responds to the latest Federal Government promises.

The bushfire crisis is expected to remain volatile overnight in Queensland with one blaze at emergency level at Cobraball, while Sunshine Coast residents return to their homes as firefighters continue to keep the Cooroibah fire at bay.

Cooroibah resident Brian Williams talks about how his son Beau was caught at the home in the fire at Cooroibah.

Authorities declare a State of Fire Emergency across 42 local government areas in Queensland, with dangerous conditions expected to continue into next week as some residents begin to return home to survey the damage.

Brian Williams says his family lost everything in the blaze that swept through "without warning"

Stewart Ashton, a third generation farmer from Queensland's Scenic Rim region, says he is "devastated" for his close-knit farming community which was being dealt another blow with the worsening bushfire crisis.

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended March 26. The company posted quarterly revenue of $50.6 billion and quarterly net income of $10.5 billion, or $1.90 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $58 billion and net income of $13.6 billion, or $2.33 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.4 percent compared to 40.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 67 percent of the quarter’s revenue. “Our team executed extremely well in the face of strong macroeconomic headwinds,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We are very happy with the continued strong growth in revenue from Services, thanks to the incredible strength of the Apple ecosystem and our growing base of over 1 billion active devices.”