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A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.

The Far North Queensland community leader is accused of strangling a woman, and a separate attack that left her requiring emergency surgery, but his lawyer has told a court the case against him is weak.

Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson is back at the council, a month after taking leave amid concerns he misrepresented his military record in the lead-up to being elected.

Grey nomads, backpackers, and locals question the safety of roads in regional Australia after a devastating crash that killed three women, including two German nationals.

Cape York mayor Wayne Butcher has been charged with multiple offences including strangulation and grievous bodily harm.

Police said officers were called to the scene for a welfare check at around 4:15pm, where they found a woman with life-threatening stab wounds.

The Beyond Reach report has found affordable housing — where housing costs are 30 per cent or less of income — has "almost ceased to exist" for essential workers in south-east Queensland. 

The day after Zoe Strickland's son took his own life, she picked up a Sharpie pen and drew a picture. It would become the first entry in a series of grief diaries, and the birth of her stick figure character, Doodle Lady.

Queensland's premier said police will continue investigating the Mackay South matter.

Cape York World Heritage tentative listing.

A coronial inquest in Far North Queensland examining the disappearance of Markiah Major in 2023 has heard from friends and police, as well as family, who have described their heartache. 

Parts of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula are elevated to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list, but experts warn what many regard a coup, could be a double-edged sword.

A professional fisherman says he is "racing" sharks almost every time he brings in his catch, and that shark numbers are making it almost impossible to fish in certain areas.

There are probably a few things that come to mind when reminiscing about long road trips across Australia between the 1950s and '70s. Things like overheating cars, AM radio and the unmistakable icon of the Golden Fleece. 

Luxury tropical island stays, quokka experiences, wine tours and opera performances are all being proposed for the king and queen's itinerary during their expected visit to Australia towards the end of the year.  

Properties in Brisbane and far north Queensland have been searched following 120 charges of alleged financial misconduct spanning six years.

Cairns needs tens of millions of dollars to shore up its security of drinking water, but advocates say the city also needs to look at ways to reduce the amount of water being used.

Families say they are having to visit up to 10 pharmacies to find a key medication used to treat chest infections, whooping cough, and other respiratory issues in children.

More than 40,000 Queenslanders want Castle Law to use lethal force against home intruders, but the law society says existing laws allowing reasonable force have served the community well.

Sky News, The Australian and the Daily Telegraph used a photo of dancers in the Miriki Performing Arts group during a children's festival for a story on sexual abuse of Indigenous children last year.

Rhys Nicholson, Cameron James, Geraldine Quinn, Wil Anderson and Nath Valvo unpack why Australian comedy is making an unexpected turn towards the earnest.

Nicholas Lubitz witnessed the remarkable emetic incident during a three-year project that saw hundreds of marine creatures tagged off the Queensland coast.

The state's map is littered with dozens of racist terms steeped in a traumatic history. While authorities have made it easier to change these names, advocates say the wheels of government must turn faster.

A forensic scientist says the DNA of two people — Toyah Cordingley and an unknown person — was found on the young woman's fingernail clippings.

When Glenn Dickson and Buck Cooper each lost a leg in near-fatal accidents at the age of 25, they never imagined they would go on to make Australian sporting history.