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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 Bindal and Birrrigubba elder and activist hopes to promote healing by sharing her experience, as Queensland begins public hearings on Path to Treaty.

It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month. WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died, which have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing.

A Queensland underground coal mine is on fire up to half a kilometre below ground. Remote control technology is helping in an around-the-clock race to seal the mine and avoid further explosions.

Farah Priela, a California school teacher, was exploring Queensland's north coast when she boarded the Greyhound service to begin her journey back to America.

A passenger who was on the bus when it crashed in Queensland, killing three people, says she thought she was going to die in the tragedy.

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.

Detectives say there may be more alleged victims, and are urging people with information to come forward, after more than a year of investigating the alleged historic crimes. 

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.

A Greyhound bus carrying 33 people collided with a four-wheel drive towing a caravan about 8 kilometres north of Bowen. All the fatalities and injured passengers were onboard the bus.

Police say initial investigations into a fatal bus crash in north Queensland show the Greyhound bus travelled onto the wrong side of the road before colliding with a four-wheel drive towing a caravan.

The Roosters' perfect performance against Wests Tigers was ruined only by a suspected broken hand suffered by Joey Manu. North Queensland stun Penrith and the Dragons beat the Dolphins.

At least three people are dead and several seriously injured after a Greyhound bus carrying 33 people collided with a four-wheel drive in north Queensland. 

Now a ghost town, the community of Mary Kathleen disappeared after the nearby uranium mine closed in 1982. But in its heyday, it was an oasis in outback Queensland.

Some serious repeat youth offenders are not given plans to transition from detention back into the community, a Queensland audit finds.

As 22,000 fans let out a "Queenslander" chant to drive their heroes home in the first Women's State of Origin decider, it became clear how immense 2023 could be for rugby league in Australia. 

The Blues never got started, a Maroons legend never stopped and Queensland claimed the first ever women's State of Origin decider. Here's five quick hits from the epic clash in Townsville. 

The Women's State of Origin shield will stay in Queensland for another 12 months after the Maroons scored a comprehensive win over the Blues in the decider in Townsville.

The stakes are high for the second blockbuster in this year's State of Origin series. Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

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. 

A total of $2.72 million has been paid to 139 families whose children were caught up in the cochlear implant bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital — but the government says that does not preclude them from pursuing further legal action.

It wasn't until Marc Ypinazar fell in love with his now wife Elle Roberts, and the couple began combining their finances, that he realised his super accounts were in disarray and he was losing money. The ATO says there is $16 billion in unclaimed superannuation.

The world of performance-based wrestling is attracting a new breed of women keen to break stereotypes.

Wrestling promoters say more women are becoming involved in the performance-based sport, shirking sexist stereotypes in the process. 

More than half of Australia's hotel pool drownings in the past decade happened in the Sunshine State where life rings, rescue tubes and defibrillators are not mandatory.