Regional Queenslanders are heading to a Senate inquiry in Cloncurry to voice anger and frustration at the cost of flying across the state, arguing it is often cheaper to fly overseas, and something has to give.
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200 years after Frankenstein, an Australian artist is carrying the torch for science's monsters
Patricia Piccinini’s sculptures of genetically-engineered creatures invite empathy rather than horror — much as her hero Mary Shelley did with her classic novel.
Singlet ban only for blokes 'discriminatory', surf clubs told
Queensland surf clubs are starting to rethink dress codes that apply different standards to men and women, amid complaints from patrons and warnings such rules amount to discrimination.
Aussie duo take gold after compatriots bomb final dive
Esther Qin and Georgia Sheehan claim gold with their final dive in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard at the Commonwealth Games, after fellow Australians Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith stumble late.
10yo wins battle to save the stomachs of turtles
A 10-year-old girl helps convince a local government on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef to phase out using plastic straws in its council operations for the first time in Queensland.
Brisbane house prices up nearly 300pc, Productivity Commission report says
Brisbane house prices surge nearly 300 per cent in real terms over the past 30 years, a new report into housing affordability says.
Do you know these lovebirds? Photographer takes to Facebook to find couple
An amateur photographer who snapped a young couple kissing on a jetty north of Brisbane a month ago takes to Facebook in the hopes of finding them, so he can pass on a copy of their romantic moment.
The talented women behind some of Brisbane's newest murals
There’s plenty of room for the female aesthetic in Australia’s street art scene and these three women are proving it.
Police investigating alleged $1.3m fraud at veterans' charity Walking Wounded
Families allege the charity, established to help wounded veterans and the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, has not been using donations for counselling and rehabilitation services.
My Airbnb host cancelled at the last minute — here's what to do if it happens to you
What should have been our family’s first holiday almost ended up in turmoil when our Airbnb host cancelled our accommodation — booked nine months prior — just days out from check in. Here’s what I learnt in that last-minute scramble.