Palliative patients in regional areas are needed for a new trial into medicinal cannabis, which could help transform access to end-of-life care research.
These cheese-loving birds are fast-tracking evolution in island paradise
Forest revegetation turns the Great Barrier Reef's southern-most island from a barren wasteland into a refuge for a new type of silvereye birds.
Photo shows Lady Elliot Island Silvereye on a plantA strong dose of the arts is what doctors at this regional hospital are prescribing
Queensland's first arts-in-health trial is bringing music, visual arts, dance and theatre to hospitals so the impact of creativity on patients' wellbeing can be measured.
Photo shows A woman in an apron, holding some clay in her hand, talks to a man in a baseball cap looking at herPrime minister urged to chip in $1b to fix 'broken' highway as death toll rises
The Queensland government is calling on the Commonwealth to fund the lion's share of upgrades to the Bruce Highway, which has been labelled a national disgrace after a series of fatal crashes.
Photo shows A drone shot shows five vehicles involved in a highway crash.Wildlife group lodges court appeal against 18-storey Hervey Bay resort approval
The appeal will test the state's environment codes requiring development to avoid illuminating the Hervey Bay coastline.
Photo shows An artist's impression of the resort.Pokémon provides a place where people can be themselves
Four years ago Kylie Flynn picked up a Pokémon card for the first time. She now runs a group and has even qualified as an official Pokémon professor.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds.Meet 'Professor' Kylie the 'cardboard crack' dealer. Her own addiction started a few years ago
Pokémon cards can range in price from cents to millions of dollars, and Kylie Flynn is a trained expert in "battling" with them.
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Photo shows A woman holding a fan of cards close to each side of her face.Queenslanders call on state premier to swap his plane for a car and drive the Bruce Highway
Queensland drivers say they are fed up with politicians flying around on planes and ignoring the dangerous condition of the state's road network, as people continue to die in crashes.
Photo shows A composite of images: a red car driving on a road, a sign saying "rough surface", and potholes in a road.'We'll make use of it': Commuters react to promise to keep 50 cent public transport fares in Queensland
Queensland will benefit from cheaper public transport permanently after the "huge success" of a trial of 50 cent fares, with the government and LNP promising to keep the fares in place.
Photo shows Annelies Zeissink wears glasses and an orange top.Grieving families plead for major upgrades to the Bruce Highway
It's our national highway, snaking its way down the coastline of Queensland. But the Bruce Highway is being labelled a national disgrace, pock-marked with dangerous potholes and signposted with memorials to people who have died on this notorious road.
Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds.The national highway that some drivers say is more like a 'goat track' — with deadly consequences
"The Bruce" is being labelled a national disgrace, pock-marked with dangerous potholes and signposted with memorials to people who have died on the notorious road.
Photo shows A blurred photo of trucks and a motorhome driving on the Bruce Highway'Takes a very big toll': Housing crisis forces mum of four to live out of motel room
Jessica Davies's family is one of many living in a motel while waiting for permanent accommodation. She says the arrangement is "not suitable" — but it's better than living in a tent.
Photo shows A woman with brown hair in a ponytail sitting outside a motel roomHorror start to school holidays as three people die on Queensland roads
Two fatal crashes occurred within hours of police launching a statewide road safety initiative targeting unsafe driving behaviours during the busy travel period.
Photo shows A car crash scene at night with emergency vehicles on road and red and blue lightsThis giant burrowing cockroach could be the key to protecting 'undisturbed' coastal reserve
There is a push to protect Queensland's Reedy Creek Reserve by having it recognised under a special state conservation law.
Photo shows A mans hand facing up on a forest floor, with a giant cockroach the length of his finger crawling on the hand'I miss my husband and daughter': Travel pain for outback patients hits home
The financial burden on rural Queensland healthcare patients is growing with inflation and advocates say they need relief at the October state election.
Photo shows A woman in a wheelchair looks solemnly at the camera'Like a nuclear blast': Wrecked homes still a mess after highway truck explosion left 5m crater
Bororen residents were told to "grab the essentials and leave" after a truck carrying chemicals exploded on a nearby highway. They returned to shattered windows, cracked ceilings and broken doors.
Photo shows A man in a grey shirt holding a door frame with a shattered windowThe ramping crisis meant Marilyn waited 11 hours to get to hospital and onto a bed
After Marilyn Anstiss had a fall and waited eight hours for an ambulance, she got to hospital late at night and remained ramped outside until early the next morning — much like more than 40 per cent of other Queensland patients.
Photo shows A woman with short blond hair sitting at a table with her chin resting on her handBruce Highway reopens after ammonium nitrate explosion
The blast occurred when a truck and ute collided, leaving a person dead and a five-metre crater on the highway. The highway has since reopened.
Photo shows A damaged looking road with a fire truck in the distanceTrucking companies consider danger allowance after deadly explosion on Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway will partially reopen by midnight on Tuesday after a lengthy closure following a crash between a ute and a truck carrying 42 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.
Photo shows A burnt out part of bushland with trees overturned and the ground is charredMan killed on highway used as detour after massive truck explosion
A man has died on a detour set up after a massive truck explosion in Queensland. It could be weeks before the Bruce Highway reopens after the truck crash caused large-scale damage to the roadway.
Photo shows A road ends at a smoking crater.Raina's heartfelt plea to drivers after losing her dad, best friend in road crashes
There have been multiple fatal crashes on the Bruce Highway this week. Experts say we must change our attitudes and behaviour.
Photo shows A woman with long blonde hair in a black shirt kneeling in a field of sunflowers