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Another person has died from a rare tropical disease in North Queensland, bringing the state's death toll to 31, but doctors say the number of cases is slowing as the weather dries up.

After students asked why they didn't learn their local Gangalidda language, an outback school made a change that is now seen as a model for other schools.

Cairns was declared "essentially dengue-free" but has now recorded its first locally-transmitted case of the mosquito-borne illness since 2018.

Queensland's police union says the state's policy is allowing car thieves to operate "almost without consequence" as frustration grows over crime. 

The Bureau of Meteorology says much of the state's east will see rain and rough seas this weekend. 

Sought-after pieces of coral are sold all around the world, including at rave-like trade shows known as "frag swaps". The insatiable demand for a "piece of the reef" has put coral harvesting in the spotlight.

The 57-year-old man died at the scene near Cairns after sustaining head injuries.

Nathan Morris, who admitted he fatally stabbed his sister's boyfriend with a steak knife, has been acquitted of murder and manslaughter.

Origin Energy is expanding to seven regional Queensland cities where residents have previously had only one choice of electricity provider.

One of Queensland’s most remote communities is without its only supermarket, service station and campground, with workers allegedly owed pay. But locals are in the dark about what has gone on.

The Coalition lost a seat in Queensland's far north and suffered a swing against it in almost every seat it retained in the state.

Teeming with marine life and being popular spots for diving, Queensland is home to more than 1,400 wrecks. They are deteriorating and researchers are exploring how to preserve them.

As Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton prepare for a sprint to the election finish line, what are the key seats to watch in Queensland?

Rainfalls of up to 100 millimetres could hit parts of the state over the Labour Day long weekend, after days of picture-perfect autumn weather.

After an unprecedented disaster season in Queensland, climate action is not on the minds of many voters in some of the hardest-hit regions this federal election.

Melioidosis claims another two lives in Queensland, bringing the state's death toll to 28 from more than 200 infections following record wet weather. 

Bonza promised to shake up the aviation industry by offering cheap flights to destinations ignored by the bigger airlines. But it did not take long for the cracks to appear.

Banana prawn fishers in the Gulf of Carpentaria are facing the toughest start to the season many can remember, but consumers may be protected from the fallout.

Weather conditions are settling across Queensland today and are expected to continue tomorrow, but showers are expected along much of the coast ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.

Queensland tourism officials are harking back to the 1980s with a campaign based on a cover of Madonna's hit Holiday to tempt people back to the state.