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Lisa Millar announces she is farewelling the News Breakfast couch after five years in the role, to focus on other projects across the ABC.

When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.

But Queensland's opposition faces growing pressure to explain its own policies so voters can decide at October's state election.

Renowned for its multi-million-dollar wedding industry, Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland hopes to add stargazing to its tourism drawcard.

The couple are at the confluence of how governments are responding to climate change and what is appropriate clean energy development.

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 court heard the father of three had an "open door policy" for his workers, including when they were in the shower.  

Tom Bergemann is a talented beach volleyball player, but living in rural Australia means it is hard to find a sand court to train on. 

Controlling wild horse populations through culls is highly controversial, but other solutions involving trapping and re-homing are being tried.

The first extensive study in decades of one of Australia's most unique rivers reveals the rare and endangered species that call it home aren't bouncing back like they should.

Authorities say the pair involved in an alleged stabbing at a small Queensland town, which led to a man being shot by police, were family.

Police were called to the property at Kilkivan on Friday afternoon after reports of a fight between two men.

There is new hope for graziers despite devastating pasture dieback, which costs graziers billions, spreading west to previously unaffected Queensland cattle country.

House prices have risen dramatically across the Wide Bay region since 2020 but experts say they are still cheaper than homes in Australia's capital cities.

The use and sale of a popular style of yabby net that a conservationist says regularly traps other wildlife could be banned, which would bring Queensland into line with other states.

There is $64,000 sitting in William Baker's Home Care Package account, but his full-time carer and daughter can't get the one thing she believes would give her disabled bipolar dad quality of life — a side by side ATV.

A District Court judge has sentenced one of three teenagers over the torture of a 13-year-old that was filmed and uploaded to social media. Sentencing for one of the girls has been delayed due to her arrest.

New court documents reveal further details about alleged Sunshine Coast-based sexual predator Dion Lingard, who police say used social media to procure and exploit underage girls.

Rosanna Natoli leads by 5,000 votes as she nervously waits to see which way the preferences fall, while her husband Joe Natoli is likely to serve another four years as a councillor. 

The Queensland town of Imbil, at the centre of a major clean energy project, has been gifted millions in funding in what the state government has described as a "gesture of goodwill" but some have referred to as "bribery".

Following the controversial release of "Esky Killer" Matthew Armitage, Australia's highest court has been asked to make a judgement on a Queensland law designed to keep uncooperative criminals behind bars.

Candidates vying for a position in Queensland's local government next month will, for the first time, need to keep their personal campaign spending and donations under a cap.

About three tonnes of spray-free blueberries are being enjoyed by wild birds as one of Queensland's most popular agritourism destinations closes 17 years after opening.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

Power outages are crippling a small community north-west of Gympie, with residents saying they've experiences a dozen blackouts since December.