Queensland

The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has told a royal commission that the response by Catholic Church leaders to allegations of child sexual abuse amounted to "criminal negligence".

Gold Coast beaches have been inundated by seaweed that looks like golden cornflakes.

Mining giant Glencore confirms more freight will be on the road in north Queensland after rail company Aurizon lost its contract.

An energy therapy clinic operating on James Cook University's Townsville campus has been shut down by the institution.

Allison Baden-Clay's former husband Gerard Baden-Clay will not get any of her money and her father Geoff Dickie has been made executor of her estate, the Supreme Court rules.

Is being a school groundskeeper the best job in the world? These three devoted men think so.

Voters will now be able to see how much has been donated to political parties and candidates within a week of money changing hands, in a move the Queensland Government says should be adopted nationally.

Ardent Leisure, the operator of the Gold Coast's Dreamworld theme park, reports half year core earnings at $12.8 million compared to $30.5 million in the prior period.

A man receives only minor injuries after a head-on collision with a runaway horse that left him trapped in his car.

As Australia's five teams put the finishing touches on their Super Rugby preparations, improving their record against New Zealand rivals is a key priority.

As new evidence of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef emerges, scientists warn the temperatures that caused last year's devastating coral die-off will be commonplace within decades.

New Hope, the company behind the New Acland coal mine on Queensland's Darling Downs, is silencing nearby farmers in signed agreements, an environmentalist says.

Frontline services will be impacted as jobs are slashed from the federal Health Department, the public sector union warns.

Five of Australia's Catholic archbishops will give evidence today in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. This is who they are, what they've said and their relationship to Cardinal George Pell.

Tourists may be forced to wear life jackets while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, under a plan being considered by the Queensland Government following a spike in deaths.

Queensland's cucurbit industry is on standby following a suspected case of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in the Wide Bay Burnett.

A secrecy culture of "don't ask, don't tell" could explain allegations of child sex abuse within a religious order with one of the highest numbers of alleged abusers, the royal commission is told.

A trend for barbered haircuts and cut-throat shaves has seen barber shops popping up on street corners throughout the country.

Aviation and community groups say there are too many developments hampering pilots and putting people at risk at Archerfield Airport, on Brisbane's outskirts.

A Queensland farming family teeters on the brink with hopes a crowdfunding campaign will provide a water lifeline.

Former farmer Steve Junghenn uses his latest art exhibition to encourage other farmers to start talking about rural suicide.

These young flatback turtles are the first in the world to be tagged with miniature solar-powered satellite tags, allowing researchers to track their movements and collect important data.

A man accused of attempting to extort $50,000 from a cafe manager threatened to "break his legs" if he did not pay up, a Brisbane court hears.

The Federal Government has rejected claims Australia's biosecurity protections are failing on its watch.

Pauline the 100-kilo red-haired beer-drinking barking pig which wandered off with the family dogs two weeks ago has been found a kilometre from his Sunshine Coast home.