Queensland

Sleep will be a major focus for Gold Coast Suns AFL players as they prepare for the 2017 season.

The National Farmers Federation calls for an app that helps workers track the hours they spend on farm, using GPS technology, to be immediately withdrawn.

The first AFL Women's grand final will be played on the Gold Coast after Brisbane's Gabba surface was deemed unsafe following two major concerts by pop star Adele earlier this month.

A training midwife was "shocked" at the condition of a newborn baby who died of head injuries suffered during his birth at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, an inquest hears.

Gold Coast, St George Illawarra and Newcastle face fines totalling $350,000 after being issued with breach notices for failing to follow the NRL's concussion rules during round three.

A fitness program at a north Queensland university aims to improve health outcomes for older Australians, while encouraging interaction between young and old.

A new festival gives State of Origin fans the chance to experience what things are like inside the locker room before the big game.

The Northern Territory live export market is currently dominated by Queensland cattle as drought forces stock onto the market.

The choice of venue for the inaugural AFLW grand final between Brisbane Lions and Adelaide Crows should be a simple decision.

A large and "aggressive" crocodile is believed to have killed a 35-year-old spear fisherman about 200 metres from the ocean shore south of Cairns, authorities confirm.

A service working with recovering drug users in central Queensland is kept busy as the number of users increases.

Queensland is losing more than 500 regional jobs and about $15 million a month in royalties because the State Government is favouring a multinational company over an independent, state-owned company, a mine owner says.

Sergio Cirio nets a penalty in the 98th minute after Roar goalkeeper Michael Theo is cruelly red-carded at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Police charge a man after a shooting on Brisbane's southside left one person in hospital with gunshot wounds to the head.

Australian surfer Owen Wright completes a fairytale comeback from a serious brain injury, winning the World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks.

A Gold Coast farmer drops in on the surfboard manufacturing industry, by growing lemongrass and turning it into foam to make eco-friendly surfboards.

Two men seriously injured when their helicopter crashed in shallow waters off the central Queensland coast are saved after their luggage begins washing up on a nearby beach, sparking a search and rescue operation.

The Indigenous community of Cherbourg in Queensland's South Burnett region works to rebuild one of Australia's first Aboriginal art ventures, the Barambah Potters.

Teenager Lee de Paauw is "very lucky" to still have his left arm after being bitten by a crocodile when he dared to jump into the Johnstone River in far north Queensland early yesterday morning, paramedics say.

Age continues to not concern Kelly Slater as he cuts a swathe through the field at the World Surf League event at Snapper Rocks.

A Queensland woman is helping attract native bees back to the suburbs with a unique take on recycling.

The Rabbitohs win a spiteful clash with Newcastle, the Roosters beat Penrith at the death, and the Cowboys are shocked by Manly in Townsville.

It is crunch time for peanut growers on the South Burnett facing a potentially disastrous season, following Queensland's hottest summer on record.

A Queensland police officer is suspended from duty and under investigation after allegedly assaulting a child while on duty and turning off his body camera during the interaction.