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Welding inspector Peter Robson visited his doctor for a routine check-up. He never imagined the results would reveal an aggressive blood cancer that would change his life forever.

After months of protests against offshore wind farm projects, people have gathered in support of turbines being developed off Australia's east coast, hopeful of more work and job security.

The statistic has prompted Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman to order an in-depth clinical review into the problem.

Damage assessments will be carried out today in parts of southern and south-east Queensland, after days of torrential rain.

Schools and roads closed as flash flooding hit widespread areas of south-east Queensland on Tuesday. Rain eased by late in the afternoon but flooding remained an issue in many areas. 

Master Builders Queensland warns there is a new wave of increasing construction costs coming and some believe opportunistic "price gouging" is partially to blame.

The Queensland government has announced it's to increase the graduate salaries of child safety officers as experts say heavy caseloads and a lack of staff are creating delays in response times.

If the Upper Calliope Solar Farm in central Queensland is approved, mining giant Rio Tinto will use the electricity generated to power its operations in Gladstone. But some locals want more detail about the project.

A Turtle rehab centre is ‘heartbroken’ after finding a 5cm rusty nail embedded in the shell of a turtle, that they suspect was inserted with a nail gun. 

From human-inflicted cruelty to dramatic crane rescues, this turtle rehabilitation centre has seen it all. With hatching season getting underway, rescuers are urging everyone to be on the lookout.

A spike in sightings of large crocodiles on beaches and in central Queensland waterways can be linked to a "fear factor" driving them out of their usual territory, experts believe.

Bonza vows to "put things right" after weeks of cancellations negatively impacted as many as 1,600 customers while the airline awaited regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

At a work conference, in a room filled with hundreds of people, a conversation with a Gooreng Gooreng elder led Maria Suarez to a sister she never knew she had.

A new book recounts how an unprecedented grassroots campaign in the town of Biloela saved a refugee family from deportation.

Some parts of Queensland have run out of water, and landholders are paying a heavy price as paddocks become parched.

The men were fishing in an outlet of the Fitzroy River near Keppel Bay when they fell overboard, sparking a difficult night search and rescue mission.

A plan of action is adopted to help save the world's only wild macadamia plants from extinction. 

Residents of fire-ravaged Deepwater in central Queensland are preparing to return to their homes to survey the damage for themselves.

Firefighters say "slightly better weather" could help them gain the upper hand against a blaze in the Gladstone Region, which has damaged at least two properties and forced many residents to evacuate.

The Kroombit tinker frog is critically endangered with just 150 frogs left in the wild. After years of research, scientists have released the first captive-bred frogs.

Queensland Health investigates a highly infectious disease outbreak in Gladstone, caused by the microscopic cryptosporidium parasite.

James Cook University research reveals a long-term decline in the vulnerable species on a large stretch of the Queensland coast.

Supermarket chain Drakes, which operates more than 60 stores in South Australia and Queensland, is introducing Afterpay as a means of payment — but the move has prompted a warning from a social welfare group, which says it could contribute to spiralling debt.

The International Transport Workers' Federation takes a big step towards recovering lost wages, clawing back a record-breaking amount stolen from international sailors by their employers in Australian waters.

A Greens senator's experience with skin cancer prompts a warning about cumulative sun exposure as skin cancer rates rise, despite the success of the Slip Slop Slap campaign for those born after 1980.