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Mick and Ben Hewitt often do business in boardrooms, but it is clear the brothers are truly content in the dust and dirt.

More rain has fallen in 24 hours than in a year at some locations as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily hovers over Queensland's north-west.

Artist Peter Lawson has travelled the world selling his paintings, and says it all began with a stroke of inspiration from his great-uncle and famous Australian poet Henry Lawson.

Much of northern Australia is battling through a heatwave with conditions set to peak over the weekend and remain into the New Year. As scorching temperatures hit storm-ravaged communities, residents get creative to keep cool.

Outback postie Bec Clighme delivers more than just letters and parcels, having introduced book club, morning teas and secret Santa to her mail run. She takes Landline along for ‘Show Day’.

Bec Climie tries to make every mail run special. When she realised that Julia Creek didn't have a traditional agricultural show, she took it upon herself to create a "show day" for the people she delivered mail to.

Videos show thousands of rats overtaking communities across outback Queensland as residents battle a plague of epic proportions. There are concerns the worst is yet to come.

Searing conditions will endure until the end of the week amid the longest stretch of hot November days since 2020. Residents are counting on widespread thunderstorms to bring relief over the weekend.

Residents in the state's north are at war with rodents invading properties, contaminating water and infesting vehicles, as cane farmers estimate they will lose more than 100,000 tonnes of crop to the pests this season.

They spend months away from their homes and families moving thousands of animals in the dust of "the long paddock", but these drovers say they're "married to the mob".

Two men are being treated for suspected spinal injuries after the incident between Julia Creek and Cloncurry.

When this outback business owner's telecommunications service cut out 10 times in a day, she says even Telstra staff suggested she switch to an alternative internet provider.

It's hoped the arrival of virtual reality in vulnerable, remote communities will give mothers and babies a safer birthing experience while helping to ease the critical shortage of nurses and doctors in the outback.

Record-breaking winter rain is sweeping across Queensland, keeping temperatures low — but the far north will soon be in for a scorcher.

Lyn Battle lives in one of the most remote places in Australia. Her quest to give up alcohol has led to her circumnavigating her island home in a kayak not once, but five times.  

Australia is on the cusp of another mining boom in critical metals to feed the world’s insatiable appetite for technology and renewable energy, with Queensland looking to position itself as a world leader in exports.

Boarding school can be the difference between families staying or leaving their rural communities – but the cost leaves many tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. That’s about to change due to a "game-changing" commitment.

First came the floods. Now rural residents across outback Queensland are battling rats and mice, with this year's big wet supercharging the growth of grasses and leading to bushfire concerns.

It's a feat of persistence and imagination — 87 children come together to perform a most unlikely musical. Whether they're bull riders, dancers or lawn bowlers, they're all discovering themselves in isolation.

Much-needed supplies have arrived in flood-hit towns thanks to the work of two men and a handful of businesses, who say the government and media must do more to help.

Bedourie's only bridge is a metre below the floodwater and the mayor says it will be weeks before supply trucks will be able to get into town.

After a recruitment campaign that made national headlines, the remote town of Julia Creek has finally welcomed a permanent doctor. 

Emergency situations are unfolding as never-before-seen floods inundate north-west Queensland and rivers rise to record levels.

A lack of high schools across Queensland means families are leaving country towns, but this outback council found its own solution.

Tourists discover one of the most complete fish fossils in Australia. Here's what was found in its belly.