Tropical Cyclone Alfred has formed off the coast of Queensland, with predictions it could strengthen to a category three within days.

The Queensland government has vowed to recover unpaid hotel quarantine fees from the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than $30 million still outstanding.

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in the state in recent weeks, which experts have described as unprecedented. So what is melioidosis, and why are we seeing a spike in cases now?

Allan Smillie was coming home from the shops on his mobility scooter on Saturday morning when his life was cut short.

Commercial fishermen on the Gold Coast are raising concerns over the increasing bull shark population, describing it as the worst they've seen in 40 years.

Gold Coast rocket builder Gilmour Space Technologies hopes to launch Eris in the weeks after March 15 for its inaugural flight.

A young man was discharged from a Gold Coast hospital despite his mother warning he was suicidal. When he died days later, a review of his case fused anger to his mother's grief.

The QTA formerly made a submission for assistance to both the state and federal emergency management ministers on February 18.

Telangana Deputy CM plans mining partnership with Queensland for key minerals, boosting green energy and electric vehicle production.

Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record rainfalls.

Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind, with a possible generation capacity of over 26GW.

Judith Maizey has worked as a journalist and communications specialist for more than 30 years throughout Queensland and NSW. Working for Queensland Country Life, she is always up for a chat and loves a good story. Contact 0417 546 616. E: [email protected]