Mark Rigby

Tim Buxton is returning to northern Iraq where he lived and worked during some of the region's most tumultuous times in recent history.

A rideshare driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed in the neck and face at a northern Gold Coast shopping centre. A 16-year-old has been charged and is expected to face court tomorrow.

Queensland's planning minister could take over the approval process for a major expansion of Dreamworld, including a hotel, an eco-tourism venture, and residential housing.

A drunk driver who struck and killed 83-year-old Mary Kathleen Kelly on the Gold Coast is given a suspended jail term, as the victim's family continue to mourn the loss of her "contagious, exuberant energy".

More than 550 used car tyres have been left in a Gold Coast national park in 48 hours, in an "extremely serious" case of illegal dumping.

Police allege a 52-year-old was pushed through a balcony on the Gold Coast during an argument about a car he sold on an online marketplace.

From Granny Grommets shredding waves on the Gold Coast to Fitzroy Fossils rowing their way into retirement, these ageing Aussies prove it's never too late to start fitness and fun.

Calls for police to be given powers to seize and destroy illegal e-bikes receive cheers and applause at a public hearing examining the safety of e-transport devices in Queensland.

Police are trying to uncover the identity of a woman, aged in her 70s, whose body was found on a Gold Coast beach. It is believed she had a medical episode.

Rescuers were unable to reach the couple on Sunday evening, leaving the pair with no choice but to endure chilly conditions overnight on the Queensland mountain.

Henry Young says it is "ridiculous" he is playing international tennis competitions at 101, but even more so that there are not many others like him.

Some of the Gold Coast's most influential figures speak out against the council's controversial plan to transform Snapper Rocks' foreshore which could include knocking down the Rainbow Bay Surf Club.

Che Kenneally should be focusing on next month's world title defence fight. Instead, the single mum is juggling fundraising and working full time for the privilege of stepping into the ring.

An autopsy indicates Matthew Pascoe, 35, died of head and internal injuries, but police say they are yet find evidence of a struggle in the hotel where his body was found.

Flaming piles of garbage are being dumped on Gold Coast streets as the city's rubbish trucks catch fire because of batteries thrown in household waste.

A judge-only trial heard a 12-year-old boy was standing on the back of a carousel character when his head was caught in moving parts in the ride's ceiling.

What might feel like a helpful cheer or a warning against the mistake of last week's game can take the fun out of a kids' game of football.

Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies had been given a two-week window clearance to launch its 23-metre Eris rocket from a purpose-built pad in north Queensland.

Rough sleepers in south-east Queensland have been dealt another blow with a third local government adopting a hardline stance on homelessness.

The chronic and progressive disease is being found in younger Australians with children as young as 12 developing symptoms.

Molly the magpie may once again have to be surrendered to wildlife authorities after a Supreme Court order has overturned a government decision to grant a special licence to the bird's carers.

Mylie Campbell says e-transport riders who speed and break other safety laws don't seem to realise the full extent of injuries that can come from even a minor crash.

A thief who stole more than 100 memorial plaques from a cemetery near the Queensland-New South Wales border is sentenced to more than a year in prison.

A four-day police operation targeting alleged bikie gangs on the Gold Coast and in northern NSW has seen 15 people charged with more than 60 drug and firearms offences.

Bianca Stone says she has called Labor's Meaghan Scanlon to concede defeat in Gaven, but Labor is yet to claim victory.