Baz Ruddick

Cowboys forward Luciano Leilua has pleaded guilty to low-range drink driving before a Townsville magistrate. 

Two are dead after three separate shootings in Queensland overnight, including a man in his 20s who was shot by police in Townsville.

It's a small-scale operation, but it brings a golden bounty. Henry Petersen reckons he's one of the last backyard pickers in north Queensland. 

When Suzan's insurance company told her earlier this year her annual premium was going up by $7,000, she switched providers. Under the new insurer, she doesn't have specific flood cover.

Ancient craftsmanship collides with augmented reality in an art project taking the world-renowned 'Ku' dog sculptures of Aurukun into a new dimension with the next generation of artists.

Families in flooded Far North Queensland are getting ready to celebrate the festive season today. The tourism industry is hoping for a Christmas miracle. 

Riah Holland has still been coming to terms with the heartbreaking loss of her precious family photos and heirlooms.

The 48-year-old social worker feared she would be killed when she was repeatedly rammed and chased by teenagers in an allegedly stolen car through streets in Townsville.

For an entire year, a group of high school students have been part of a trial to see how weekly mindfulness sessions will improve their learning and resilience.

When he learned 60 men an hour take their lives globally, CJ wanted to do something to help. Project 60 saw him complete a 60km marathon every day for one month, starting before dawn each day.

High-profile Townsville priest, David Lancini, is charged with eight counts of indecent treatment of boys aged under 14.

About 150 protesters gather in Townsville calling on the Queensland government to strengthen penalties for young offenders. 

More than 3.6 million Queenslanders were enrolled to vote in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament — and with 68.5 per cent of ballots counted, just three of the state's 30 federal electorates supported the proposal.

Gowns and suits have brought glitz and glamour to the remote Indigenous community of Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula for the town's second-ever NAIDOC ball.

Aboriginal people are considering what the Voice might mean for them, and if they want it at all. The ABC visited several regional communities in Queensland and listened. Here's what they had to say.

It's an idyllic island that sits just off the coast of north Queensland, masking a dark past of subjugation, displacement and discrimination.

As the rest of the country debates the Voice referendum, there is little to no evidence of a Yes or No campaign in this Queensland city, according to locals.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 39-year-old man died in Townsville this morning.

Kids on these remote Torres Strait islands rarely have enough players to field a side. They've come together to play Queensland's largest junior league tournament.  

Outback Queensland is home to the largest potential wind zone in the country, but a lack of infrastructure and a shortage of skilled workers are major roadblocks in reaching national renewable energy targets.

It's not a quokka or bilby, and there's a reason you've probably never seen a Northern Bettong in the flesh. Here's how Queenslanders are saving the native creature.

Megan was a quick-witted and mischievous child, but when she was five, a predator entered her home and stamped out all that made her who she was. He didn't leave her life for 30 years.

Police say they feared the worst for the mother-of-four, who drank from puddles to survive an eight-day ordeal lost in bushland in north Queensland. 

The small town of Hughenden — with its population of just over 1,000 residents — welcomes visitors from across the country seeking stunning views and outback hospitality.

A new report paints a bleak picture of Queensland's housing crisis with the number of people now homeless up by 22% on five years ago, and it's predicted to worsen, with 220,000 households needing affordable housing within the next two decades.