Holly Richardson

A coronial inquest into the disappearance of the 23-year-old Kokoberra woman was due to resume this month but proceedings have been put on hold after a man was charged with her murder.

The Kowanyama woman was 23 when she was last seen with a quarry caretaker more than 10 years ago, leading to a long-running inquest and a $500,000 reward.

Queenslanders are urged to be alert to the hazards of mud left by flooding after a record number of melioidosis cases in Cairns during January.

Divers have captured underwater footage of coral bleaching and algal blooms in the Great Barrier Reef after Tropical Cyclone Jasper dumped metres of rain on Far North Queensland, while aerial imagery shows sediment washing out to sea.

Weary residents in storm-ravaged towns, who had just started to get on top of clean-up efforts, are facing the possibility of more rain.

A monsoon trough has brought heavy rain to regions still sodden after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. 

A popular tourist drive and a critical freight route closed by extreme weather are closer to re-opening north of Cairns, but the state government says they are still months away from being fully repaired.

Home to almost all the world's marine turtle species, Queensland researchers say there's real concern for the survival of these ancient species.

Several people are being treated after a light plane crashed while landing on remote Lizard Island.

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.

As Cyclone Jasper barrels towards far north Queensland coastal communities, social media has lit up with tips to prepare homes and businesses.

Queensland's workplace safety regulator has urged the increased vigilance of dive operators after the deaths of two tourists in their 70s on snorkelling trips in a matter of weeks.

Police say a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen for three months would have contacted his family if he was able as they come to a grim conclusion about his fate.

A Queensland state school teacher has been refused bail, accused of more than 200 child exploitation offences. He was arrested last week but a court has heard investigations have uncovered further alleged offences.

From a distance it resembled a mythic monster but as it came closer in the tropical Queensland waters a stunned onlooker realised the struggling creature was a large bird — and not a seabird.

Markyia Major, 17, has not been seen since he ran into a relative's Yarrabah home, near Cairns, on August 27. Police have said they have grave concerns.

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.

The words that set the Voice referendum in motion have been used in a bold fashion statement to help tell the story of a community's needs.

Graham Mark Kennedy, 48, who was on parole for 40 offences including rape and sexual assault, is back in jail after being caught peering through a teenage girl's window.

The sailors were attempting a continuous circumnavigation on an inflatable boat when sharks got the better of their vessel. They say it wasn't the first shark attack on their boat.

Supporters of a Voice to Parliament say it will help turn around concerning social indicators and address the legacies of colonisation but critics say they are mistrustful of who will speak on their communities' behalf.

Second bone found by police divers in Mossman Gorge where a woman disappeared in January

Far North Queensland's only private hospital will close its maternity services in two months, but the public system says it's ready for the increased demand.

If the northern hemisphere's deadly heatwave is anything to go by, Australia could be in for its own long, hot summer.