Frazer Pearce

Master Builders Queensland warns there is a new wave of increasing construction costs coming and some believe opportunistic "price gouging" is partially to blame.

A spike in sightings of large crocodiles on beaches and in central Queensland waterways can be linked to a "fear factor" driving them out of their usual territory, experts believe.

A central Queensland city is one of the most affordable major hubs in Australia when it comes to buying a home. But it's getting harder, with investors descending in a bid to find a bargain.

Some parts of Queensland have run out of water, and landholders are paying a heavy price as paddocks become parched.

Ratepayers across Australia have copped stiff rate bills this year as cash-strapped councils struggle to keep pace with escalating costs. 

It might have seemed a canny investment at the time, but what was prime waterfront land in the town of Yaamba 160 years ago now lies at the bottom of the Fitzroy River. And until recently, it carried a small fortune in unpaid rates.

After coming out of an induced coma, the businesswoman was diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that affects the way people communicate and do even basic tasks.

Almost 900 properties have been nominated by councils across Queensland for affordable housing, but not everyone is happy.

Regional projects across Queensland are being delayed, shelved or abandoned as huge cost blowouts hit cash-strapped councils.

There is the potential for dozens of new copper mines near Central Queensland's Mount Chalmers mine, most of them on farms, a mining company says.

A Queensland couple's garden shed clean-out turns up a valuable piece of Victorian history in the form of a birthday cake clock.

Stacey Mason immediately uprooted her life when a much-needed kidney became available. The good news has kept coming since then.

From plans to split the state of Queensland to gruesome murder tales and a global fortune. Home-grown researchers strike historic gold under the floorboards of these heritage homes.

The fatality comes after a pre-dawn crash involving animals that appear to have escaped from a camel farm near Rockhampton. 

As house prices cool off in some parts of the country, this town on the Capricorn Coast is still growing as people flock from south-east Queensland.

Since its inception in 1974 more than 50 million players have tried their hand at Dungeons and Dragons. Now with success at the box office, the game is proving to be as popular as ever.

Diehard users of a four-wheel-drive beach access are fighting against a council trial to restrict drivers from getting onto the spectacular section of Queensland sand after dark.

Despite the risk, building insurance is a luxury this 49-year-old Rockhampton woman and her 82-year-old pensioner mum cannot afford.

Builder Sonny Fulton has had a tough 18 months. Despite working harder than ever, his business is losing money — and he is not alone.

Routine maintenance jobs, like fixing a leaking roof or rotten stairs and painting, are out of reach for a growing number of cash-strapped Queenslanders as labour shortages and material price hikes bite. 

Governments are being urged to take urgent preventative measures amid warnings that more communities will be in the "firing line" for devastating future floods.

A CQUniversity-led tech team hopes its prototype device can help Australian businesses combat an escalating cyber crime crisis that last year cost the nation a staggering $33 billion.

After spending years poring over new house plans, John and Chris Winkelmann found an innovative solution to their building dilemma by going on a 270-kilometre drive across Central Queensland.

The modest abode is the latest example of how two of the state's smaller coastal centres are outperforming their larger counterparts, as cashed-up southern buyers target the region.

Experts say a region in Queensland's north could be the exception to the rule if house prices fall as predicted in 2023.