The Fair Work Ombudsman releases a report revealing widespread breaches of workplace laws by Caltex franchisees.

Tiny houses are all the rage at the moment for people looking for compact, affordable accommodation but it's not the first time Australians have thought small.

Ukrainian-born Iryna Dvoskina and husband Yuriy Vdovychenko are the coaching duo behind a handful of Australia's most incredible para-athletes.

Unrequested nude photos are reaching the inboxes of high school students as young as 13 years old via social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram.

A specialist family drug court is set up for the first time in regional Victoria in a bid to address a horrific trend in parental drug abuse.

Evacuations are ordered in coastal towns and communities in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges and an impact on a scale not seen since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.

A north Queensland man, whose decomposing and battered body was found in a national park near Townsville in 2015, told friends he owed $10,000 before his body was found in a creek bed, a trial hears.

The SES is urging northern Queensland residents to be ready as a tropical low starts to bring heavy rain to coastal communities north from Rockhampton.

How long will cattle producers have to wait for sorely-needed bitumen? ABC Rural takes a look at the Federal Government's significant budget for Territory roads.

A Townsville woman's Uber account racks up about $1,500 in fraudulent use across two continents before it is shut down a case that experts warn is indicative of a growing economy in stolen payment details.

South Sydney leaves it late to beat the Cowboys in Townsville, after the Roosters crush the Knights at the SCG and the Raiders get up against Wests Tigers.

Cronulla snaps a five-match losing streak with a 16-14 win over an injury-hit North Queensland to remain in the hunt for the NRL finals.

Prominent French journalist Hugo Clement says his arrest in north Queensland this week will now feature heavily in the documentary he is filming, with the incident sparking a strong international reaction.

On a small bush block some 50 kilometres out of Bowen in north Queensland, a group of anti-coal activists are living harmoniously while also training for civil disobedience.

An agreement with a Chinese company to develop an export processing facility for north Queensland and Northern Territory beef has been signed with a local council.

Townsville resident Bronwyn Creedy says she feels like a "first-world refugee" after six months of living away from her flood-ravaged home, and hundreds of people are in a similar position.

As the NRL finals begin to appear on the horizon, the Wests Tigers jump inside the top eight after scoring five tries to one in their convincing 28-4 win over a disappointing North Queensland Cowboys outfit at Leichhardt Oval.

Akubras are not the only accessory on heads in the main street of Charters Towers, with VR goggles becoming increasingly common and helping showcase the town's role in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

The Broncos beat the Cowboys 18-14 thanks to a last-minute Jake Turpin try, but don't let the scoreline fool you, this was not one of those classic Queensland derbies.

The Queensland Ethical Standards Command will review an incident after a "disturbing" video emerged showing a police officer appearing to strike a woman several times in the face.