The Queensland town of Monto that was drought declared and had the local mine close on the same day is determined to see the community survive.

Authorities fear there is a chance the Paradise Dam in southern Queensland will become unsafe if there is a major flood, with the local mayor saying it is the largest failure of a piece of infrastructure in Queensland's history.

Kay Boisen is being sued by Queensland Health because of an administration error over her long-service leave payment. The union says she could be among hundreds of nurses who've been wrongly paid.

As it hosts researchers and conservationists as part of the World Whale Conference, Hervey Bay's responsible and sustainable practices have been awarded.

A Queensland great grandmother recalls the challenges of life on the land as she celebrates a century in the rural town of Biggenden.

Tourists are warned to check the credentials of whale-watching companies as the Maritime Safety Authority investigates reports a boat operated without a licence.

A regional Victorian town will soon house one of the world's largest medicinal cannabis production facilities, amid a push to drive patients away from the thriving black market.

Cannabis patients who ignore the standard medical advice to wait five days before driving are risking more than a fine or a suspended licence. If they are involved in an accident, their insurance will be voided.

Two osprey chicks are now live-streaming from their barge-nest in Port Lincoln. They will then be tracked after they fledge in December.

The working conditions of teachers is the learning environment for students — so to improve outcomes for our kids, we need to first take a hard look at the growing pressures on our educators, writes Dan Hogan.

Running is one of the most basic and natural forms of human movement but while almost all of us can run, not everyone is doing it well.

Their parents and grandparents were forcibly removed from their home, but now the Woppaburra people have returned to the Keppel Islands as partners in a project that could help heal the Great Barrier Reef in the future.

That warm, earthy scent when it rains for the first time after an extended dry spell has a name. As Dr Karl explains, there's a whole science behind it.

In an unassuming warehouse in Wollongong lies the only blast-testing machine of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing life-saving information about the defence against bomb attacks.

A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals "shaking in their boots", is reclassified to be entirely new.

They were on holidays on the other side of the world, or with their families, and living their lives. But when coronavirus called, they answered.

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.

In her time as a professional skier, a research student and working at Google, Annabel Blake noticed a reoccurring theme: an alarming shortage of women, and she's on a mission to change that for the next generation.

The coronavirus has overshadowed an unprecedented political and legal crisis that has left Israel without a government and with an un-elected prime minister who is now ruling by decree.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the ABC's Jakarta correspondent to evacuate.

Student paramedics are being called up to serve, physiotherapists are being up-skilled to work in hospitals and the private sector is ready to share the load. 

At one Sydney medical centre the staff are trying to set up for the COVID-19 crisis, and to stay in business

The 22 choirs run by “With One Voice” have moved their rehearsals and performances online.

In 2007 Oliver Percovich followed his then-girlfriend to Kabul Afghanistan. To keep himself entertained he rode his skateboard around the city, attracting the attention of curious local kids. 

How will television productions and theatres survive the C-19 lockdown? 

Emmah Money lives with the lung disease Cystic Fibrosis so she has to be especially careful to avoid coronavirus

Despite the advances of medicine, today's societies are vulnerable to sudden outbreaks of infectious diseases.

Animal shelters across Australia have to keep going although the volunteers they rely on have been ordered to stay home. How do they cope now? What can the wider community do to help? And do you have a care plan for your pet in case you get sick?

The principal violinist for the Australian Chamber Orchestra spent her childhood in Japan and Finland as part of a Finnish Lutheran missionary family.

Early testing and ongoing population screening is helping Iceland lead the way in understanding Covid 19.

How a little-known polio epidemic in Denmark led to the birth of the intensive care unit and the remarkable feat of heath care ingenuity that saved hundreds of lives.

The COVID 19 epidemic has been accompanied by an infodemic of misinformation.

Exploring the sensation of loss - of personal freedom and what could have been.

With protesters unable to assemble in the streets in Hong Kong due to coronavirus restrictions, some are taking their protests into the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Nintendo Switch game.

Is the Australian government's proposal for WHO virus 'inspectors' with unfettered global access realistic?

A sick prisoner's push for early release in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

The government of Poland wants to go ahead with a presidential election conducted entirely by postal vote, on May 10, despite widespread opposition and public health concerns.

Jayson O’Brien survived COVID 19 after 18 days in Dubbo Hospital and 8 days in ICU on ventilator.

The ability to navigate through the physical world is an amazing feat of the brain that was developed by our ancient ancestors. We can walk through unfamiliar places while maintaining a sense of direction, take shortcuts and remember places we visited decades earlier. How do we do it and is this ability threatened by a reliance on GPS?

Would you be willing to be infected with coronavirus if there was a chance of speeding up a vaccine? Thousands of young health people have put their hand up.

A lawyer for the family of murdered Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn tells an inquest into her death the evidence points to the victim's ex-boyfriend.

Police say they've found a man reported missing on Sunday morning after launching a search and public appeal for him at Illawong Beach, South Mackay.

Residents of a Queensland beachside suburb are relieved a decision to bury a dead whale 40 metres from their backyards has been abandoned, but question why they were not consulted before a whale-sized burial plot was excavated.

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.