One hundred years since construction began on the Great Ocean Road, the world-renowned tourist attraction is under threat from erosion, landslides and booming tourist numbers. But a record funding boost and the the biggest roadworks blitz of recent decades is now underway in a bid to secure the road for another century.

Calculating the road toll is "extraordinarily complicated", according to Queensland police as loved ones say the confusion is compounding their grief following a horror few weeks on the state's roads.

A horror summer season has seen fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland go to extraordinary lengths to grow crops.

An Australian medicinal cannabis company is working to address a global shortage of pharmaceutical-grade product, reducing cost and improving access at the same time.

A regional Queensland council website being advertised as an online news outlet and accepted by Microsoft as a news source is an abuse of public trust, academics say.

The Indigenous owners of Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island, are frustrated by delays in their claim for compensation from the Queensland Government.

The family of a boy with ADHD that sometimes causes him to "bite, punch" and "kick" is suing Education Queensland for alleged discrimination by teachers who restrained him when he became "disruptive" and "aggressive".

The corporate regulator is taking the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to court for imposing "unfair" contract terms on their small business customers.

Farmers in the drought-declared Bundaberg region are angry 105,000 megalitres of water will be released from Paradise Dam, saying it will go to waste at a time when water availability is so critical.

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.

SunWater is about to shed the equivalent of 32,000 Olympic pools of water from Bundaberg's Paradise Dam, which is less than 20 years old so what went wrong?

The drastic decline over the past four decades is linked to widespread drought which is causing bodies of water to disappear, devastating waterbird population numbers.

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.

Dr Geoff Thompson was recently recognised as the 2020 NT Australian of the year for his work coordinating the evacuation of injured people following the devastation of Darwin by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.  

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. 

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

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, veteran journalist and commentator Mike Carlton reflects on the formative experience of reporting on the US invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam war. 

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, children's book author, broadcaster and film maker, Tony Wilson.

Inspiring individuals talk about a pivotal moment in their personal histories. This week, historian Michelle Arrow 

A second man is extradited to Queensland from New South Wales, charged with murder over the disappearance of Jay Brogden in north Queensland in 2007.

Adani is granted a Supreme Court order that could expose two traditional owners to possible jail time if they return to a ceremonial camp on the Queensland mine site, the men's lawyer says.

As the voluntary assisted dying debate rages in Western Australia, David Goodall's family is still processing the 104-year-old's decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life.

A career criminal who was banned for life from driving is jailed for crashing a stolen car into a family's van, ploughing it into a Woolworths truck and claiming the life of a five-year-old boy and injuring six of his relatives.

Arum lilies may be visually spectacular, but for more than 100 years they have been been suffocating the natural bush and backyards in the South West corner of WA.

When you think of traffic congestion, you probably think of cars bumper-to-bumper on the freeway during weekday peak hour, but there are several hotspots around the city where weekend traffic is even worse.

The AFL advises that West Coast Eagles player Willie Rioli tested positive in an in-competition drug test for "a metabolite of cannabis", having previously tampered with a sample in a separate test.

A six-year-old boy dies after being struck by a car in the carpark of a popular sporting ground in Perth's south.

A 60-year-old Perth man is jailed for life for bashing his elderly retirement village neighbour to death with a hammer while in the throes of methamphetamine bender that had left him awake for more than a week.

Fremantle appoints former player and current Collingwood assistant coach Justin Longmuir as head coach after sacking Ross Lyon last month, with Longmuir declaring he has "unfinished business" at the Dockers.

The number of people infected with measles in Perth rises to eight in an outbreak West Australian health authorities believe was sparked by an infected visitor from New Zealand.

Tim Kelly confirms what Geelong supporters have feared for some time, a trade request to join the West Coast Eagles for the 2020 AFL season.

Terry "Tuck" Waldron was instrumental in the planning and execution of the $1.6 billion Perth Stadium. Now he is facing another challenge overhauling the iconic but ageing WACA Ground.

Managers from the nation's 18 AFL clubs have 10 days to land the deals they believe will propel their side to the next level as the trade period gets underway in Melbourne and star midfielder Tim Kelly is right in the mix for the West Coast Eagles.

A $657 million loss posted by WA power retailer Synergy will likely either lead to inflation-busting bill hikes or a taxpayer-funded bailout, but the WA Government is insisting its reforms will keep a lid on prices.

Star midfielder Tim Kelly says having two of his three sons diagnosed with autism while living on the other side of the country from his family was a major factor pushing his trade from Geelong to the West Coast Eagles.

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.

The Court of Appeal unanimously overturns the convictions of three men found guilty last year of killing a mother who was left outside a Perth hospital in 2016, with the trio now set to face a retrial.

The W-League is preparing for life without its biggest drawcard, with Matildas captain Sam Kerr informing officials she is pursuing a contract outside of Australia this summer.

The man accused of the Claremont serial killings, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.

The trial of the accused Claremont serial killer is delayed by a week, a day after his surprise guilty plea to raping a teenage girl and attacking a young woman in her home.