rt

Dengue fever virtually eradicated from Far North Queensland, scientists say

Scientists say after running an eradication program for the past eight years, Far North Queensland can be declared free of dengue fever for the first time in more than 100 years.




rt

Meteor rumbles across sky in Far North Queensland

Residents in Far North Queensland describe how the ground shook after what is believed to be a rare daytime meteor streaks across the sky.




rt

Mango season heating up in the Northern Territory as industry continues to expand

Mango fans get ready, because the season is ramping up in the Northern Territory with more than 200,000 trays picked last week.




rt

Deadly Asian fungus, poisonous to touch, found in Far North Queensland rainforest

The world's second-deadliest fungus, the poison fire coral, is found in Far North Queensland for the first time, a long way from its usual home in the mountains of Japan and Korea, and can cause a "horrifying array of symptoms".




rt

Snake skin found by Cairns resident Stuart Morris possibly from 7-metre reticulated python

Stuart Morris initially kept walking when he first laid eyes on a massive snake skin in Cairns, but when he saw it a second time he decided to take it home and straighten it out all 7 metres of it.




rt

Man dead, woman seriously injured after 10-metre fall from zipline in Far North Queensland rainforest

A man is dead and a woman seriously injured after falling more than 10 metres from a zipline in the Daintree rainforest in Far North Queensland, police say.




rt

Cairns scam victim reclaims house she lost to bankruptcy after continuing to pay mortgage

Robyn Hausler continued paying her mortgage and rates for six years, not realising the house she'd lived in for 20 years wasn't hers anymore. Now a court has ruled she can have her property back.




rt

Crocodiles killed by abandoned river fishing nets in Far North Queensland

Four crocodiles one nicknamed Pugly by locals are killed in abandoned fishing nets in Queensland's Cape York, infuriating locals.




rt

Far North Queensland couple killed in crash are remembered by loved ones

The deaths of Evan Fielder, 19, and his girlfriend Lauren Quabba, 16, in a head-on crash sends shockwaves through a Far North Queensland community.




rt

Grandmother with multiple sclerosis carried up north Queensland mountain by 40 people

An innocuous Facebook post has spurred about 40 people to carry a north Queensland grandmother with multiple sclerosis up a steep mountain so she could fulfil a childhood wish.




rt

Backpacker tax ruled 'a disguised form of discrimination' and overturned by Federal Court

An estimated 75,000 backpackers working, or that have worked in Australia, could be back-paid hundreds of millions of dollars after the Federal Court ruled the so-called backpacker tax invalid.




rt

Man who threatened to kill Federal Circuit Court Judge and Victorian Police Sergeant released on good behaviour bond

A father who threatened to kill a Federal Circuit Court Judge in a late night, expletive-laden phone call walks free from a Far North Queensland court.




rt

Two bodies found at Far North Queensland waterfall believed to be missing Townsville couple

The woman, 32, and man, 24, were reported missing in the Cairns area yesterday after they both failed to show up for work.





rt

Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan sacked, Kevin Walters ruled out as replacement

The Gold Coast Titans announce they are parting ways with coach Garth Brennan, citing the team's poor performance on field this season, as Kevin Walters rules himself out as a replacement.




rt

Couple elope on top of Simpson Desert sand dune at Birdsville's Big Red Bash

A Queensland couple have climbed the biggest sand dune in the Simpson Desert to get married at the world's most remote music festival.




rt

Sun Yang's former training partner speaks about Chinese swimmer's world championships controversy

Former Commonwealth Games competitor Matthew Levings trained for years alongside Sun Yang. Now the Gold Coast tradie says China's Australian coach, Denis Cotterell, would never train swimmers he knew to be doping.








rt

Right destination, wrong photo: How tourism is plagued by misleading advertising

When photos of the wrong destination appear in tourism ads, is it humorous or a ploy? Esperance in WA has become Hawaii and Melbourne the Gold Coast, but false advertising is being exposed.








rt

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's business partner linked to club which owes thousands to council

A club linked to a long-term business partner of the Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate may escape paying a $137,000 debt owed to the council.




rt

South-East Queensland 2032 Olympic bid needs Gold Coast support says AOC president John Coates

The President of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates says South-East Queensland will not win the right to host the 2032 Olympics unless the Gold Coast is involved.




rt

Horse party pic




rt

Happy birthday horses especially 50-year-old Calypso, who confounds experts with life span

Calypso may be blind and deaf, but the gelding turns 50 today the day all horses in Australia have their birthday.



  • ABC Gold Coast
  • goldcoast
  • Arts and Entertainment:Kids Games and Links:Animals and Nature
  • Human Interest:All:All
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:Animal Welfare:All
  • Science and Technology:Animals:All
  • Science and Technology:Animals:Animal Behaviour
  • Australia:QLD:Tallebudgera Valley 4228

rt

Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade likely to be developed into 14-storey apartment block

It has been the beating heart of the Gold Coast for 90 years, now locals fear the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade will be transformed into a 14-storey apartment block.



  • ABC Gold Coast
  • goldcoast
  • Arts and Entertainment:Design:All
  • Arts and Entertainment:Design:Architecture
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:History:All
  • Community and Society:Urban Development and Planning:All
  • Australia:QLD:Burleigh Heads 4220
  • Australia:QLD:Surfers Paradise 4217

rt

Queensland's transport turmoil sees major roads slowing, commuters driven to despair

As the congestion issue in south-east Queensland brings traffic to a grinding halt on major roadways and a heightened scrutiny of the public transport system, the ABC takes a look at how commuters are being impacted across the region.




rt

Gold Coast stripper faces court over alleged glassing of Neighbours star Scott McGregor

Neighbours star Scott McGregor testifies in court about a stripper who allegedly glassed him in a club on Queensland's Gold Coast but denies talking to her in an abusive way.




rt

Gold Coast Councillor Dawn Crichlow announces her retirement from local government in her electorate of Southport





rt

Accused murderer 'philanthropist' admits to sex with Filipino people he helped, court told

Millionaire Gold Coast businessman and self-described "philanthropist" John Chardon tells a Brisbane court he sometimes had sex with students he sponsored, but says he never "intentionally" hurt his wife, Novy.




rt

Man charged after teenager Harrison Geppert fatally stabbed at Gold Coast dog park

An 18-year-old man is charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of teenager Harrison Geppert, the younger brother of former Hells Angel bikie Ben Geppert.




rt

Catastrophic bushfire conditions forecast for parts of southern Queensland

The Queensland Rural Fire Service says weather conditions indicate there will be an extreme to locally catastrophic fire danger in the Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Maranoa and Warrego today, as thick smoke hangs over the Gold Coast hinterland.




rt

Calls for air quality monitoring as northern NSW braces for severe bushfire season

A research team is deployed in response to persistent smoke from a bushfire that has been burning for nearly two months in underground peat on the NSW Mid North Coast.




rt

Canberra Raiders upset by Warriors, Bulldogs comfortable winners against Broncos, Dragons beat Titans

The Raiders miss the chance to move up into third place by narrowly losing to the Warriors, while the Bulldogs knock off the Broncos and the Dragons pile even more pain on the Titans.




rt

RTI documents



  • ABC Gold Coast
  • goldcoast
  • Government and Politics:Local Government:All
  • Australia:QLD:Mermaid Beach 4218
  • Australia:QLD:Mermaid Waters 4218

rt

Inside the devastation and heartache of razed Binna Burra lodge

For 86 years the historic Gold Coast hinterland lodge was a beacon for bushwalkers, stressed executives and school children, but its chairman is now traumatised by the charred ruin with an uncertain future.




rt

North Queensland bushfire suspect's car shot at by police during arrest

An investigation is underway after two police officers fired their weapons during the dramatic arrest of a 53-year-old man suspected of lighting up to four fires in north Queensland.




rt

Gold Coast boat rescue after pair cling to hull of overturned tinnie

Two people are treated for hypothermia after being plucked from the hull of their overturned boat in waters off the Gold Coast overnight.




rt

Putt Putt managers Collette Harvey and Lorna Norton





rt

Smartphone keyboards designed for traditional languages at cutting edge of their survival

A software firm develops smartphone keyboards specifically designed to write in traditional languages to help people protect their language.




rt

Whale experts say Gold Coast humpback nursery needs marine speed limits

Marine scientists are calling for new speed limits in waters off the Gold Coast in response to an increasing number of humpback whales calving in the area.




rt

School principal defamation case prompts questions about pig snorting and 'binge eating'

A Gold Coast principal is asked to make pig snorting noises amid a defamation case in which she is suing five families over comments made about her on social media.




rt

Jack Harbour's portrait on the sound wall. He is wearing a yellow shirt.



  • ABC Gold Coast
  • goldcoast
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Australia:QLD:Palm Beach 4221