Fossil fever over dinosaur bone digs sees tourism bounce back in rural...
Fears that high fuel prices and a rise in flu cases would dampen this year's outback tourist season have been quashed after crowds of people visited rural Queensland.
View ArticleMercury to soar past 40 degrees as summer arrives early in outback Queensland
The BOM says some outback towns will experience temperatures eight degrees above average. Julia Creek is tipped to endure Queensland's hottest temperature of 41 degrees.
View ArticleThese Canadian fossil hunters dig outback Queensland so much they now spend...
Barb and Gary are a long way from their Nova Scotia roots, but over the past 14 years they have come to love the people and the country so much they now call it "home".
View ArticleCould trucking demountable homes to the bush be the answer to the regional...
There is hope an ambitious plan to build 40 new houses in four months will help address the accommodation crisis in some of the most rural and remote towns.
View ArticlePolice drop charges against Queensland's longest serving mayor
The Mayor of Richmond has had three charges against him dismissed after being accused of assaulting two female security staff during an incident at a pub in August 2021.
View ArticleQLD government winds back controversial pharmacy pilot, but doctors say...
The pilot will allow pharmacists in north Queensland to prescribe medicines and vaccines for common conditions such as nausea and vomiting, reflux, and mild skin conditions without GP supervision.
View ArticleThese kids are filling an outback town's fresh-food needs that the...
When this town ran out of sought-after fresh produce, these pint-sized green thumbs came to the rescue.
View ArticleMajor search underway for 19yo woman missing in remote Queensland for more...
Police, SES volunteers, council staff and helicopters are involved in a major land and air search for a 19-year-old woman missing in "challenging terrain" east of Mount Isa.
View ArticlePolice searching for Tèa Wright-Finger say she was last seen near stolen car
Tèa Wright-Finger went missing in an outback Queensland town 11 days ago. Police say the vehicle had been stolen in north Queensland on October 14.
View ArticlePolice reveal suspicions about disappearance of 19-year-old station worker
Police have released CCTV footage taken shortly before Tèa Wright-Finger was last seen and shared a theory about why she went missing.
View ArticleMissing Richmond woman, car found
The blue Toyota Prado missing Richmond woman Tea Wright-Finger was last seen with has been found in remote bush land near Richmond.
View ArticleBody of missing 19-year-old station worker found in north-west Queensland
Search crews made the discovery in bushland near Richmond on Thursday morning, about 600 metres from where the vehicle driven by Tea Wright-Finger was located by a mustering helicopter on Wednesday.
View Article'Absolutely shattered' locals raise questions over search for 19yo whose body...
She was last seen the day after attending a party in rural Queensland. Over a month later, Tèa Wright-Finger's body was found in the bush. Now, the community that spent weeks searching for her are...
View Article'Very, very rare' fossil unearthed in outback Queensland an Australian first
Palaeontologists who visited a remote property to investigate reports of a large fossil have confirmed a discovery dating back 100 million years.
View ArticleThey call themselves the Rock Chicks, and they've just made an astounding...
In remote outback Queensland, new fossils are being unearthed "every day", but it's not always palaeontologists who are making the most astonishing discoveries.
View ArticleHow the Aussie slang term 'smoko' came to be a treasured part of working life
Whether you're a tradie or working on the land, when it's time to take a load off that means it's time for smoko. But where did this iconic Australian word originate?
View ArticleOnce covered by the inland Eromanga Sea, Richmond is a fossil hunter's dream
Fossickers are transforming this quiet outback community into "a destination" as they unearth never-before-seen marine species.
View ArticleMore city butchers face chopping block, but no such snags for country meat...
Outback butcheries are evolving into small business powerhouses as the paddock-to-plate trend helps shield them from supermarket competition. Here's how they're doing it.
View ArticleTourists unearth 100 million-year-old marine predator in western Queensland
Tourists discover one of the most complete fish fossils in Australia. Here's what was found in its belly.
View Article90 per cent of Queensland is now drought-free but some farmers warn they are...
The Queensland government has lifted drought declarations in nine local government areas after an improvement in conditions. But a complete recovery is still some way off.
View ArticleDemand for critical minerals is booming — but new mines in Australia are...
Australia is on the cusp of another mining boom in critical metals to feed the world’s insatiable appetite for technology and renewable energy, with Queensland looking to position itself as a world...
View ArticleRats rampage across outback Queensland, chewing through crops, homes and...
Residents in the state's north are at war with rodents invading properties, contaminating water and infesting vehicles, as cane farmers estimate they will lose more than 100,000 tonnes of crop to the...
View Article'Not a great outlook' for Queenslanders as temperatures soar, bureau says
Searing heat consumes Queensland amid already parched conditions, but a cool change should bring respite to fire-ravaged communities before the mercury soars again.
View Article'Horrible' heatwave hits outback Queensland as residents swelter in 44-degree...
Searing conditions will endure until the end of the week amid the longest stretch of hot November days since 2020. Residents are counting on widespread thunderstorms to bring relief over the weekend.
View Article'Alive with the bodies of rats': Rodents rule the land and sea as plague spreads
Videos show thousands of rats overtaking communities across outback Queensland as residents battle a plague of epic proportions. There are concerns the worst is yet to come.
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