Latest from Queensland

Qld: Labor's return to power

The Labor party is on the brink of a stunning return to power in Queensland just one term after it was crushed by the Liberal National Party.

Australia: Walking on sunshine

Think beyond the beaches and you're in for a treat, finds Delaney Mes.

Adult stores raided over drug deaths

Four Queensland adult stores have been raided after a batch of synthetic cannabis claimed two lives.

Synthetic cannabis death in Queensland

A man in Queensland has died and another is critically ill after suspected poisoning from a batch of synthetic cannabis.

Cricket: India faced with near-impossible task

A fighting half-century from Shaun Marsh has virtually ensured that Australia will do no worse than draw the third test against India at the MCG, and with it win the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

Cricket: Rogers, Marsh help Aussies build daunting lead

Chris Rogers and Shaun Marsh scored half centuries as Australia built a 326-run lead over India after four days of the third test, putting the hosts in position to push for a series-clinching third-straight win.

Deaths of children rock Cairns police

A senior Queensland police officer has described the killing of eight children in a Cairns home as one of the most tragic events the service has had to deal with.

Queensland: Bright lights of Brisbane

Eclectic, easy-to-navigate Brisbane is often overlooked in the rush to the Gold Coast, writes Carly Flynn.

Queenstown kidnapping: Pair in custody

Two men wanted in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown last week have been remanded in custody.

Cairns: Recipe for hot, slow cooking

Graham Reid finds plenty to do in Cairns, if you like your action laid-back and tropical.

Room Check: Hilton, Surfers Paradise

Anne Gibson luxuriates on the 12th floor of this stylish Gold Coast hotel.

Heron Island: Circle of life on the reef

After meeting the denizens of land and sea at Heron Island, Rod Emmerson does not want to come home again.

Australia: Wined and dined in the forest

Patrice Gaffaney finds an Aussie ecowarrior chef.

Kiwi falls to her death

A New Zealand woman has fallen to her death in Queensland, Australia.

Culgoa Point Beach Resort, Noosa Heads

Eveline Harvey stays at a largely quiet spot alongside a picturesque Queensland river.

Bar/fly: Lion's Den Hotel, North Queensland

Graham Reid goes to a signature pub off the main highway.

Drug search warning on Jetstar flight

Australia: Where desert meets the sky

Nina Fowler experiences life as a drover across 260km of Australian Outback on the annual Harry Redford Cattle Drive.