The Environment Minister Donna Faragher has approved a revised development plan for Smiths Beach in the South-West.
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that racism is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.
A Brisbane man who has been waiting nine months for urgent surgery has had his operation scheduled for next month, after his case was raised in Queensland Parliament.
Healthcare professionals and industry call for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood.
Jetstar says its Airbus 320 plane has been cleared to fly following a health scare on a flight between Brisbane, and Mackay in north Queensland.
A new report has revealed WA children needing speech pathology are waiting an average of almost 16 months to be assessed.
NSW Opposition says a school's decision to place children with autism into a pen during play periods is inhumane and cruel.
The New South Wales Government is counting the financial cost of cancelling the Sydney Metro but what about the human cost?
The Western Australian Government says the results of a radiation survey prove there is no health risk from a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has obtained an injunction against a Queensland man who treats people with cancer.
The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) says the Queensland Government must consult the solar sector as it creates an alternative solar hot water rebate program.
The Senate has voted in favour of a Greens' motion calling on the Federal Government to intervene in a deadlock between the South Australian and Northern Territory governments over renal dialysis patients.
The Mayor of the Golden Plains Shire, Jenny Blake, expects there will be widespread job losses in the region if federal drought funding is not reinstated.
A south-west Queensland grazier says there is a need for much more financial assistance to help landholders recover from the record floods of the past week.
Education Queensland (EQ) has launched an investigation into the discovery of asbestos at a north Queensland high school.
A Darwin resident says he is hitting a brick wall trying to get dangerous foil insulation removed from his home.
Legal proceedings have been withdrawn in the Planning and Environment Court to change development conditions for the controversial East Point development in Mackay.
Gympie Mayor Ron Dyne says the decision to knock back an affordable housing development application in Gympie was based on town planning laws.
Fraser Coast Regional Council says its approval of a multi-level apartment block in Hervey Bay does not conflict with planning restrictions.
The State Opposition says a Brisbane man has been waiting nine months for urgent brain surgery that was supposed to happen within 30 days.