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After eight years of financial heartbreak and court battles, the liquidator of Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel refinery says it has paid the company's former creditors in full. 

Once considered a luxury, avocados have stayed cheap throughout the cost-of-living crisis. But while consumers are cheering, farmers are looking to other markets to absorb an oncoming glut.

Australian passengers have been left stranded overseas after a major IT outage on Friday evening caused thousands of flights to be delayed and in some cases cancelled.

A new report into one of Queensland's biggest youth justice programs reveals only 12 per cent of young people did not reoffend in the six months after connecting with the scheme.

Markiah Major's family and friends haven't heard from him since last August. A coroner has concluded he was likely paranoid and became disoriented when he walked into a secluded tropical forest on the evening he disappeared.

Security guards at one of Queensland's largest hospitals will be issued with reinforced protective vests, amid state-wide concerns over a rise in knife crime. 

With Sam Kerr sidelined, Mary Fowler will take centre stage for the Matildas during the team's upcoming Olympic campaign.

Rajwinder Singh was due to stand trial next week over the alleged murder of Toyah Cordingley on a Queensland beach almost six years ago. His counsel has secured a last minute delay.

The stabbing of a security officer at a Queensland hospital has exposed how vulnerable guards are to attacks involving edged-weapons and there are growing calls for security upgrades.

Police say one man went to help another after he got into difficulty in the water, and their companion witnessed their deaths. The incident happened at a popular swimming spot where there have been no deaths for many years.

Queenslanders are shivering through a cold snap, with the weather bureau predicting more low temperatures and a chance of snow later this week.

The housing crisis has meant many people have had to think outside the box. These two single mums found a stable home with the help of other women in the community.

Khrys Vignes had taken drugs before a destructive siege in Cairns with a semi-automatic rifle. His family says body-worn cameras would have provided more certainty about the circumstances of his death.

A complaint about a policeman ended Dulcie Flower's stint in a hospital emergency department. But it started a long career focused on improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Torres Strait Islander nurse Aunty Dulcie Flower reveals how her experiences growing up in Far North Queensland led to her involvement in pioneering Indigenous healthcare work.

A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.

The Far North Queensland community leader is accused of strangling a woman, and a separate attack that left her requiring emergency surgery, but his lawyer has told a court the case against him is weak.

Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson is back at the council, a month after taking leave amid concerns he misrepresented his military record in the lead-up to being elected.

Grey nomads, backpackers, and locals question the safety of roads in regional Australia after a devastating crash that killed three women, including two German nationals.

Cape York mayor Wayne Butcher has been charged with multiple offences including strangulation and grievous bodily harm.

Police said officers were called to the scene for a welfare check at around 4:15pm, where they found a woman with life-threatening stab wounds.

The Beyond Reach report has found affordable housing — where housing costs are 30 per cent or less of income — has "almost ceased to exist" for essential workers in south-east Queensland. 

The day after Zoe Strickland's son took his own life, she picked up a Sharpie pen and drew a picture. It would become the first entry in a series of grief diaries, and the birth of her stick figure character, Doodle Lady.

Queensland's premier said police will continue investigating the Mackay South matter.

Cape York World Heritage tentative listing.