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A small town in the centre of Queensland's South Burnett wine region is enjoying an economic revival and tranquil lifestyle for residents.

Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority could be facing a shake-up after issuing just four fines in the past year despite identifying hundreds of offences by landlords and real estate agents.

Police have laid out the chain of events they will allege led to a horror triple fatal north of the Sunshine Coast.

A man who police allege stole a car before it was involved in a triple fatal crash on the Sunshine Coast has more driving charges laid against him.

Three people — a 25-year-old woman, a 65-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman — were killed in Friday's crash on the Bruce Highway. 

While mascots help the public remember moments, they also indicate the pulse of a city or country at the time. But not all Commonwealth Games mascots have found their place in the sun.

Health data shows Gympie residents are paying the price for an ageing, underperforming health system. Experts say a lack of accessibility to healthcare is putting residents at grave risk and reducing their life expectancy.

Queensland police say a stolen car involved in the fatal crash in the Sunshine Coast hinterland had been trying to ram another vehicle.

Three people were killed in the crash after an Isuzu, which police alleged was stolen at knifepoint, was seen chasing and ramming another vehicle onto the wrong side of the highway.

Brian Brown divides his time between caring for his wife and trying to manage his own health. Where he lives in Queensland, that means significant travel time. For many in the region, the issue is cutting lives short by years.

A defence review has recommended army personnel be brought in to help in natural disasters only in "extreme circumstances". 

It took eight fire crews almost four hours to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed a house in the rural town of Woolooga. The body of a woman was found inside the gutted property. And in the Brisbane suburb of Indooroopilly, an injured man in his 80s is rescued from a house fire by neighbours.

Business owners along Mary Street know the natural disaster will strike again — but say the risk is worth it. 

In the past 150 years the main street of Gympie has flooded at least 12 times, including twice in 2022. So why aren't local deterred from setting up a business?

Kylie Reed and her friends have travelled 1,300km in the saddle for a cause close to their hearts. Now, all they have to do is ride home again.

Carla Benson is in a critical condition after allegedly being hit by a drink driver who fled the incident, and her beloved dog Chopper is still missing.  

The money will be spent upgrading thousands of faulty or outdated flood gauges, which have left communities unprepared during natural disasters. 

The original owner of the 1966 Ford Falcon had stored the classic car in a locked shed in Gympie for the past 20 years, before it was allegedly taken in broad daylight. 

The agony caused by brushing against the notorious Gympie-Gympie tree can last for months, but researchers think its toxins may one day provide relief to chronic pain sufferers.

When the water in dams and rivers turns toxic enough to kill cattle, Dr Larelle Fabbro is one of the experts that traumatised people call, searching for answers.

A group of scientists and traditional owners is carrying out a complete audit of one of Australia's most vulnerable rivers.

The trial, which was expected to run for a month, was abruptly halted on Monday afternoon, with Justice Peter Callaghan telling the jurors there had been testimony given to the court which should not have.

Amy Russell says all regional Queensland hospitals should have 24-hour access to ultrasound machines, after her daughter's potentially life-threatening illness was missed.

Disability advocates say the shortage of wheelchair accessible taxis is reaching "crisis point" with the state's transport minister revealing the taxi licensing framework will be reviewed.

Jenny Miller and Kath Madgwick became household names for those following the fallout from the automated Robodebt scheme. For the first time they talk about the bond they share after both their sons died and their plans to change the stigma around suicide.