The rain increases the risk of melioidosis, a bacterial infection linked to exposure to contaminated floodwaters. According ...

A tiny outback town in central-north Queensland is offering a hefty six-figure salary to anyone willing to move there and ...

Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, and at higher levels than those of ...

A 58-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was crushed by a gate at a Chinchilla business overnight.

Health authorities are on high alert after another melioidosis death in North Queensland amid fears the disease is occurring ...

A recent study found First Nations Australians were twice as likely to present to an emergency department with asthma or ...

Leaked internal police records show domestic violence incidents dating as far back as February 20 had not been responded to ...

AAP FactCheck - All Christian and Catholic hospitals will not be forced to close if they refuse to perform abortions under ...

The New South Wales government will introduce reforms to overhaul the state's workers compensation system, which has ...

University staff suffer mental health hazards at twice the rate of other workers, a Senate inquiry has been told, amid complaints of bullying, burnout and ongoing wage theft.

Meredith Hammat has been given huge responsibility in WA Premier Roger Cook's cabinet reshuffle. Paul Thijssen made several "dry runs" before brutally murdering his colleague and ex-lover Lilie James ...

Townsville council has taken the extraordinary step of banning jumping castles in council parks and venues over workplace ...