Tropical Cyclone Alfred has formed off Queensland, placing meteorologists on alert to track and predict the chances of it turning back towards the coast.

Commercial fishermen on the Gold Coast are raising concerns over the increasing bull shark population, describing it as the worst they've seen in 40 years.

Gold Coast rocket builder Gilmour Space Technologies hopes to launch Eris in the weeks after March 15 for its inaugural flight.

A young man was discharged from a Gold Coast hospital despite his mother warning he was suicidal. When he died days later, a review of his case fused anger to his mother's grief.

On 2 January, surfer Lance Appleby was killed by a shark at Granites Beach in South Australia. Just days earlier, on 28 December, 40-year-old chaplain Luke Walford was fatally bitten while spearfishing near the Keppel Bay Islands in Queensland.

The weather system is sitting about 910 kilometres north-east of Cairns and is forecast to reach category three by Tuesday.

Dramatic video shows the moment one of Queensland's most wanted criminals is taken into custody. WA's state election campaign is in full swing with both Labor and the Liberals delivering a thunderous appeal to their party faithful less than a fortnight from polling day.

Australia’s Mount Isa City Council in Queensland has released an economic roadmap detailing that the region has some of eastern Australia’s highest potential for co-located solar and wind, with a possible generation capacity of over 26GW.

Telangana Deputy CM plans mining partnership with Queensland for key minerals, boosting green energy and electric vehicle production.

Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record rainfalls.

The QTA formerly made a submission for assistance to both the state and federal emergency management ministers on February 18.

Judith Maizey has worked as a journalist and communications specialist for more than 30 years throughout Queensland and NSW. Working for Queensland Country Life, she is always up for a chat and loves a good story. Contact 0417 546 616. E: [email protected]