A Queensland dairy farmer says the only way the industry will survive is if people pay $1.50 a litre, with production costs skyrocketing in the drought.

The native Queensland seaweed that can stop bovines burping out methane could cut the country's greenhouse emissions by 10 per cent, if it could be farmed on a scale to feed every cow in Australia, researchers say.

Fast rail, a high frequency Metro, and a duplicate M1, are just some of the multi-billion-dollar "fixes" aimed at getting South East Queensland moving again. But is it enough to solve the transport woes?

A former Queensland deputy principal indecently assaulted a teenager at a wake after the funeral of the girl's father in the 1990s, a court hears.

Former deputy principal Kenneth Ralph Ernst is found guilty of multiple counts of indecent assault of a teenage girl in the 1990s by a Queensland court.

Former school deputy principal Kenneth Ralph Ernst is jailed for the prolonged sexual abuse of a young girl, in a case the judge described as a "gross breach of trust" made worse by Ernst's decision to plead not guilty.

Building an artificial reef could be the key to stabilising a popular beach at Queensland's Inskip Point that suffers from repeated landslips, a geotechnical expert says.

A local politician's stab at finding romance on reality television could backfire, as the Noosa Mayor considers a code of conduct probe into Councillor Jess Glasgow.

If you're pregnant and facing morning sickness, baby showers and deciding on a name, the last thing on your mind is probably your retirement. But what you do now can have a huge impact on how much money you end up with when you're older.

When Professor Anna Ralph's six-year-old daughter starting asking about COVID-19, the infectious diseases specialist decided to write a children's book about finding a cure.

Researchers say they've found early signs of a positive impact in the NT and health groups want the measure rolled out around the country, but an alcohol lobby group says the research is inconclusive.

Surf Life Saving NSW has changed its recommendations for CPR, with a focus on chest compressions instead of mouth-to-mouth.

Professor Quentin Grafton says government should halt subsidies for irrigation efficiency projects

Professor John Williams says the government has not based their irrigation efficiency policies on the best science available.

For the past four years Broken Hill's Indigenous community has welcomed all new public school teachers to the area with a cultural induction they hope will improve education for all students.

For the first time in 15 years, cattle are grazing the roadsides of the Moyne Shire, in Victoria's south-west.

A fourth-generation grazier, who is selling the family property, says it could take a decade of uncommonly good conditions for pastoralists to recover from the drought in far-west NSW.

As the Federal election draws closer, disability advocates call for changes to ensure people with disabilities have a better voting experience.

About 1,500 Adelaide residents and businesses are being told not to use groundwater because of contamination from uranium from a former mining laboratory and degreasing chemicals from nearby factories.

When 11-year-old Max Day broke his leg and dislocated his hip coming off a motorbike on a remote station in the far north-west corner of New South Wales, a well-practised network kicked into action.

The drought takes its toll on organic farmers who say the big dry has ruined their ability to meet the conditions of their licences, so they cannot sell their livestock as organic.

The president of WA Farmers is calling for higher standards to be met before proposed foreign investments are given the green light.

An organisation which has been highly critical of Western Australia's land clearing regulations says the way the issue is approached needs to significantly change.

Local governments, facing uncertainty over funding for regional projects in Western Australia's south, say they are relieved the Federal Government has committed to providing the funding.

Western Australian gold explorer Ausgold is launching a capital raising effort, which it says will facilitate further expansion of its Katanning project.

Western Australia's bulk grain handler says it has already received about 12.5 million tonnes of grain during this year's harvest and there is still more to come from southern areas.

The Royal Life Saving Society says WA's latest drowning figures, which reveal a 50 per cent increase on the previous year, should serve as a warning ahead of the festive season. A new report shows 31 people drowned in the state in 2012. Children under the age of four were the highest risk group for drowning and near drowning. Older people over the age of 55 were also at risk.

The latest survey of the cost of living in regional WA has shown a significant drop in living costs in the state's north. The State Government assesses the cost of 500 goods and services in 27 regional centres as part of the Regional Price Index every second year.

A number of Western Australian south-west and Great Southern projects have received funding to clean up contaminated sites.

The Fair Work Ombudsman will be auditing retailers across Perth and regional Western Australia, in response to a spike in complaints.

New modelling shows a proposal to create a national body for research and innovation in the forestry sector would create hundreds of jobs in Western Australia's south.

Local governments have expressed concern about a decision to kill off merger discussions between four Wheatbelt shires.

The developers of a proposed multi-million dollar shopping centre development in Denmark say they are appealing against a decision to refuse planning approval.

Police are investigating a spate of bushfires in Albany over the weekend, which it is suspected may have been deliberately lit.

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a blaze in the Western Australian Wheatbelt town of Corrigin.

The State Government says it has sent a serious warning to the owners of one of Albany's prime vacant lots, by signing off on a plan that would allow it to forcibly reclaim the site.

The State Government says it's sent a serious threat to the owners of one of Albany's prime vacant lots, by signing off on a plan that would allow it to reclaim the site. But the Opposition maintains it's a hollow threat.

The outgoing Mental Health Commissioner says the state's Indigenous population is over-represented in the suicide rate.

An economic forecaster says WA mining companies operating in Africa are struggling with a range of cost and productivity issues. The Deloitte WA Index indicates the combined market capitalisation of WA companies with African assets, particularly gold producers, fell almost 45 per cent. That is compared to WA producers, as a whole, who rose nearly five per cent. The fall is bigger than expected.

The passionfruit vine is a typical grievance for those with a green thumb, a temperamental plant that just won't do what it's told.