Exercise programs play a vital part in preventing falls among older Australians
Falls are the leading cause of an injury requiring hospitalisation — and with them particularly common among older…
In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story |
A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they…
Lady Elliot Island’s bleached coral recovers after Cyclone Alfred cools sea temperature
As Queenslanders waited for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, its meander along the coastline brought relief to heat-stricken…
Townsville gardener witnesses ‘garbage guts’ tree frog preying on sunbird
Brigitte Szabo was watering her garden at her Townsville home when some movement caught her eye. “A pair…
Proposed laws to extend detention for people in Queensland to three days for mental health check
Concerns have been raised over proposed powers allowing a person to be detained for up to three days…
Suspected saltwater crocodile takes dog at Flinders River near Richmond
A suspected saltwater crocodile has been reported hundreds of kilometres upstream from its usual habitat after a dog…
Northern hairy-nosed wombats are ‘picky’ with their homes, but they may survive in other habitats
One of the world’s rarest mammals may be able to survive in a wider range of habitats than…
New Marsupial Lineage Emerges from Australian Fossils
Paleontologists have described a new genus and three new species of small, insect-eating marsupials from the Early Miocene…
Serial entrepreneur Declan Kluver’s new start-up born from breakdown
A serial entrepreneur, who had a manic depressive episode and tried to end his life last year, has…
PGA Championship 2026, golf: Cameron Smith swing coach split that had to happen, and how LIV future looks
Cameron Smith’s career is at a crossroads and the Australian has made the cruellest cut of his career…