The CSIRO says Australian industry needs to step up and get involved in NASA’s plans for human bases on the Moon.
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'Sorry I've caused so much trouble': Shark attack victim regains consciousness
The first victim of a shark attack in the Whitsundays, Justine Barwick, is now fully conscious and speaking for the first time since being mauled at Cid Harbour last Wednesday.
Fake doctor exposes serious security risks at Queensland Children's Hospital
A fake doctor who roamed the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane sparked a security overhaul, which included a crackdown on swipe-card access and revealed the entire CCTV network needed to be replaced, documents obtained under RTI laws show.
How a plane crashed in the bush and wound up as a musical campervan
It looks like it’s fresh out of an episode of Wacky Races, but this military plane-turned-campervan is Australian ingenuity at its best, according to custodian Werner Kroll. Take a look inside the “only musical DC-3 in the world”.
Learner driver program putting refugee and migrant women behind the wheel
Behnaz Sadeghi was born in Afghanistan and moved to Australia from Iran in 2013. At the age of 37, she’s learning to drive for the first time in Queensland.
Celebrating strawberries in a time of crisis
The strawberry needle scare doesn’t stop one of Australia’s largest strawberry growers from holding a festival to celebrate the end of the season, and thousands of people turn out in support of farmers.
The day Damien wanted to take his own life, a mate showed up to take him fishing
Damien Irish was left with PTSD, anxiety and depression after 12 years with Defence. He says it took his wife kicking him out of the house to force him to confront his “spiralling” mental health issues.
Three sharks shot and killed near site of Whitsundays attacks
Three tiger sharks are shot and killed after being caught in drum lines in the Whitsunday Islands in north Queensland, where two tourists nearly bled to death after being mauled within 24 hours of each other.
Fake Uber driver charged with sexual assaults in Brisbane
A man accused of posing as an Uber driver and sexually assaulting two women he picked up in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct allegedly thanked one of his victims and gave her a bottle of water after attacking her.
Prosthetic knees, feet 'talk to mobile phones': Invictus Games helps amputee soldiers move on
Modern prosthetics now give amputees the freedom of movement that was once only dreamt of, as Australia’s veterans gear up to compete in the Invictus Games.