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Defence Minister Richard Marles says the search for four missing personnel following a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays last Friday is now a ‘recovery’ effort.

Activity in Queensland's Whitsundays has changed from search and rescue, to a recovery mission, Defence Minister Richard Marles says. 

Police say wreckage found off the Queensland coast appears to be from missing Taipan chopper, but the search continues for its four-person crew.

It is the first time the ACCC has fought a dairy company in court over bargaining power imbalances.

Police have laid out the chain of events they will allege led to a horror triple fatal north of the Sunshine Coast.

Good Samaritan Terry Bishop had been travelling to Brisbane on Friday to attend a family member's wedding. Family members say he was a man who would go out of his way to help anyone.

Healthy hooves are key to a healthy horse. But a lack of training opportunities for farriers across the country could be putting horses at risk.

Vet clinics say they're running out of a vaccine that protects dogs against a lethal disease. Here's what pet and working dog owners need to know.

Germany's army chief says his country wants to send a message it is interested in what is going on in the Indo-Pacific region as his troops take part in a major military exercise for the first time.

Targa Australia says it has been forced to "suspend all future motorsport-based events" in the wake of sweeping rule changes enforced by Motorsport Australia following a horror run of deaths — with one veteran competitor saying it is a "very sad day".

Townsville University Hospital reviewed the cases of hundreds of children who were screened or given cochlear implants at its paediatric audiology department and found clinical standards had not been met in dozens of instances.

The new carrier will cut routes and slash the number of flights to some destinations, saying it wants to improve reliability while citing a lack of "sustainable demand".

Graham Anthony Hanson was attempting to pull into a rest stop on the wrong side of the road when his car ploughed into the car of a family travelling home from Townsville. Stirling Edwards-Bland died at the scene.

A 17-year-old boy who attacked a young woman sunbaking on a north Queensland beach has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

The vessel sank little more than an hour after emergency crews were called to the scene at Airlie Beach.

After convincing BHP to trial his high-tech air conditioners, Steven Heaton promised some of Australia's biggest businessmen huge returns if they invested in his company. Now he's behind bars.

A transport safety investigation into a plane crash that killed a newlywed couple and their unborn child in North Queensland earlier this year finds that the pilot had completed the practical requirements to obtain a licence but not the flight or theory tests.

Fisheries Queensland says new catch limits are to rebuild the fishery for future generations, but the state's peak seafood body says new reductions to Spanish mackerel quotas are "nonsense".

When Bridget Saric sat down at her computer before sunrise on Wednesday, all the preparations for battle were in place. It wasn't enough to land her pre-sale Taylor Swift tickets. 

Due to an unusually warm winter in northern Australia, an oversupply of fresh produce like capsicums and tomatoes is leading to fears that farmers' costs for growing vegetables will soon outweigh their return.

Brenden Borellini and Georgia Cranko live without speech. But they have found a way to tell their stories.

A man who allegedly robbed two 14-year-old boys using their own knife will remain in jail after his bail was refused.

Warm winter temperatures are about to plummet with widespread rainfall predicted to sweep across Queensland from today.

At 55, Natalie Moore never thought she would be turning to social media to find a housemate to help cover rent, but as money became tighter she did.

Mining and energy workers say the industry is "under attack" in the push toward renewables, and plan to split from their current union for more effective lobbying.