A MAN was burnt on his head and hands when his Toowoomba unit block was set on fire today, police said.

New South Wales Quirindi Motorcycle club played host to round 1 of the Hardiman ATV East Coast Cup last weekend. An absolute picture perfect day, combined with pristine track conditions was...

Round five of the 2008 FIM World Speedway Championship will be held at the magnificent 75,000 seat Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales next Saturday night, and two-time World Champion Jason Crump ...

ONE in eight older people say they don't have enough to eat or enough of the kind of food they want, a study has found.

SAM Newman has apologised to women offended by his behaviour on The Footy Show.

A SENIOR power industry executive has been summonsed to appear in a Brisbane court over alleged insider trading.

A MAN has suffered facial burns in an explosion at an engineering business in Brisbane.

QUEENSLAND has more to lose from climate change than any other Australian state, with the twin threats of severe drought and intense cyclones, a new report shows.

A QUEENSLAND politician has warned the state could face dengue fever outbreaks if mandatory water tanks, brought in to beat the drought, are not properly maintained.

SEVERAL kilograms of cannabis has been found hidden in a stereo speaker in a north Queensland shed, police say.

FOUR people were evacuated from a Brisbane mail room this evening after a contamination scare.

Pedophile jailed for molesting 62 girls Offered to be castrated then He's likely to apply now option exists, says lawyer

Girl fell from bunk bed, sustaining head injury Doctor had worked 20 hours, and sent her home Inquest now examining events around her death

Schapelle Corby's lawyer invented her defence Said baggage handlers planted drugs in bag Union says it will stop him practising law

SCOOBY-Doo has become one of Queensland's most wanted after giving police the slip during a reckless track invasion at the Ipswich Cup race day.

SOFT drink maker Coca Cola Amatil will take on South Australian favourite Farmers Union Iced Coffee in September with the launch of its own coffee-flavoured milk.

A CORONER investigating baby deaths has warned of the dangers of soft mattresses, V-shaped pillows and placing infants in the same beds as adults.

CROWN Princess Mary's Australian nieces and nephews are excited about meeting their new Danish royal cousin Princess Isabella, her sister says.

A SEXUAL assault victim being sent home from an understaffed Tasmanian hospital without a forensic examination has prompted state government action.

OIL prices eased in Asian trade today ahead of a weekly report on US energy stockpiles and after OPEC's president rebuffed calls for the cartel to boost output.