Teeming with marine life and being popular spots for diving, Queensland is home to more than 1,400 wrecks. They are deteriorating and researchers are exploring how to preserve them.
The Australian Conservation Foundation says vulnerable species like the malleefowl and pink cockatoo are suffering a “death by a thousand cuts” due to land clearing.
Animals introduced to feed shipwrecked sailors in the 1800s are damaging ancient Aboriginal cave paintings that are thousands of years old.
Two invasive fire ant nests are found and destroyed at Palmview, on the Sunshine Coast, where locals are concerned for the safety of children living and playing in the area.
From injuring a camera operator with a wayward kick to denying falling off a stage, it has been an exhausting five weeks for the two men vying for Australia’s top job.