BBC begins filming on 'comprehensive' Barrier Reef documentary
Production has begun on a three-hour BBC documentary on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
View ArticleSpielberg eyes Australia for dinosaur epic
A couple of Queensland dinosaurs could be the next big thing in Hollywood if Steven Spielberg decides to shoot his latest TV blockbuster in Australia.
View ArticleABC journalists honoured at Qld media awards
ABC North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy was named Queensland journalist of the year at the annual state media awards in Brisbane on Saturday night.
View ArticleOprah visit to cost taxpayers $3m
More than $3 million will be spent by the Federal and NSW governments getting talk show queen Oprah Winfrey to Australia, but Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson says it will be worth every cent.
View ArticleHope Oprah will visit Queensland's outback
Outback Qld tourism authorities hope Oprah Winfrey's plane travels to Cairns via Longreach because of John Travolta's links with Qantas.
View ArticleOprah visit to boost Australian tourism
Tourism experts say US talk show host Oprah Winfrey's decision to bring a studio audience to Sydney will immensely boost Australia's international profile.
View ArticleTalented TV show hopefuls flock for chance at stardom
Hundreds of hopefuls from all across Far North Queensland flocked to Cairns to showcase their talents in a bid for stardom.
View ArticleOprah crew filming in Qld: reports
Filming has reportedly begun in secret for Oprah Winfrey's Australian specials.
View ArticleFar north Qld abuzz with Oprah rumours
Tourism authorities in far north Queensland say they still do not know if US talk show host Oprah Winfrey will visit the region.
View ArticleOprah touches down in Cairns
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey's private jet has touched down in Cairns, marking the start of her "Ultimate Australian Adventure".
View ArticleOprah arrives in Australia
One of the world's most famous women, US television star Oprah Winfrey, has touched down in Queensland.
View ArticleOprah's first stop: Hamilton Island
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey arrives on Queensland's Hamilton Island for the first leg of her whirlwind Australian adventure.
View ArticleABC crime drama wraps shooting in the Far North
The picturesque locations of Cairns and the Torres Strait have served as a back drop for crime, drugs and deception in ABC television's upcoming drama 'The Straits'.
View ArticleMaking the switch to digital TV
On December 6 analog televsion will cease to be broadcast in many parts of Queensland.
View ArticleMaking the switch to digital TV
On December 6 at 9:00am analog televsion will cease to be broadcast in north Queensland.
View ArticleGood behaviour bond for 'Straits' star
The star of the ABC Television drama The Straits has been sentenced in a far north Queensland court over an incident at a Cairns nightclub last October.
View ArticleTV star sentenced over nightclub incident
The star of ABC television drama The Straits, Aaron Fa'aoso, has been sentenced in a Queensland court over an incident at a nightclub in October.
View ArticleSwitched on but can we keep the telly, please?
A tiny town in north-west Queensland is fighting to hang onto a television it says has become a great resource for the community.
View ArticleBush Tucker Man truck retires
Many people fondly remember the Bush Tucker Man ABC series with Major Les Hiddins, his famous hat, and of course, his army Land Rover. Now, the much-loved truck has been retired and is on display at...
View ArticleStraits stars reunite for stage show
Stars of the ABC mini-series The Straits, Aaron Fa'aoso and Jimi Bani are teaming up to play brothers once again in a stage performance of Daniel Keene's Half and Half.
View ArticleDaleks dominate memory of Who
This week to mark the 50-year anniversary of Doctor Who, the ABC held a competition for the fan with the oldest memorabilia and we got some amazing results, these are our top two.
View ArticleCosplayers and comic characters converge on Cairns convention
Comic superheroes and villainous characters put their differences aside over the weekend, uniting for far north Queensland's first ever pop culture and comic convention, Tropicon.
View ArticleBelgian documentary maker on worldwide search for love
Some people go to great lengths to find love but few will have spent months traversing the globe like Belgian documentary maker Christophe Sepot.
View ArticleOutback hairdressers travel thousands of kilometres to provide much-needed...
Two women providing in-demand hairdressing services in far north Queensland take a 1,600km road trip every six weeks, working in halls, beer gardens and by the side of the road.
View ArticleThink video shops are dead? This one in far north Queensland has made a...
TV blockbusters like Game of Thrones may steal the limelight, but in far north Queensland the humble video shop may be the sleeper hit of 2019.
View ArticleErnie Dingo camping on country to improve Indigenous men's health
TV personality Ernie Dingo is travelling around Australia to improve Indigenous men's health by taking them camping in the bush.
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