Meg Bolton

Police say the 30-year-old man is a potential risk to the community and is wanted in relation to "a number of weapon and criminal offences".

The tropical low developing slowly in the Coral Sea is now expected to become a cyclone later on Wednesday, as the system tracks south-west towards the Queensland coast.

Cyclone Kirrily is expected to cross the Queensland coast tonight, with its impacts already starting to be felt after it was declared late on Wednesday.

Police have broken through glass to rescue a child trapped in a claw machine at a south-east Queensland shopping centre.

Queensland's police commissioner will address state cabinet today, where she is expected to call for more resources, including GPS tracking.

Queensland's Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has revealed she's considering leaving the role.

Dany Richardson and her family have lived the past two years in "limbo". "The flood was a breeze — dealing with the insurance has been the most traumatic thing," Ms Richardson said.

As hundreds of wild horses are shot from the air in Kosciuszko National Park, brumbies further north are experiencing the "cushy" perks of domestic life.

Australia's obsession with the fruit once blamed for keeping young people out of the housing market is spreading internationally.

Researchers hope to turn milk protein lactoferrin into a nasal spray, but there are many hurdles to overcome before you'll see it on pharmaceutical shelves.