Melissa Maddison

A highly accomplished Queensland surgeon says the operation he performed on twin boys, both with different congenital heart defects, is one he will never forget.

A body has been found in the search for a man missing for 13 days in northern Queensland, police say.

Identical twins Albert and Benson Tass, from Mackay, both underwent open heart surgery when they were just a few weeks old.

Nestled along Queensland's coastline, Mackay is known for its pristine beaches and as the gateway to the Whitsundays, but this tropical town has a dark history.

Following a dark chapter in Australia's history, when thousands of South Sea Islander people were brought to the country and often forced or tricked into working in the cane fields, a haunting mystery remains unsolved.

Police say they have recovered a 22-calibre pistol believed to have been used in the alleged murder of a Mackay mother outside her home last week.

Donald Rabbitt went to work at a central Queensland mine and never came home. His father is left searching for answers after a coroner rules no inquest is needed.

The animal equivalent of a fitness tracker is helping shed new light on the habits of Queensland's critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombats.