Mystery behind `zebra stripes` solved

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:31

Researchers have finally got an answer to why zebras have stripes, claiming that the animals have the striking pattern to confuse predators.

India''s GVK gets approval for largest Australian coal mine

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 12:50

Australia`s federal government has given a mega Diwali gift to India`s GVK group by approving the gigantic coal mining project in Queensland state in the country`s northeast.

Khawaja takes on Warner in fight for Ashes spot

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 13:20

Forgotten Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has upstaged David Warner and signaled to national selectors that he deserves a chance in the Ashes with a match-winning ton for Queensland against New South Wales .

New map to overcome climate change created

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 15:20

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have produced a roadmap that identifies the world`s most vulnerable and least vulnerable areas in the age of climate change.

Queensland Deputy PM meets Narendra Modi, explores tie-ups

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 00:13

A delegation from Australia headed by Queensland State Deputy Premier met Narendra Modi and discussed avenues of bilateral tie-ups in various fields.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef corals lead to super sunscreen

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 19:31

In a step forward in the fight against skin cancer, scientists in Australia claimed to have developed a super sunscreen which mimics the natural sun protection used by Great Barrier Reef corals.

50 million-year-old fossil trove discovered in Brisbane

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:24

Australian builders upgrading a level crossing have uncovered a trove of ancient plant and animal fossils believed to be around 50 million years old.

Queensland rejects UK succession law changes

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 19:13

The Australian state of Queensland wants to draft its own legislation on royal succession.

Severe thunderstorms hit Queensland, Australia

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 11:44

Thousands of homes remain without power and a man has been critically injured after severe thunderstorms battered Australia`s southeast Queensland on Sunday night.

Matthew Hayden to promote Queensland among Indian tourists

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 10:49

In a bid to tap the growing Indian overseas traveller market, Australian state of Queensland has roped in cricket legend Matthew Hayden for a new tourism campaign.

Asian `madams` are the new face of Queensland sex trade

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 15:29

Young Asian ``madams`` operating multimillion-dollar call-girl rings have taken over old organised crime bosses as the emerging face of Queensland`s lucrative illicit sex trade.