Forget kangaroos: These charming creatures are Australia’s true animal icons

They’re small, silent and camouflaged, which makes hunting forest dragons in Tropical North Queensland unexpectedly thrilling.

• by Brian Johnston

Cairns and Tropical North Queensland

Your guide to where to stay, eat and the must-see highlights. From the world’s oldest rainforest to a buzzing culinary scene and natural highlights galore.

Underrated engineering marvel should be a top Queensland attraction

Mamu Tropical Skywalk offers a bird’s-eye view of croc-infested waters and rainforest 80 million years older than the Amazon.

• by Isobel King

Coral recovery at the Great Barrier Reef: Tour operators doing their bit

I'm engulfed by fish and the visibility is so clear that I can easily make out the coral gardens and shallow reefs I'm headed for.

• by Isobel King

Daintree rainforest, Queensland: Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre guided walk through the forest older than the Amazon

You can't really explore the Daintree without meeting the people who know it best.

• by Steve Meacham

Daintree rainforest wildlife: Pythons a problem without their natural predator - us

Luminous fruit, fierce cassowaries, blue neon bees and a booming population of pythons: these are the things you could see in Far North Queensland.

• by Lee Tulloch

Grow-your-own coral: How science is giving the Great Barrier Reef a helping hand

Great Barrier Reef coral has just been given a helping hand.

• by Kerry van der Jagt

Torres Strait Islands tours: Remote spot now easier to reach

New and innovative Indigenous-owned tourism ventures are flourishing across Queensland's top end

• by Kerry van der Jagt

Airport review: Cairns T2 Domestic Terminal

Thanks to a $55 million terminal upgrade, Cairn's bright and breezy terminal instantly connects visitors with Tropical North Queensland.

• by Kerry van der Jagt

Cairns Indigenous experience tour: A must-do in Australia's tropical playground

I always try to connect to a place by doing something local and, hopefully, memorable.

• by Lee Tulloch