David Killick is the Mercury's political editor. During his 25-year career, he has worked in reporting roles in three Australian states and five countries, as well as Antarctica.

An eight-year-old girl who had been described as “sunshine in human form” has been diagnosed with an incredibly rare form of ...

Two Sunshine Coast mayors and a local MP have joined forces to call on the federal government to abandon its proposed ...

A teenager has died after falling from a multistorey building in Surry Hills. Picture: NewsWire / Rohan Kelly The boy was ...

Australian boxing has lost one of its most colourful champions with the death this week of three-time national heavyweight king Colin Wilson.

Ten young Southern Downs students are redefining regional leadership – from aspiring fighter pilots and army engineers to national poultry judges and environmental advocates. Across the Southern Downs ...

Police are investigating a sudden death on the Fraser Coast after a body was found on Wednesday morning. Around 7am on ...

The High Court has ruled against a proposed Mount Pleasant coal mine extension in NSW’s Hunter area, in a landmark decision ...

Four mystery witnesses, all Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) employees will give evidence at the CFMEU Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday.

A tense standoff between the CFMEU and labourers at a Cross River Rail construction site turned into a wild brawl after a ...

An Ipswich father has been charged with murder after his three-month-old son died at Queensland Children’s Hospital from significant internal injuries. A father has been charged with murdering his ...

Drug developers across disparate fields of endeavour have reported encouraging results in their quest to bring novel ...