Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death A Queensland man died from severe burns after a lithium-ion battery fire erupted in an e-scooter connected to a different model charger, a coroner has ruled. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
Cowboys quick learner Luki in frame for Maroons debut North Queensland second-rower Heilum Luki is close to a Queensland debut after putting into operation advice he received in Maroons camp from Felise Kaufusi. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
'Technicality' bites controversial croc control laws A bill that would have allowed crocodiles to be removed from popular waterways and encourage financial gain from hunting and egg harvesting has been shut down. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
Fifita 'x-factor' makes him a Maroons must: Hasler Gold Coast coach Des Hasler and Queensland great Gorden Tallis have backed David Fifita's credentials for a Maroons recall ahead of the clash with Cronulla. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
Wallabies coach hoping Liam's the Wright captaincy call Queensland Reds flanker and captain Liam Wright has been named as the seventh different Wallabies skipper in little more than a year. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
Woman claims Lehrmann said 'it's OK' during sex assault A woman has claimed she woke up to being sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann while he tried to reassure her, after they earlier met a strip club. AAP · Jul 4, 2024
Should cuddling koalas be legal? Here’s why there’s a push to ban it in Queensland Scores of famous faces have been snapped holding koalas in Australia over the years but the practice is falling out of favour The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2024
Workers face uncertain future as mine fire continues Workers have been told they will continue to be paid for another couple of weeks as authorities battle an underground coal mine fire in central Queensland. AAP · Jul 3, 2024
Cowboys will put a target on DCE: Dearden warns North Queensland playmaker Tom Dearden plays with Manly half Daly Cherry-Evans for Queensland but there will be no love lost in the NRL clash in Townsville. AAP · Jul 3, 2024
Incest fears after sperm donor's 200-plus visits The damning findings of a Queensland fertility clinic probe has revealed a donor may have fathered hundreds of children, sparking incest fears. AAP · Jul 3, 2024
Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024
Morning Mail: last Labor dissenter weighs in on Payman, sperm donations destroyed, dozens dead in Hindu crush Famous Labor rebel urges senator to ‘stick to her guns’; Queensland health ombudsman says samples risked being ‘misidentified’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024
Fire casts pall over future of coal mine and workers Counselling has been offered to workers "traumatised" by an underground fire that has cast uncertainty over the future of a major coal mine. AAP · Jul 2, 2024
Firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed A 24-year-old leader of a gun-running and drug trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and cocaine across Queensland has been given a lengthy jail term. AAP · Jul 2, 2024
AAP · Jul 2, 2024 Remote housing fix needed to 'get real' on closing gap Homes in Queensland's remote communities are chronically overcrowded, and waiting lists for social housing blowing out, sparking calls for federal funding.
AAP · Jul 2, 2024 Blues top Maroons in pollie state of origin, of sorts A rampaging Sam Thaiday was no match for David Pocock's staffer as NSW politicians claimed victory over their Queensland rivals in parliament's State of Origin.
AAP · Jul 1, 2024 Two men charged over 1970s child sex offences Police have charged two men over historic child sex offences allegedly involving a girl they knew in north Queensland half a century ago.
AAP · Jul 1, 2024 Maroons eyes on Titans' Fifita in Big Banana showdown Gold Coast forward David Fifita will play Cronulla in Coffs Harbour on the cusp of a Queensland recall as versatile teammate AJ Brimson gets set to return.
AAP · Jul 1, 2024 Cobbo tipped for Origin recall but Slater has options Brisbane coach Kevin Walters insists Selwyn Cobbo is ripe for a Queensland recall as Maroons coach Billy Slater has to replace injured winger Xavier Coates.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2024 Two men in critical condition after Queensland bus crash that killed three A Greyhound coach carrying 33 people collided with a four-wheel drive towing a caravan near Gumlu, north of Bowen
AAP · Jun 30, 2024 Highway criticised by opposition after fatal bus crash Queensland's opposition says a major highway is "not up to standard" after a crash that killed three women and left two men in a critical condition.
AAP · Jun 30, 2024 'Rock star of whale world' likely still alive: expert As whale migration season begins on the Queensland coast, there is one famous humpback tourists will be keeping a keen eye out to see.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2024 ‘You don’t have to clean up after it’: young Australians are getting on their hobby horses In a modern version of the centuries-old tradition of mock beasts, riders and their steeds will gather at the Queensland championships next week for ‘fun, fantasy and fitness’
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024 1 July changes: tax cuts, Centrelink indexation and everything else coming for 2024-25 Stage-three tax cuts begin in the new financial year, while a vape ban and paid parental leave reforms also kick in
AAP · Jun 29, 2024 Storm lose Origin star but hold out stubborn Raiders Queensland State of Origin winger Xavier Coates limped off AAMI Park with a hamstring injury but his Melbourne team were able to hold out Canberra 16-6.