The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Two by-elections provide govt early election gauge

Two by-elections are providing the Queensland premier with a timely gauge of his October poll chances, but it's not looking good for him.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Mayors returned after council elections in Queensland

Local council polls and two by-elections have coincided on a big day for voters in Queensland, where one candidate in particular has drawn close attention.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Make Australia afraid again: must we have our own Trump moment for Peter Dutton to become PM?

In a new Quarterly Essay, Lech Blaine profiles the leader of the opposition. In this extract he considers the former Queensland policeman’s chances of getting the top job

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

Concerns raised over solitary confinement in Queensland youth detention after deaths of two First Nations boys

Government report says placing children in prison isolation can affect their health and wellbeing in ‘severe, long-term and irreversible ways’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Queensland Labor vulnerable on two fronts as Greens target Brisbane’s commuter belt

Housing pressures and the cost-of-living crisis mean Steven Miles’s government is under threat from the Greens in Brisbane and the LNP in the regions

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Asbestos fragments found in Queensland mulch stockpile

Authorities are trying to locate 24 people who were recorded accessing asbestos contaminated mulch at a central Queensland council depot.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

Significant failures in youth detention system: report

Queensland's youth detention system is failing with more children behind bars than in the rest of the country, the Child Death Review Board has found.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

Queensland electoral commission warns council candidates to behave amid ‘highly acrimonious’ election campaign

Concerns raised over election’s integrity as Redland City Council campaign draws state’s largest number of complaints

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Corruption watchdog to probe whistleblowers' claims

Queensland's health minister says it is concerning whistleblowers are allegedly facing reprisal for speaking out about patient care at a tuberculosis unit.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

From talk to torque: sovereign steel for solar economy

Manufacturer Orrcon Steel has joined forces with a global energy firm to supply torque tubes made from 100 per cent Australian steel for solar panel tracking.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024