The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024

Queensland lawyer raises concerns of police surveillance of pro-Palestine demonstrators

Exclusive: legal observer for volunteer group Action Ready says police were recording number plates of cars displaying Palestinian flags

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2024

Deadly Fire Ants Seen Forming Rafts To Survive Australian Floods

The experts are worried that they might spread to other parts of the country.

International Business Times UK · Jan 18, 2024

Supermarkets under scrutiny over food costs

Queensland Premier Steven Miles is set to meet supermarket bosses over the rising cost of groceries.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Northern Australia's big wet continues, cyclone builds

The big wet continues across Australia's north as a cyclone builds in the Coral Sea but conditions have eased in the southeast.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Two men charged with murder over shooting death

Two people have been charged with murder over a shooting of a 34-year-old man who was found on a road in central Queensland.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Clean-up continues as region braces for another cyclone

Another cyclone could make a "severe impact" on far north Queensland as the region cleans up from record flooding caused by a system just weeks ago.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Genomic tools show innovative Indigenous agriculture

Research shows Aboriginal people increased the spread of bunya pine, which have held cultural significance for thousands of years, following colonisation.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Man missing after car bogged on remote road found dead

A man has been found dead after he went missing looking for help when his car became bogged in remote Queensland while travelling with friends.

AAP · Jan 17, 2024

Yezidi refugees have a field day picking up hockey

A regional Queensland town, home to the largest Yezidi community in Australia, is getting young refugees into hockey to lay roots and heal from their traumas.

AAP · Jan 16, 2024