The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk retires from politics

Labor leader says state is ‘in good shape’ and ‘now is the time for me to leave’ following months of speculation about her future

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

Queensland police investigating alleged domestic violence stabbing murder at Kallangur

Woman found in critical condition north of Brisbane later died at scene while 32-year-old man died in hospital following injuries sustained in nearby house fire

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA

Two men have been charged over a botched attempt to import 560kg of cocaine which came undone when one of them needed rescuing off the WA coast.

AAP · Dec 9, 2023

Mother of boy found dead in pool charged with murder

More than two years after Tarrin-Macen O'Sullivan was found dead in a pool, his mother has been charged with the four-year-old's murder in north Queensland.

AAP · Dec 8, 2023

Advocates urge targeted programs in youth crime plan

Advocates have called on the state government to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle youth crime with the current strategy to expire this month

AAP · Dec 8, 2023

Triple-zero 'risk' as paramedics reject huge pay offer

A pay offer that would have lifted NSW paramedic pay by an average of 19 per cent - putting them nearly on par with interstate colleagues - has been rejected.

AAP · Dec 8, 2023

Tributes Have Flowed For Josh Taylor, The 23-Year-Old Tragically Buried Alive On A Qld Beach

“Goodbye mate, until we see each other again," Taylor's family said in a statement. Police are still probing the circumstances around his death.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 7, 2023

Hanson COS Ashby to stand for One Nation at election

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby will stand for the party in the state seat of Keppel at next year's Queensland election.

AAP · Dec 7, 2023

Weather station staff to be evacuated as cyclone looms

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is moving toward the Queensland coast, prompting the Bureau of Meteorology to evacuate staff from a remote weather station.

AAP · Dec 7, 2023

States swelter in 40C temps as bushfire risk soars

A heatwave across four states has left Australians sweltering and placed firefighters on high alert, as schools closed and thousands of people lost power.

AAP · Dec 7, 2023