The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Rain to hit NSW, Victoria and Queensland but unlikely to subdue bushfire season

Wet weather with thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail is forecast across eastern Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023

Rat plague hits an Australian coastal town, and thousands more wash up on shore

Months after the local shire's council discussed what it dubbed a "Rat Plague," thousands of rats are creating havoc in a small town on the coast in Queensland.

WEKU · Nov 27, 2023

Search for answers on man missing from pig hunting trip

The family of a man who disappeared with a group who were pig hunting while travelling through Queensland to Darwin hope to get answers during an inquest.

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

Invasive fire ants jump border from Queensland to NSW

Fire ant nests found in South Murwillumbah are believed to be the most southern spread of the pests so far as authorities scramble to stem the infestation.

AAP · Nov 25, 2023

Prison escapee hands himself in to police

A man who absconded from a prison in north Queensland is back in custody after handing himself in to police.

AAP · Nov 25, 2023

NSW police accused of ‘killing’ music festivals by charging excessive fees

Greens MP and Australian Festival Association say NSW force charging much more than other states to patrol equivalent events

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2023

What is the rat plague spreading in Australia's Queensland?

'It's pretty bad here. The last week we've had them all over the beaches, some alive, some dead,' one resident says

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

Investigations launched after man dies on snorkel trip

A 71-year-old man has died while on a Great Barrier Reef snorkelling trip in far north Queensland, prompting a number of investigations.

AAP · Nov 24, 2023

Thousands of rats cause havoc in Queensland amid plague fears: ‘They’re eating everything’

For months, certain regions of the state have been grappling with infestation of rats

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

Prisoner still on run after two escapees found

A prisoner is still on the run in north Queensland but police have been able to locate two escapees, days after they left a Townsville prison.

AAP · Nov 24, 2023