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The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Palaszczuk again vows to stay on after Andrews exit

The premier of Queensland has paid tribute to Daniel Andrews but says she has no intention of following the longer-serving Victorian leader into retirement.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

Tesla battery fire expected to burn for days

A Tesla battery fire at Genex-owed battery storage facility in central Queensland is expected to burn for days and residents are being urged to stay indoors.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

Locking up young people doesn’t create safer communities, Queensland children’s advocate says

‘Compassion just dissipates’ among public when young victims of abuse become offenders, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2023

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Coroner referral among early Qld assisted dying stats

Almost 250 people died using Queensland's new voluntary assisted dying scheme in its first six months, as reviewers refer one man's death to a coroner.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Prescription pilot just the tonic for pharmacists

Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medications and administer more vaccines under a pilot program being expanded throughout Queensland.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Ruined bones reasoning tests 'no body, no parole' law

One of the people convicted of abducting and killing a man has claimed Queensland's parole laws don't apply to him as the victim's remains were destroyed.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Ambulance ramping soars to record high

Queensland paramedics have recorded a record high in lost hours as ramping at emergency departments continues to soar.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

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Dozens of vulnerable children allegedly preyed upon in Cairns, upending Queensland’s youth crime debate

Police operation Uniform Kalahari reveals horrific alleged abuse and challenges popular narrative about the state’s youth crime ‘crisis’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023

Josh Philippe sparks WA to one-day win over Queensland

Josh Philippe extended his hot one-day form from last summer into the.new season, scoring 90 in Western Australia's four-wicket win over Queensland.

AAP · Sep 24, 2023

Plastics spill from Queensland’s Bribie Island could harm wildlife for years, expert warns

CSIRO says 40,000 small discs accidentally discharged from research centre into the ocean are ‘non-toxic’ and ‘highly stable’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Fire crews remain on high alert as unseasonably hot spring weather sends temperatures soaring to almost 40C in parts of Queensland.

AAP · Sep 21, 2023

Rights chief pans delay in releasing UN report on jails

A confidential UN report on conditions inside Australian jails and detention centres must be released by the government, the human rights commissioner says.

AAP · Sep 21, 2023

Are Australia's roads becoming more dangerous? Here's what the data says

In 2022, there were nearly 1,200 road crash deaths in Australia – a figure that has remained largely the same over the past decade. However, some states and territories have seen dramatic increases in just the last five years, such as the ACT (100%), Tasmania (59.4%) and Queensland (21.2%).

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023

Ask an expert: how can SEQ find opportunities as its population grows?

South East Queensland’s population is set to rise by 2.2 million people by 2046. Experts say the government must have a plan for every resident.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2023

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AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW

NSW communities near the Queensland border and on Sydney's western fringe have been told to prepare to take action as multiple bushfires burn across the state.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is calling for an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons, saying they're dehumanising and don't improve safety.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Heatwave, bushfires wreak havoc as threat moves north

Bushfires are burning across a number of states as a heatwave is forecast to move into Queensland and the Northern Territory, sparking a wave of warnings.

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AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Ads reveal pathway to success for 'yes', 'no' campaigns

Facebook ads targeting different states and a variety of age groups have shone a light on how the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns plan on winning the voice referendum.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023

Bushfires stretch along east coast as Sydney and Hunter region warned of extreme fire danger

Dozens of blazes in NSW, Queensland and Tasmania as extreme heatwave moves north

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023

High-profile man accused of rape: prosecutors sifting through ‘thousands of pages’ of alleged victim’s phone data

Lawyer for the accused did not reveal in Toowoomba court if he still plans to seek a suppression order ahead of Queensland law change

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

‘Traumatic’ strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family visits, review finds

State’s human rights commission says practice ineffective in making prisons safer and calls for use to be limited and eventually abolished

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2023

Hidden women of history: disabled Australian author Dorothy Cottrell was 'the Liane Moriarty of the Jazz Age' but is almost unheard of here

In the late 1920s, poet Mary Gilmore – the woman on the A$10 note – declared she’d encountered only two instances of “genius” during her four decades in Australian literature. The first was a man who remains a household name: Henry Lawson, bush poet, author of iconic stories like The…

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2023

X should answer to Queensland authorities over Islamophobic tweets by an American, tribunal hears

Lawyer for Australian Muslim Advocacy Network argues white supremacist’s tweets caused harm to local Muslims

AAP · Sep 19, 2023

Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.

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