The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Palmer lawyers accused of bid to 'derail' criminal case

Queensland businessman Clive Palmer faces years-old charges that he acted dishonestly when trying to buy out timeshare investors in his resort.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Wellcamp fails on transparency, value for money: report

A report calls for more transparency after a probe of Queensland's Wellcamp quarantine facility, but the premier doesn't regret building the controversial site.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Minister 'surprised' by premier revealing resignation

Queensland's health minister has named her department's new boss, admitting she was surprised when the premier announced the director-general had quit.

AAP · Jun 29, 2023

Queensland health boss resigns amid criticism of proposed whistleblower law change

Shaun Drummond had distanced himself from suggestions people who provide journalists with ‘inappropriate’ information should be penalised

The Guardian - AU · Jun 28, 2023

Qld health boss resigns after whistleblower controversy

A health department chief is resigning after controversy over a recommendation to prosecute staff who disclose "inappropriate" information to journalists.

AAP · Jun 28, 2023

More than 2,700 detained in Philippine trafficking crackdown

MANILA: Philippine authorities have detained more than 2,700 people during raids on several buildings in Manila where hundreds of trafficking victims were paid to recruit players for online games, police said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2023

Police offer $500,000 reward for cold case murder

Police hope a $500,000 reward will lead to information about the death of a woman whose body was found at the bottom of a Queensland cliff in 1997.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

Qld eyes critical minerals amid coal lobby backlash

The Queensland government has launched a $245 million strategy for critical minerals found in the state's northwest to spur manufacturing of renewables.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

Flegler a big doubt for Origin III with foot injury

Queensland's Thomas Flegler is racing the clock to line up in the third State of Origin match after suffering a foot injury against Gold Coast in the NRL.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

Queensland Police Tasered An Aboriginal Man Six Times Before He Died

An internal police investigation found the officers to have acted lawfully and reasonably.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 27, 2023