The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

A watch and act emergency alert has been issued for Cremorne residents and another half a metre of rain has been forecast as Mackay and Mirani brace for early-morning flooding on Tuesday.

A bailed 21-year-old is bound for Queensland after a failed alleged drug importation left a Brazilian diver dead and bricks of cocaine floating in a NSW port.

Queensland Supreme Court Justice has adjourned sentencing for man who admitted encouraging a woman overseas to film her son while she abused him.

In the Tweed Heads-Coolangatta community, there are lingering effects of the COVID-19 border barricades that divided Queensland and New South Wales for 471 days.

Two boys will remain in custody after they were accused of murdering a Queensland mother during an alleged Boxing Day home invasion north of Brisbane.

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A woman and boy have been stung by a deadly Irukandji jellyfish at a beach in far north Queensland.

Heavy rainfall and disease are being blamed for a poor harvest of stone fruit in NSW, with experts saying this will lead to an increase in Queensland crops in supermarkets.

An eight-year-old Queensland girl has spent the holidays mourning the death of her young parents after they passed away within weeks of each other. Loved ones are making a desperate plea for anyone with information on the alleged hit-and-run death of the father to come forward.

Intense rainfall smashing Queensland's north is set to continue as three women rescued while clinging to a tree in floodwaters recover from their ordeal.

Wild weather events are playing out over much of the country, with many states facing either extreme storms, floods or bushfires.