The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

$25 million to pay police overtime to target Queensland's youth crime hotspots

Queensland police officers will be paid extra in overtime shifts under a $25 million high-visibility operation targeting youth crime.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

Queensland police to retain right to charge children over minor drug offences for which adults receive only warning

Exclusive: advocates and legal experts warn legislation could disadvantage children who would still be subject to police discretion

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023

Child detention alone won't work, Queensland mayor says

Townsville's mayor says child offenders should be in rehabilitation programs in detention or sent to live in more structured environments away from the city.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Murder suspect returning to Qld after India manhunt

The man suspected of murdering a young woman more than four years ago will appear in front of a Queensland judge following his extradition from India.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023

Agricultural sector joins fight to protect Queensland’s wild rivers from gas fields

Grazier says oil and gas industry largely self-enforce regulations in the Lake Eyre basin with no consequences for non-compliance

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

Man suspected of murdering woman on remote Queensland beach extradited to Australia from India

Rajwinder Singh, 38, brought to Australia on a flight from Delhi to Melbourne

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Auditor-general's report reveals staggering COVID burden on Queensland's health system

COVID-19 cost Queensland Health about $1.3 billion last financial year, including almost $200 million in expected write-offs for unused rapid antigen tests (RATs), a report by the state's auditor-general has found.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Children as young as eight ‘out on the streets’ due to domestic violence, Queensland inquiry hears

Data shows a 15% increase in cases of domestic and family violence in what state police say is a ‘better and truer appreciation of what is happening’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

More than 104,000 wait to see health specialist in Qld

Queensland hospitals are struggling to meet demand with more than 104,000 outpatients waiting longer than the clinically recommended time to see a specialist.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023

Cordingley suspect extradited over DNA, phone evidence

Rajwinder Singh has been extradited from India after police found DNA and phone evidence linking him to the homicide of Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023