The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Ongoing battle to contain regional Qld bushfire

Emergency warnings are still in place for residents to the north of the Queensland town of Miles, as firefighters try to bring large bushfires under control.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Queensland to progress on ‘historic’ Indigenous treaty while pledging new crackdown on youth crime

Annastacia Palaszczuk says bill to create truth telling and healing inquiry will be introduced next week

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023

Severe weather, flood warning for far north Queensland

Severe thunderstorms are forecast to pummel Queensland's far north, cutting roads and isolating communities with a risk of life-threatening flash floods.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Two missing after accident at Qld mine

Two people are missing after an accident at a zinc mine in north-west Queensland on Wednesday afternoon, the mine's owner has confirmed.

The New Daily · Feb 15, 2023

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles changing up plastic bag policies in Queensland and ACT

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles are changing their policies around reusable plastic bags in the ACT and Queensland.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Two miners missing following Dugald River mine incident near Cloncurry

Rescue teams are searching for two miners whose vehicle fell up to 25 metres into a hole at the Dugald River underground mine site north-west of Cloncurry.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Treaty vision includes new truth and healing inquiry

Queensland will set up a First Nations Treaty Institute and Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry under legislation to be introduced next week.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Sweltering heat from WA to move across most of the country, with heatwaves forecast in the east

It is going to be hot for most of Australia over the coming days, while wet weather is forecast for the Top End. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of what to expect.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Two people injured and one charged after alleged shooting in Toowoomba

Queensland police charge 18-year-old woman with multiple firearm-related offences ahead of community safety forum

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023

Woman charged after 16-year-old girl shot at Toowoomba hotel with sawn off shotgun

Police charge an 18-year-old woman with multiple firearm-related offences following a shooting at a hotel on Queensland’s Darling Downs.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023