The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Wet and wild weather nationally as Sydney expected to break cool spell

Australia is in for a wet and wild week, with much of the country expected to cop a barrage of foul weather.

The New Daily · Jan 17, 2023

More rats up north, fewer mice in south

Rats are causing serious problems for cane growers in a far north Queensland town while flooding may help NSW farmers deal with a destructive mouse plague.

AAP · Jan 17, 2023

‘Dangerous flash flooding’ warning for North Queensland regions – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2023

Flooding and intense rain batter Queensland coast as BOM warns weather system could develop into cyclone

The Bureau of Meteorology warns Mackay and the Whitsundays will continue to be hit with intense rain and the chance of a tropical cyclone.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Gladstone mum to make 100km trip for birth as maternity bypass continues

Pressure mounts on the Queensland government to end Gladstone Hospital's maternity bypass, as doctors warn of a "medical emergency".

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Fast food stores warned after robberies

Fast food outlets on Brisbane's southside have been warned to remain alert after a series of armed robberies committed by a man and two women.

AAP · Jan 16, 2023

Marathon runner reaches final finish line after covering the length of Australia

Erchana Murray-Bartlet has run her 150th consecutive marathon, finishing a five-month trip from Cape York in Far North Queensland all the way to Melbourne in Victoria.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Qld motorists stranded as Bruce Hwy cut

Queensland's primary transport corridor has been cut off by floodwaters as the state is smashed by heavy rain and flooding.

AAP · Jan 16, 2023

Queensland and Victoria resist push to replace stamp duty with land taxes

NSW policy giving first home buyers the choice to pay annual rate prompts calls for change in other states

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

It’s criminal, so why do so many companies use wage theft to pad their profits?

Queensland is leading the way in the battle to tackle wage theft, but making the practice a criminal offence hasn’t made a big difference.

The New Daily · Jan 16, 2023