The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Government to investigate fatal drag crash

The Queensland state government will investigate the tragic death of veteran drag racer Sam Fenech on Saturday night.

Motorsport · Jan 9, 2023

More charges for shed fire murder accused

A 24-year-old Queensland woman faces additional arson charges after being accused of murdering a man and his young daughter in a shed fire.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Melbourne arson suspect arrested in Qld

A man arrested in Queensland's far north over suspected arson attacks in Melbourne is expected to be charged, with police applying for his extradition.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

The pub with no town: How a lurid pink hotel kept Dulacca on the map and its regulars connected

Dulacca, Queensland, is a town that started slowly, tried to grow, then gave up. But it has one feature that's impossible to miss — a lurid pink, two-storeyed weatherboard pub.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Cordingley suspect drops extradition fight

Rajwinder Singh, who is accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley on a Queensland beach four years ago, says he wants to return to Australia to face trial.

AAP · Jan 7, 2023

Australian Woman Murder Case: Accused Rajvinder Singh Moves Plea To Give His Consent For Extradition To Australia

An application has been moved in Delhi's Patiala House Court on behalf of fugitive criminal Rajvinder Singh to give his consent to extradite him to Australia. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 7, 2023

The Australians fearing their 'worst ever' clean-up amid ongoing flooding

La Niña has begun to weaken but the rain it helped deliver across Australia is still causing devastation for people in all corners of the country.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Queensland police fine nearly 800 people under new e-scooter laws

Queensland police say they have been focusing on educating riders about the new rules but enforcement will go up in coming months.

ABC News · Jan 7, 2023

Curious eagle plucks photographer's drone from sky in north Queensland, sends cheeky selfie

A day of filming a stunning landscape in north Queensland took an unexpected turn for an amateur photographer.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Hundreds fined in Qld e-scooter crackdown

Queensland authorities have issued almost 800 fines for speeding and other offences following a crackdown on reckless e-scooter riders launched in November.

AAP · Jan 6, 2023