The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

With Josh Hazlewood out for the first Test against South Africa, will Michael Neser, Scott Boland or Lance Morris get the nod at the Gabba?

With Josh Hazlewood to miss the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba, Australia selectors have a choice to make regarding who keeps their spot in the team and who gets dropped for the returning Pat Cummins.

ABC News · Dec 11, 2022

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre puppy program saving lives on both sides of the fence

A women's prison seems an unlikely place to find a four-legged friend, but dog trainers say it's the best place these puppies can learn to help others.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

Family trio of fossil hunters behind rare discovery in outback Queensland

In remote outback Queensland, new fossils are being unearthed "every day", but it's not always palaeontologists who are making the most astonishing discoveries.

ABC News · Dec 10, 2022

Heatwave alert for Australia's north as temperatures tipped to hit 48 degrees this weekend

Parts of Australia are forecast to reach temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius this weekend, as large parts of the north bake under some of the hottest temperatures in the world.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

What the federal government's coal price cap means for power bills, generators and Queensland's royalties

The federal government has announced a price cap on gas and coal to help ease the cost of energy, but how will this help to lower your power bill?

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Violet Coco is not alone: the climate activists facing jail

As protesters use more provocative tactics, state governments are responding with heavy-handed laws to stop them

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022

Queensland COVID-19 cases up 21 per cent, majority still first-time infections, CHO says

A "large number" of people over 60 who were not up to date with their COVID vaccines are among the newly infected, the state's chief health officer says.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Queensland strikes national cabinet win

Queensland projects will get a boost from the federal government after the state struck a deal to get energy bill relief over the line at national cabinet.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Manslaughter charge over Qld death

A 37-year-old woman charged with interfering with a corpse has had her charge upgraded to manslaughter, following the death of a man in Queensland.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Afternoon Update: national cabinet agrees to cap gas, coal prices; Covid cases rising; and South Koreans getting younger

Gas and coal prices will be capped, and relief is coming on energy bills, as parliament is recalled

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022