The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Parents who have videos of beloved son, 24, being shot dead by police slam officers

Luke Gilbert's parents claim police in Australia used 'excessive force' as they shot their son dead

Manchester Evening News · Nov 15, 2022

Renowned composer is Qld Aust of the Year

Renowned classical composer and proud Kalkadunga man William Barton has been announced as 2023 Queensland Australian of the Year.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022

New Acland coal mine expansion begins in Queensland

Preliminary earthworks begin for a coal mine in southern Queensland after an approval process spanning 15 years.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Queensland police commissioner ‘hoping to survive’ in role amid force’s racism and sexism scandals

Katarina Carroll says she hopes to keep her position when report examining police culture is released

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2022

North Queensland energy super hub to power green hydrogen, northwest transmission line

Large-scale solar and wind farms will be built to generate enough power to generate green hydrogen in a move that could benefit other major proposals.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Qld top cop 'hopes to survive' scandals

Queensland's police commissioner says she needs more time to fix the culture of sexism, misogyny and racism in the police force after three years in the role.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022

Queensland property 'hotspots' no longer resisting dip in house prices, new data reveals

Sunshine Coast house prices record the biggest fall in regional Queensland, down 7.1 per cent, followed by the Gold Coast, where prices dropped by 6.4 per cent.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Qld locks up more children than any state

Queensland has more children behind bars than any jurisdiction with a report saying the government's youth justice policies are based on politics, not evidence.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

Linc Energy whistleblower warns of continued spread of toxic chemicals from failed coal gas site

A petroleum engineer says he warned regulators years ago about the risk of chemicals, such as cyanide and benzene, spreading through groundwater beyond a failed underground coal gasification site in Queensland.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Divers delve deep to draw the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef

They say the best way to take up a new hobby is to jump in the deep end, and a group of divers in north Queensland has done just that — delving 16 metres below the waves to draw under water.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022