The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Today's brightly coloured bags filled with treats, toys and trinkets are a far cry from those long ago, which included condiments and packets of Twisties that were recommended for kids by dentists.

Police have charged a 52-year-old man after a teenager was killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Mount Isa.

Deceased victims of the shooting have been identified as Mervyn and Maree Schwarz, and Graham Tighe

New fossil fuel projects will be assessed case by case and nothing should be read into the planned rejection of a Queensland coal mine, the prime minister says.

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan believes it would be "remiss" of the Lions not to talk to Lance Franklin if the forward is seeking a Queensland move.

"There were a few tremoring Queenslanders when they saw the size of the NSW team."

A 59-year-old man is being held in custody over the shooting deaths of three people from the same family on a cattle property in rural Queensland.

Police have charged a 59-year-old man with the murders of three people and the attempted murder of a fourth on a rural cattle property at Bogie in north Queensland.

In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the state’s cane plantations. “To say sorry,” explained Dempsey, “is a start in…