The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Parents and carers swarm on sex offender register site

Parents and carers have flocked to check one state's recently launched child sex offender register in huge numbers.

AAP · Mar 16

Intensifying storm looms for flood-soaked communities

A possible tropical cyclone looks set to bring more wild weather to parts of northern Australia still recovering from record-breaking flooding.

AAP · Mar 15

Morning Mail: Iran denies asking Trump for peace deal; Queensland police sued over alleged racism; Oscar predictions

Nations weigh up sending warships to strait of Hormuz; rideshare driver takes legal action against Queensland police; scale of damage to Gaza war graves emerges

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15

Queensland arts minister ignored recommendation that new theatre be named after poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Exclusive: Queensland Performing Arts Centre board nominated Oodgeroo as preferred name in 2024 but it was not one of four options put to public vote by LNP

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14

Neser takes five to keep Bulls in Shield final picture

Queensland lost Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne in slumping to 3-48 after Michael Neser took the key wickets to dismiss Tasmania for 198.

AAP · Mar 14

Arrested T-shirt protester slams slogan crackdown

A teenager forcibly arrested at a protest for wearing a shirt marked with six words says new laws cracking down on slogans don't protect anyone.

AAP · Mar 13

Dolphins keen for 2027 showdown with Eels in Las Vegas

Parramatta have been open with the NRL about being a home team in Las Vegas in 2027 against a Queensland-based opponent, and the Dolphins are more than keen.

AAP · Mar 13

'Here to stay': locals dig in with post-flood mud army

For the third time in six years, a regional community has welcomed the mud army as volunteers help waterlogged regions following widespread flooding.

AAP · Mar 13

Two teenagers die after ebike crash with motorbike south of Brisbane

Teenage boy and girl riding ebike, which police say was not displaying lights, were declared dead at scene in Greenbank on Thursday night

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

We can’t coerce our way to social cohesion. Here’s what else governments should be doing

Last week, Queensland followed the New South Wales and federal parliaments by passing stronger hate crime laws in response to the Bondi terror attack.

The Conversation · Mar 12