The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

‘Completely laughable’: claims that a mine will create ‘more jobs per hectare’ than the Great Barrier Reef derided

Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal suggested proposed coalmine is a ‘greater economic powerhouse’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Queensland resources minister approves expansion of New Acland coalmine

New Hope prepares to resume mining operations near Oakey as it seeks water licence, while local landowners respond with dismay

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022

Queensland opposition calls on Labor to hand CFMEU donations to anti-bullying charity after protesters entered government building

CFMEU members "forcibly" entered the Transport and Main Roads building on Brisbane's Mary Street and staged a protest ahead of an industry meeting on Tuesday morning, according to a TMR spokesperson.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Queenslanders have been given new advice about mask-wearing. Here's where COVID rules stand

Queenslanders are no longer being asked to wear masks when indoors, as the third Omicron wave of COVID-19 continues to subside in the state.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Queensland's ongoing COVID camping boom poses challenges for national parks

The pandemic-driven popularity of Queensland's nature reserves has more than doubled visitor numbers to some south-east parks, bringing fresh challenges for managers and users.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Race to free entangled whale off Noosa Beach sees environmental groups call for shark net removal

There is a renewed push for the removal of nets from Queensland's shark management program as a 10th whale has become entangled off the state's beaches.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Queensland snake catcher inundated by calls from 'nervous' interstate migrants

One in three Queensland homes have a python living in the roof cavity, according to a reptile catcher, and warmer daytime temperatures mean they're starting to move around.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Mates buy iconic Stonehenge Hotel thanks to night on the beers and an interest-free loan

When bush kid Grant Champion invited his city-slicker schoolmate Tom Auriac to western Queensland to "make a man out of him", neither expected what the outback had in store.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

When does spring start in Australia and when is it going to start getting warmer?

Australia is shivering through another winter but when can we say spring has actually sprung?

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022

Inquest to probe two watch house deaths

The deaths of two women in southeast Queensland watch houses in 2018 and 2020 will be the subject of a joint inquest expected to be held in March.

AAP · Aug 25, 2022