The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Qld govt to unveil Indigenous treaty path

The Queensland government will set up an Indigenous truth-telling inquiry and appoint a panel to draft a treaty negotiation framework within 18 months.

AAP · Aug 15, 2022

Promised funding to seal outback Queensland's Warri Gate Road in question after government change

After years of lobbying, outback residents thought they had finally won funding to seal a missing link between Australia's north and south. But the wait continues.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Queensland farmers call for government review into drought declaration committees

For nearly 40 years, committees made up of anonymous members have helped decide who officially stays in and out of drought across Queensland. Graziers say the system isn't working.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Woman found dead in Bluewater bushland was in relationship with man arrested over her death, Queensland police say

Queensland police say a Deeragun man, who is being questioned over the death of Tania Trickey, was in a relationship with her. Ms Trickey's body was found in bushland at Bluewater near Townsville at the weekend.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Coronial inquest into three Indigenous women's deaths linked to rheumatic heart disease in Doomadgee continues in Cairns

Family members tell a coronial inquest examining the deaths of three Indigenous women in the north-western Queensland town of Doomadgee that "systematic, ingrained racism" was a contributing factor.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Man charged five months after Qld shooting

A man has been charged with the fatal shooting of a driver on Queensland's Darling Downs and is expected to face court on Monday.

AAP · Aug 15, 2022

Watch: Gunman charged after Canberra airport shooting, two women shot dead in Sydney, bulk billing scheme risks collapse

Watch: Canberra airport shooting. Two women shot dead in Sydney's south-west. Queensland police investigate death of Townsville mother. Australia's bulk

The New Daily · Aug 14, 2022

Off-season native bee carers give macadamia farmer a pollination backup plan against varroa mite

Members of the public who welcome native beehives into their gardens in the off-season have helped a Queensland macadamia nut farmer bolster his defences against the threat of an invasive pest.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Qld man questioned over woman's death

Detectives will question a man over the sudden death of a woman in Queensland's north following his arrest at Proserpine on Sunday night.

AAP · Aug 14, 2022

Kowanyama's takeaway liquor licence has good and bad sides for remote Cape York community

To enter this Queensland pub you have to blow in the bag, and you have to blow zero — even for takeaways. But the effect of Kowanyama's takeaway liquor licence has good and bad sides.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022