The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland's Munster, Taulagi in isolation

Queensland are bracing for the possibility of entering the State of Origin decider without playmaker Cameron Munster and winger Murray Taulagi.

AAP · Jul 8, 2022

Elective surgeries postponed at some Brisbane and Gold Coast hospitals as Queensland COVID-19 cases rise

Queensland's Acting Premier Steven Miles says decisions to suspend operations will be made at a hospital level. There are 714 COVID-19 cases in hospital.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022

Qld hospitals hunker down for virus peak

Most of Queensland major hospitals have halted non-urgent procedures and care as the state's number of active COVID-19 cases surges towards 41,000.

AAP · Jul 8, 2022

Rain and flood records fall across New South Wales as temperatures in Queensland plummet

From nearly a metre of rain south of Sydney to a one-in-500-year flood in the Hunter, one huge weather system has driven extremes from Darwin to NSW.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Burning canefields, empty highways and north Queensland feet – is that life?

Travelling 3,000km to the top of Australia by bus, then going to the airport and flying back. It was a metaphor for existence

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2022

Holmes backs Qld rookie wingers to respond

Valentine Holmes has seen enough from rookie wingers Murray Taulagi and Selwyn Cobbo since Queensland's Perth loss to be sure they'll rise again in Brisbane.

AAP · Jul 7, 2022

Jordan McLean denied State of Origin debut for NSW Blues against Queensland Maroons

Injury robs Jordan McLean of a State of Origin debut against the Maroons next Wednesday, forcing the Blues to make a change to their squad.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

A new report from Queensland offers guidance on integrity to all Australian governments

Peter Coaldrake’s report to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Let the Sunshine In, is a clear and frank assessment of culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector today. With one exception, it also offers refreshing guidance to jurisdictions across Australia showing signs of complacency about integrity.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2022

Why do whales keep getting tangled in shark nets? And what should you do if you see it happen?

Australians have watched in horror this week as two separate humpback whales were tangled up in Queensland shark nets on the same day. These put the number of whales caught in Queensland shark nets to four this season – that we know about.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2022

Qld govt downplays Japanese ambassador

Queensland's resources minister has brushed off the Japanese ambassador's criticism of the state government's recent coal tax hike.

AAP · Jul 7, 2022