The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well

In Australia, most states have introduced initiatives to provide people who menstruate with free period care products in public schools.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2022

Qld mayor under pressure over DUI charge

Redland Mayor Karen Williams has taken unpaid leave as she prepares to face drink driving charges, but local campaigners want the Queensland mayor to resign.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

Slater shows faith as Qld 'Cowboy-d'

Tom Gilbert will be the seventh Cowboy to feature in Queensland's squad this series when he debuts in next week's State of Origin decider in Brisbane.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

COVID-19 restrictions ease onshore but seafarers off Queensland's coast remain stuck aboard ships

Queensland is removing the last of its COVID restrictions, but just offshore seafarers remain stuck aboard cargo ships despite spending many months at sea.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

‘Is this a real rape?’: female officers detail misogynistic culture within Queensland police

Exclusive: submissions by women to inquiry describe sexist comments and sexual harassment, affecting responses to domestic violence

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2022

‘Industrial revolution’: Australia’s decarbonisation needs rigorous management, thinktank warns

Grattan Institute paper recommends allowing trading of carbon credits and a firm limit on emissions for country’s largest polluters

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2022

Queensland's Kaufusi out of Origin finale

Billy Slater says Felise Kaufusi won't play in State of Origin III but the Queensland coach expects Cameron Munster and Kalyn Ponga to be available.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

Third wave of COVID-19 could peak higher than second wave, Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says

Yvette D'Ath says it is important for people to remember that COVID-19 is still having an impact on communities, with more than 600 Queenslanders currently in hospital with the disease.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Fewer Toowoomba residents identify as religious according to 2021 Census results

The ultra-conservative city in southern Queensland has long been considered one of Australia's most religious communities, but the latest census shows attitudes are changing.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

NSW reports century-first diphtheria case

The two-year-old child is in intensive care at a Queensland hospital, where they've been given diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics and respiratory support.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022