The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

How fishing helped nurse NRL Cowboy back to health

North Queensland's Heilum Luki took an unorthodox approach to his recovery from a second ACL injury, buying a boat and hitting the water as much as possible.

AAP · Feb 12

Official probe into CFMEU links rejected by premier

A state premier has defended her government's response to CFMEU corruption, saying it cracked down on the union as soon as it became aware of misconduct claims.

AAP · Feb 11

Abortion laws, gun control and the rise (again) of One Nation: is Queensland’s LNP fraying at the seams?

David Crisafulli’s government is a triumph of pragmatism over purpose, but cracks have appeared that could have consequences beyond the state border

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11

Was the violent Sydney protest avoidable, and what can police and demonstrators learn?

The police role as a “thin blue line” between public order and chaos was tested in Sydney’s CBD on Monday night.

The Conversation · Feb 10

Key Wieambilla finding rejected in 'tough' gun reforms

A state government has come under fire for rejecting a key Wieambilla inquest finding and for reforms that "fortified the weakest gun laws in Australia".

AAP · Feb 10

Amid an Olympic boom, it’s risky timing to lift a ban on developers’ political donations

Queensland is a step closer to lifting a ban on political donations from property developers – despite a corruption watchdog’s warning that doing so in a A$7 billion Olympics building boom could raise “risks of undue or improper influence”.

The Conversation · Feb 10

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

An embattled union believed it had a sweetheart agreement with a state government, an inquiry has heard.

AAP · Feb 10

Queensland government to introduce new gun control laws criticised as ‘weakest in Australia’

Under proposed changes in response to Bondi terror attack, only Australian citizens will be able to obtain a gun licence, with no cap on number of weapons

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9

Legal challenge looms to ban on Palestinian slogans

Palestinian Australians and their supporters are preparing to challenge laws that ban a phrase widely understood to mean different things to different people.

AAP · Feb 9

'That's on you': Wallabies star on Kiss balancing act

Fraser McReight has addressed the elephant in the room as Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss prepares to transition into the Wallabies' top job later this year.

AAP · Feb 9