The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Push for dress code tattoo bans to be included in Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act

Dress codes banning face and neck tattoos in Queensland venues could soon be reviewed by law-makers, as a businessman urges the Human Rights Commission to stamp them out.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

Thousands of Queenslanders in the dark over COVID-19 hotel quarantine fee waivers

As of this month, 16,762 Queenslanders are either still having their hotel quarantine waiver applications processed or considered — or they've been rejected.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

How much are power prices increasing by? Why are they going up? What can I do to save on electricity?

We're all bracing for higher electricity prices to kick in from July 1, but just how steep the increase will be depends on which state or territory you're in.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

Kaufusi avoids ban, free to play Origin II

Felise Kaufusi will be able to play in State of Origin II for Queensland after avoiding a ban for his elbow to the head of Sydney Roosters playmaker Sam Walker.

AAP · Jun 12, 2022

Glass House Mountains native logging proposal unites bikers, residents, environmentalists

Anger is brewing about a Queensland government proposal to log native forest near the Glass House Mountains just two years before it becomes conservation land.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Queensland has eight coal-fired power stations. What's their future?

Queensland's eight coal power stations have had several unplanned outages recently, contributing to energy price increases. But what will happen to these stations in the future?

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll on containing COVID, discontent in the ranks and tackling domestic violence

It is now three years since Katarina Carroll took on the job of Queensland' first female Police Commissioner, with the honeymoon period usually afforded to new leaders to settle in their new role evaporating with catastrophic natural disasters and a global pandemic.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

‘Gloriously gnarly’: what professional botanists plant at home

Wild as some may look, botanic gardens are orderly places, where everything is planted for a reason. But home gardens are different, altogether more personal

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2022

Winter wonderland in north Queensland as frosty temperatures blanket paddocks in ice

Temperatures plummet in "tropical" north Queensland, leaving paddocks and fields west of Mackay blanketed in white frost.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Pets in Crisis program gets funding boost to help Queensland families escape domestic violence

A crisis accommodation program for the pets of families escaping domestic violence is set to get an extra $200,000 in funding from the Queensland government.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022