The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Coal exports, royalties booming, but communities say reinvestment falls short

Coal prices are at record highs and royalties payments to state coffers are forecast to grow by billions, but some coal communities say not enough is filtering down to their towns.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Frustration over delays to 'long overdue' release of Queensland report into treaty with First Nations peoples

Jackie Huggins, the former co-chair of the state's treaty advancement committee, says she is "frustrated" by government delays in releasing its final report.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Inquest evidence casts doubt over who was driving ute that flung teenager Madeleine Moroney to her death after Queensland rodeo

An inquest into the death of teenager Madeleine Moroney, who was thrown from a ute in western Queensland after attending a rodeo, hears her boyfriend gave different versions of events after the fatal crash.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Star asked to give evidence at Qld inquiry

A Queensland parliamentary committee has asked Star Entertainment to make a submission to its inquiry on laws designed to crack down on money laundering.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Power bills set to rise 9.2% in regional Queensland as report blames delays in renewable energy projects

Queensland Conservation Council says state’s dependence on increasingly unreliable coal is costing households

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

Maroons' aerial threat doesn't scare NSW

Stocky NSW winger Brian To'o expects to be a focus of Queensland's attacking kicks and says he relishes the challenge of marking up on the tall Selwyn Cobbo.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Polar blast brings damaging winds, wet weather and snow to parts of Australia’s east and south

Thousands of NSW and Queensland homes lose power, Adelaide hit by small tornado and Melbourne braces for coldest day of the year

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

Why heavy rain followed by high wind in south-east Queensland poses a unique threat

Authorities are warning the combination of wet soil and high winds is bringing dangerous conditions across south-east Queensland.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Electricity bills to rise in regional Qld

Queensland regional residential electricity bills are set to rise by $119 to $1290 and business bills will be hiked by $215 to $2334 in 2022/23.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Union urges Qld Labor to review election

The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has urged the Labor Party to review its poor election result in Queensland.

AAP · May 31, 2022