The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Children's gender service waitlist creating mental health crisis for Queensland's trans teens

Transgender health specialists say Queensland's only gender clinic for children and adolescents is struggling to cope with its referral load, causing distress and mental health issues in the people it's designed to support.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

A surge in influenza cases in Queensland prompts doctors to issue vaccine warning for children and vulnerable groups

More than 400 people have been admitted to Queensland public hospitals with flu since the beginning of April, including 30 who have required intensive care.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

Which electorates are most left- or right-leaning? Vote Compass took a look

A metropolitan Victorian seat emerges as Australia's most left-leaning, while a sprawling Queensland electorate is the country's most conservative, according to Vote Compass.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

How your local garbage truck is helping fix south-east Queensland's pothole problems

Artificial intelligence and garbage trucks are helping fix potholes faster across one local council area, following weeks of floods and heavy rain.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

Qld denies patient bypass, admits pressure

The Queensland government denies patients are being turned away from its public hospitals but says demand is exhausting emergency department workers.

AAP · May 18, 2022

Groom has only ever been held by a man. These female, non-binary candidates stand for change

The southern Queensland seat of Groom has only ever been held by male conservatives. In this federal election, four women and a non-binary candidate are making waves in conservative heartland.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Tourists put their lives at risk by swimming in croc-infested waters of Queensland Gulf

Tourists are walking past danger signs to swim and fish in crocodile-infested waters in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. Some fear an attack is only a matter of time.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Jump in death toll on Queensland roads prompts calls for rethink on government's approach to safety

A leading road safety researcher is calling on the Queensland government to rethink its approach to road safety amid a climbing number of fatalities on the state's roads, including one that took the life of Australian sporting great Andrew Symonds.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Friends tearfully testify about teenager Jack Beasley's stabbing death in Gold Coast brawl at Brisbane trial

Friends of 17-year-old Jack Beasley — who was killed during a fight on a busy entertainment strip on Queensland's Gold Coast in 2019 — break down while giving testimony about the moment they saw "blood everywhere" after he was stabbed.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Queensland gang leader jailed for 11 years

Queensland gang boss Ian Ronald Crowden has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for an "array of criminality", even bashing his own members to keep them in line.

AAP · May 17, 2022