The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

First Nations challenge over approval of Clive Palmer’s coalmine begins in Queensland

Case centres on whether proposed Galilee Coal Project would harm climate and limit human rights

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Fatal shooting of Tyson Jessen while under police guard shows failure of 'good police practices', Queensland coroner finds

Queensland police officers were not provided with adequate information when tasked with guarding a violent criminal who was shot dead at Ipswich Hospital, Queensland's state coroner has found.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Qld coal seam gas waste plan criticised

Activists warn a draft Queensland government plan would allow the coal seam gas industry to simply bury waste brine, posing a risk to the environment.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Queensland's coal seam gas industry still has a big salt problem

A leading environmental engineer says the issue of waste salt from the coal seam gas industry has been underestimated and the current plan put forward by the gas industry would require indefinite monitoring.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

Patient ramping edged up in southeast Qld

Queensland Ambulance Service figures show about 46 per cent of patients were ramped more than 30 minutes in the southeast during December 2021.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Gumby gumby trees and other Aboriginal medicines to be researched by CQ University

Researchers are delving into the properties of gumby gumby trees and other traditional medicines in partnership with a Ghungalu elder from central Queensland.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2022

BOM says wet Queensland outback weather set to spread to parts of SA, NSW and Victoria as cold fronts hit WA

The outback rain has left some families with no choice but to keep their breaks going and the BOM says it is likely to spread. While torrential falls continue in tropical Queensland, showers linger on the east coast and cold fronts hit the west.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2022

Queenslanders with disabilities left in limbo as wheelchair-accessible taxis fail to turn up to bookings

Queenslanders with disabilities are waiting hours for transport as a lack of taxi drivers and rising fuel costs leaves a shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis on the roads.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2022

Queensland police update procedures after promising to act on officers accused of domestic violence

Manual amended to require additional paperwork, with reviews on a case-by-case basis

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022

Qld man charged after knife threats

A Queensland man has been arrested after allegedly threatening four people, including a 15-year-old girl, with a knife in Bundaberg.

AAP · Apr 25, 2022