The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

'Elites': Olympic rowing site critics cop premier blast

A premier has hit back at critics of the proposed 2032 rowing venue for the Brisbane Olympics, accusing them of not wanting the event held in a regional area.

AAP · Sep 8

'Pretty easy': inside CA's plan to defend Test summer

With private money set to roll into the Big Bash League, Cricket Australia plans to safeguard the Test schedule against new owners.

AAP · Sep 8

‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates

Mount Isa city council to auction off first of 24 homes after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services accrues $1.2m in unpaid debts

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8

Victim to face bank robber, murderer after 30-year wait

A career criminal in a declining physical state will come face-to-face with one of his victims when a three-decade wait for justice finally comes to an end.

AAP · Sep 6

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Queensland capital hits 34.4C as firefighters battle fast-moving bushfire in Lockyer Valley west of Ipswich

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Lea-Anne’s ebike has given her freedom at 67. Now some older Queenslanders may be forced to stop riding

New nation-first laws require every ebike rider to have a driver’s licence. Some older people may be banned entirely, limiting their movement

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5

Anxious wait for co-captain on Black night for Cowboys

North Queensland's upcoming finals campaign has been rocked with co-captain Reuben Cotter reported as Canberra debutant Coby Black broke all-time records.

AAP · Sep 5

Mary Kathleen’s uranium town still had 212 homes when its mine closed in 1982; the company settlement was dismantled and auctioned off in 1983

Mary Kathleen was once a thriving community centered around a uranium mine in Queensland, complete with schools, a cinema, and numerous homes. Following the mine's closure in 1982, the town was meticulously dismantled, with houses moved to other locations, leaving only remnants of foundations and streets. Today, the area has…

The Economic Times · Sep 5

Won, done, far-flung: Birdsville Races ride again

The Birdsville Cup might not stop the nation, but it's an annual pilgrimage that brings thousands of revellers to a far-flung outback outpost.

AAP · Sep 4

‘Sisyphus would be proud’: Queensland tribunal orders repairs to pool that doesn’t exist

Tribunal immediately stays own order for repairs after noting that they were ‘impossible’ to carry out on the non-existent pool

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4