The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Power play: national law could curb data centre demands

Data centres in every state and territory could be required to supply their own renewable energy if changes are introduced at a national level.

AAP · Aug 5

Appeal reverses teen killer's 'heartbreaking' reduction

The widower of a woman murdered by a knife-wielding teen says it will be nice to finally focus on the future after the High Court ended a long legal ordeal.

AAP · Aug 5

Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’

Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4

Hundreds seized in first month of e-bike crackdown

Almost 1000 fines have been handed out by police in the first month of a statewide crackdown on super-powered e-bikes and people riding while drunk.

AAP · Aug 1

Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine

Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royalties

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1

Lost in an Australian rainforest for 17 days, this mother survived by refusing to give up on her children

When Shannon Leah Fraser disappeared in Queensland's tropical rainforest in September 2014, rescuers feared the worst. Search crews spent days combing dense vegetation around the Golden Hole swimming area near Mount Bartle Frere, Australia's highest mountain on the mainland, before the official operation ended without success. More than two weeks…

The Times of India · Jul 31

‘No precedent’ to keep identity of high-profile Queensland man secret, court hears

Suppression order remains in place for man, who is not a party to legal proceedings but is linked to an ongoing extortion case

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river

Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlash

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29

Afternoon Update: One Nation could be struck off in Queensland; inflation eases to 3.8%; and a genre-mashing masterpiece

Party fails its legal obligation to lodge audited financial statements with the state’s regulator

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29

One Nation in hot water with Queensland watchdog

One Nation is in strife over missing financial records, with the party at risk of being struck off in Pauline Hanson's home state unless paperwork is produced.

AAP · Jul 29