The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

'Disgraceful': NRL star's penalty may spark law changes

The Queensland government has described Brisbane NRL star Ezra Mam's penalty for drug driving as "disgraceful" and will now consider law changes.

AAP · Dec 17, 2024

Queensland braces for more flash flooding as Sydney swelters and Victoria battles bushfires

Brisbane soaked by up to 127mm of rain in 12 hours, with more than a dozen dams spilling over in the south-east of the state

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2024

Wet week for rain-hit state with tropical low looming

A tropical low is a chance of forming off rain-hit Queensland but the Bureau of Meteorology says it is unlikely to develop into the season's first cyclone.

AAP · Dec 16, 2024

Temperatures soar with heatwave to hit Melbourne and western Sydney as fire bans declared

Victorian capital to swelter through 41C heat on Monday as BoM issues extreme heatwave warnings for NT and northern Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2024

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

Roadside colossi: the global allure of a really Big Thing and the Queensland expert plotting their rise

Traditionally considered a US, Canadian and Australian phenomenon, a new survey shows Big Things are far more universal than previously thought

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

Twin babies' 2021 deaths 'suspicious', police say

New information provided to authorities has raised suspicions about the deaths of twin baby boys three years after their bodies were found in north Queensland.

AAP · Dec 13, 2024

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

A report has called for urgent change after finding one state has up to four times as many children in residential care than others.

AAP · Dec 13, 2024

Holiday mode: Storm warning ahead of festive season

Research shows nearly three-quarters of Australians don't plan or properly protect their homes from potential storm damage before leaving on summer holidays.

AAP · Dec 13, 2024

GP payroll tax, first homebuyer stamp duty scrapped

A state government has fulfilled more of its election promises by scrapping a "patient's tax" and stamp duty for first-home buyers.

AAP · Dec 12, 2024