BHP urged to support coal communities as they exit
BHP's decision to sell two Queensland coal mines has riled unions and renewed calls from the resource industry for a review of the state's royalty rates.
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Big Pineapple has court win over disputed $5.5m debt
The company behind The Big Pineapple has won a temporary victory in a dispute with one investor who wants to have the Queensland tourist attraction sold off.
Man accused of murder over Bribie Island death
A 47-year old man will face court accused of murder after police found a woman unresponsive during a welfare check near Brisbane.
Tensions boil over at Brisbane manslaughter trial
A woman has left a Brisbane courtroom in tears after tensions boiled over in the public gallery at Joshua Lindsay Elkerton-Sandy's manslaughter trial.
Qld to decriminalise possession of most illicit drugs
Queensland will move to decriminalise drug possession with police to refer people caught with illicit substances or utensils to diversion programs.
More than 30 treated after gas leak at Qld school
More than a dozen students have been taken to hospital after a gas leak at a primary school in St George, Queensland.
Second man charged over policeman’s shooting in 1999
Queensland police have charged a second man over the shooting of Senior Constable Neil Scutts during a Brisbane bank robbery in 1999.
Qld youth crime laws criticised as ‘knee-jerk reaction’
The Queensland government will make it a criminal offence for a child to breach a bail condition after a number of high-profile crimes involving teenagers.
Top lawyer admits ‘uncertainty’ of robodebt legality
A former leading lawyer for the federal government says there was an undesirable level of uncertainty within the department on the legality of robodebt.
Anguished mum tells how robodebt let down her late son
Jennifer Miller has told the robodebt royal commission of the trauma inflicted on her son, who took his own life after being pursued over a Centrelink debt.
Qld govt’s gas well approvals slammed by activists
The Queensland government's decision to approve dozens of new coal seam gas wells on the Darling Downs has been slammed by environmental activists.
Serial sex offender denies prison rape charges
Raymond Henry Garland has denied prison rape charges, saying he had nothing to do with one of the inmates but had consensual encounters with the other two.
Toddler run down by L-plater left with brain injuries
The boy's mother told a Brisbane court her son's potential in life had been "destroyed" after being run over by a speeding and alcohol-affected learner driver.
Boy, 8, dies after ‘dramatic’ mum’s concerns dismissed
A coroner has found an eight-year-old boy died after concerns of the mother - a registered nurse - were not acted on by staff at a regional Queensland hospital.
Breach of bail to return for young Queensland offenders
Queensland's government has pledged to restore breach of bail as a standalone offence despite cabinet ministers previously rejecting the measure as ineffective.
Australia Day stabbing ‘self defence’ against intruders
A man accused of stabbing a teenager after a group gatecrashed his Australia Day party in Brisbane is on trial for manslaughter.
Dad unhappy with sentence for kids’ deaths in hot car
Kerri-Ann Conley has been jailed for nine years after her "inexcusable" decision that left her two toddlers to die in a hot car after a night spent socialising.
Qld to make it easier to end community title schemes
Queensland wants to allow community title schemes to be wound up with the nod of 75 per cent of owners, and to let bodies corporate ban smoking, but not pets.
Far north Qld braces for heavy rain and flash flooding
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe rainfall and flash flooding in parts of north and northwest Queensland.
Scientists develop new vaccine for encephalitis in pigs
Scientists have developed a new Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine for pigs to help stop the spread of this mosquito-borne disease.
Extreme Christian ideology incited police terror ambush
Australia experienced its first terror attack inspired by extremist Christian ideology in the deadly ambush of police and shootout in Queensland last year.
Pokies-addicted elderly woman defrauds stroke victim
An 80-year-old woman dishonestly withdrew almost $300,000 from her stroke victim friend's accounts to feed a poker machine addiction, a court has heard.
‘Devious’ drug courier jailed over $1 million deal
The judge said Sydney woman Thi Phuong Mai Nguyen's claim about being forced into acting as a courier for 150 kilograms of MDMA was a "bald-faced lie".
Complete Gabba rebuild in $7b Brisbane Olympics deal
A complete rebuild of Brisbane's Gabba stadium and a new 17,000 seat arena in the city will form the cornerstone's of Queensland's Olympic infrastructure.
Police probe woman’s death at Bribie Island home
Police have launched a public appeal after a Queensland woman was found dead at a Bribie Island home.
Ibis shot dead with arrow sparks cruelty probe in Qld
Police and the RSPCA are investigating the death of an ibis that was shot dead with an arrow in northern Brisbane.
Teens charged with murder after Toowoomba man’s death
Detectives have charged three teenagers with the murder of a 75-year-old man at a Toowoomba taxi rank.
Qld man jailed for brutal, prolonged torture of partner
A Queensland man has been jailed after torturing his partner, assaulting her every couple of days including pouring boiling water over her.
Injured possum gets new lease on life in fake tree home
Queensland rangers have created a fake tree for a striped possum living with permanent spinal and shoulder damage after escaping the clutches of an eagle.
Qld govt approves 55 gas wells near contaminated site
Queensland's environmental watchdog says there are "strict conditions" on its approval for Arrow Energy to drill 55 gas wells near a contaminated site.
From a tiny 520g to six kilos, baby Oliver is thriving
One of the tiniest, most premature babies to be born at Brisbane's Mater Mother's Hospital is now a robust eight month old after a 'touch and go' journey.