Queensland to recruit hundreds of foreign police
Up to 500 foreign nationals a year could be taken on by Queensland Police under an agreement between the state and federal governments.
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Nine youths sentenced for roles in brutal gang bashings
Nine juveniles have been sentenced for their roles in two brutal bashings in which 17-year-olds continued to be assaulted even after they were knocked out.
Queensland backs criminal age rise, youth crackdown
National support for a proposal to raise the criminal age from 10 to 12 is still supported by Queensland as the state rushes through tough new youth crime laws.
Qld police shootings ‘touched soul of the nation’
Queensland parliament has heard tearful and heartfelt tributes for two police officers and a neighbour gunned down during a domestic terror attack in December.
Extradition of Cordingley murder accused ‘imminent’
Queensland authorities say the extradition of a man in India accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley four years ago in Queensland is close.
Queensland lays groundwork to outlaw coercive control
Queensland has changed the definition of domestic violence to include patterns of behaviour over time ahead of plans to criminalise coercive control.
Man survives crocodile attack in Far North Queensland
A man and his dog have been attacked by a crocodile in Queensland's far north.
Great Sight! Drones keeping beachgoers safe
The $8 million SharkSmart drone trial, a collaboration between the Queensland Government and Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ), is being rolled out across some of the state’s most popular beaches.
Police offer $500,000 reward for missing Qld mother
Queensland Police will offer a $500,000 reward for information about the disappearance of Christine Maria Fenner in February 1999.
Gun pointed at woman’s head by carjacker on crime spree
An armed carjacker who committed 28 offences in 26 days is already eligible for parole after being handed his latest jail sentence.
New laws prep Queensland for coercive control offence
The Queensland government is preparing to introduce a standalone coercive control criminal offence as updated domestic and family violence laws pass parliament.
Group ‘wanted to fight’ man before fatal stabbing
A nine-strong group travelled to an apartment to fight Joshua Lindsay Elkerton-Sandy before a fatal Australia Day stabbing of 18-year-old, a court has heard.
Health bodies praise proposed Qld drug diversion change
Queensland health organisations have welcomed the expansion of a drug diversion program as a positive step towards a health-based approach to drug use.
Qld govt defends bail crackdown limiting child rights
The Queensland government says its criminalising breaching bail as part of its youth crime crackdown because the community has called for it.
First Nations treaty bill tabled in Qld parliament
A Queensland government bill that sets out a proposed map to a treaty, including a new truth and healing inquiry, has been introduced to parliament.
Robodebt victims stood ‘ice cube’s chance in hell’
The robodebt commissioner has chastised a former bureaucrat over how the government proceeded with the unlawful debt collection scheme despite legal warnings.
Media denied right to name high-profile rape accused
A rape case against a prominent man has returned to court with media not allowed to have his identity revealed but their lawyer said they'd continue trying.
Santos wins approval for 116 gas wells in western Qld
The federal government has given Santos approval to drill 116 new coal seam gas wells in Queensland's Surat Basin with an operational life of 30 years.
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.
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.