Ex-cop fined after ‘sourcing cocaine for footy trip’
Former North Queensland under 20s player Cody Jace Maughan was a police officer when he tried to source cocaine for a footy trip, a court has been told.
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Police call for calm amid vigilante activity in Qld
Central Queensland authorities have warned residents against taking policing into their own hands, after two vigilantes were charged with trespass offences.
Report details bullying, culture issues at Qld hospital
Mental health staff at the Cairns Hospital and Health Service have reported high levels of bullying including verbal abuse, persistent criticism and ridicule.
Queensland police suspend search for Leslie Trotter
Police have suspended a search for the body of 78-year-old woman Leslie Trotter, whose remains are believed to be at a Brisbane waste site.
Premier flags return of Indigenous artefacts held in UK
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is willing to go to the UK herself to help bring back Indigenous artefacts held in the basement of the British Museum.
Five hurt in golf buggy crash on Hamilton Island
Police are investigating after a golf buggy crash on Queensland's Hamilton Island left five people injured, including one seriously.
Mum to visit farm where daughter was crushed to death
The mother of a German backpacker who died after a mower overturned on a Gold Coast avocado farm has told an inquest of her nightmares and avoiding people.
Queensland commits to two new youth detention centres
Two new youth detention centres are slated in Cairns and Brisbane by the Queensland government as the state continues to grapple with youth crime.
Supermarket guilty of selling nicotine vapes to kids
A Queensland supermarket has been ordered to pay more than $88,000 following complaints it was selling vapes containing nicotine to children as young as 13.
Skin cancer could lurk in ‘normal-looking’ skin
Researchers have found skin with few visible freckles or blemishes may still carry sun-damaged DNA mutations that can trigger cancer.
Truth-telling inquiry confirmed as Qld treaty laws pass
There was concern about the government's record on closing the gap and criticism about consultation among broad support for the laws mapping a path to treaty.
Man sentenced for stabbing birthday party guest
Gary Ian Draper has received a suspended jail term after stabbing a visitor as they tried to leave a birthday party following a heated argument.
Institute sorry over findings of professor’s misconduct
A Brisbane medical institute has apologised for failings that made it slow to act to serious research misconduct by a prominent cancer researcher.
Mum desperate for answers over backpacker death
The safety of international backpackers is being probed at a Queensland inquest into the death of a German tourist in a ride-on lawnmower accident.
Missing mother found alive after seven days in bushland
A woman who went missing for a week in north Queensland bush has been found alive after surviving on puddle water and commandeering an all-terrain vehicle.
Up to $70,000 in payments to lure doctors to rural Qld
A day after announcing up to $20,000 in incentives to attract police to Queensland, the state government has made a similar pledge for health workers.
Housemate charged with murder over stabbing death
A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder over the alleged stabbing death of his housemate in Queensland's far north.
Budget boosts cash for climate infrastructure
The federal government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2023/24 budget to shore up efforts to deal with the consequences of climate change.
Federal budget to ‘turn the tide’ on nature destruction
Animals and plants at risk of extinction will be overseen by two powerful agencies as the federal budget outlines funding for a range of environmental measures.
Pizza delivery driver ‘threatened with machete’
William Robert Clevens threatened a pizza delivery driver with a machete and demanded money from her as a "joke", Brisbane District Court has been told.
Sonar and barriers among Qld crocodile safety projects
A device that can reliably detect crocodiles underwater using multi-beam sonar is part of a project to improve safety in Queensland.
Stories to be told as Queensland ponders path to treaty
Broad support has been expressed for legislation to shape future agreements between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the state of Queensland.
Police recruits offered $20,000 lure to boost Qld force
The enticements for interstate and overseas police officers and certain university students come as Queensland defends it's youth justice response.
Police investigating after sudden death of baby girl
A crime scene has been declared following the sudden death of a baby girl at a home on the Gold Coast.
Deaths trigger warning over illegal opioids in Qld
Queensland authorities have issued a warning about black market opioids, with police investigating potential deaths in relation to the drugs.
Charges after abuse material found in search at airport
A man will face court after police allegedly found child abuse material on his phone during a search at Brisbane airport after he returned from the Philippines.
Shots fired as group confronts man in home invasion
Police are hunting a group of men who fired several shots while threatening a man during a home invasion in Brisbane's south.
Cairns hosts Qld sittings of regional parliament
Queensland MPs are in Cairns for the sittings of regional parliament, with cost of living, youth crime and the Path to Treaty laws set to dominate debate.
Men sentenced after dad fatally shot in home invasion
Beau Edward Cunningham and James Carstairs-Patten have been jailed after a home invasion in which a man was fatally shot near his 13-year-old daughter.
Police warn vigilantes angered by youth crime wave
Police and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk have called for community calm after a vigilante mob frustrated by youth crime surrounded homes in central Queensland.
Land search suspended for man missing in Torres Strait
Emergency workers who have been been looking for a missing outrigger paddler in the Torres Strait will concentrate on water and aerial search efforts.