Qld govt defends health building blowouts
Queensland's acting premier says just like home renovators, the government is facing budget blowouts on projects due to high building material costs.
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Two charged over boy’s road crash death
Two people have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a six-year-old boy, who was allegedly left in a crashed vehicle in regional Queensland.
Boy wakes after Gold Coast chopper crash
Nine-year-old Leon de Silva is awake in hospital two days after he suffered brain trauma in a helicopter collision on the Gold Coast in which four people died.
Injured chopper crash boy gives thumbs up
A young boy remains in an induced coma after a Gold Coast helicopter crash, while a second badly injured boy has spoken for the first time since the accident.
Study questions funnel-web aggression
A researcher from James Cook University has exposed the secret lives of Australia's deadly funnel-webs.
Elderly Qld man dies in house fire
The body of an 80-year-old man has been found after a fire destroyed a home north of Brisbane.
Murder charges over Qld fire deaths
A woman has been charged with two counts of murder after the remains of a father and daughter were found in a burnt-out shed days before Christmas.
Cat and mouse complaints after fatal crash
Days after a fatal collision in the Gold Coast hinterland, police are investigating reports of a high-speed game of "cat and mouse" on the same road.
$1b stadium delay ‘risks’ Olympics benefit
Queensland risks the 2032 Olympics being "about red carpets and champagne" if claimed delays over funding negotiations are true, the state opposition says.
Chopper crash probe could last 18 months
An investigation into a helicopter collision that killed four people and injured eight on the Gold Coast this week could take at least 18 months to complete.
Murder accused to face court over Qld fire
A 24-year-old Queensland woman will face court charged with murder over the deaths of a father and daughter found in a burnt-out shed.
Major search for missing tourist resumes
A 54-year-old tourist is missing in the waters of Mossman Gorge, in far north Queensland, after being swept downstream.
Hundreds fined in Qld e-scooter crackdown
Queensland authorities have issued almost 800 fines for speeding and other offences following a crackdown on reckless e-scooter riders launched in November.
Driver killed during Qld drag racing event
A race car driver has been killed at Willowbank Raceway west of Brisbane after his vehicle left the track and crashed into a camera tower.
Man shot in arm after Brisbane altercation
An altercation on a Brisbane street has led to a man being shot in the arm and a number of other men being charged by police following the incident.
Broncos star’s mum faces manslaughter charges
The mother of Broncos star Payne Haas has been formally charged with killing three people in a Gold Coast car crash.
Four die in Sea World helicopter tragedy
Four people have died and three others are critical after two helicopters collided near Sea World on the Gold Coast.
Pilot and passengers die in chopper crash
A pilot, a British couple and a NSW woman have died after two sightseeing helicopters collided in mid-air on the Gold Coast.
Stepdad says son remains ‘major concern’
A boy critically injured alongside his mother when two helicopters collided during a Gold Coast joy flight remains a major concern, his stepfather says.
Driver charged over alleged hit-and-runs
A driver has been hit with grievous bodily harm charges after three people were allegedly hit across Brisbane's south over the festive season.
More than 130 flooded homes in Qld buyback
More than 130 home owners in flood-prone areas of Queensland have accepted government offers to buy back their properties but dozens have not taken up the deal.
Adelaide rivers dump microplastics in sea
Adelaide's rivers and creeks are acting as conveyor belts for microplastic pollution and fast fashion could be a big part of the problem, a study has found.
Qld remembers First Nations hero Dundalli
The Queensland government has recognised the "state significance" of First Nations hero Dundalli for the first time on the 168th anniversary of his death.
Eight injured in five-car Gold Coast crash
Three people have been left seriously injured after a pile-up on the Gold Coast Highway allegedly triggered by a driver police say is still on the run.
Qld cabinet didn’t discuss Mabo for months
Queensland cabinet minutes from 1992 paint a picture of a government trying to reform without "spooking the horses" at a time of momentous social change.
Queenslanders now have the right to die
Queenslanders suffering a disease, illness or medical condition that is advanced, progressive and terminal can now ask for medically-assisted death.
Two killed after tree fell on their car
Two women, aged 20 and 80, died when a tree fell onto their car in the Glass House Mountains south of the Sunshine Coast.
Qld launches fresh youth crime crackdown
Queensland will mandate harsher sentences for car thieves as part of a fresh crackdown on youth crime after the tragic death of mother-of-two Emma Lovell.
Jellyfish stings child on Fraser Island
The fourth child in two days has been airlifted from Fraser Island to hospital after a suspected sting from a potentially deadly Irukandji jellyfish.
Heckler interrupts Albanese’s voice pitch
A swearing heckler has interrupted Anthony Albanese as the prime minister tries to explain how an Indigenous voice to parliament will work.
Fire deaths involved ‘third party’: Police
Queensland detectives are probing the deaths of a 54-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter in a shed fire southeast of Bundaberg.