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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Robodebt royal commission begins last round of hearings
Three weeks of hearings will be held as part of the fourth and final block of the royal commission into the controversial robodebt system.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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".
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.