Govt urged to reject Qld gas water project
The Commonwealth government has been advised to reject a controversial coal seam gas project in Queensland, which poses risks to endangered turtle species.
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Qld researchers unlock Alzheimer’s barrier
Queensland researchers have overcome a significant barrier to delivering two drugs to Alzheimer's patients.
Get ready Queensland. State urged to prepare for inevitable wild weather
Local governments and emergency responders across the state are pushing a tough message this week. When it comes to extreme weather events in Queensland, they say, it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when'.
DNA evidence ‘not fully tested’ in Qld
A forensic scientist says she warned superiors that some samples from crime scenes in Queensland weren't being fully tested, but her concerns were ignored.
Paralympic swimmer details abuse in public
A Paralympic gold medallist has told a royal commission about being verbally abused by strangers in public, including at sports fixtures and shopping centres.
Qld blue card fixes first flagged in 2017
Proposed fixes to barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Queensland's blue card system were flagged in a review five years ago.
Teenager charged with Cairns stab murder
Police have arrested and charged a man over the death of a 34-year-old in Queensland's north, who they allege was stabbed four times.
More funds for Qld sexual assault services
An extra million dollars will go to sexual assault services in response to a likely increase in demand due to Queensland's forensic lab inquiry.
Fluoridated water safe for children: study
Fluoridated water is safe, according to a Queensland study that found no difference in development and function between kids who drank it and those that didn't.
Second murder charge over Bris shooting
A 26-year-old man is the second person to be charged with murder as investigations continue into the shooting death of a 38-year-old man in suburban Brisbane.
Brisbane cops appear on assault charges
Two Queensland police officers charged with assaulting a man in their custody in Brisbane two months ago have appeared briefly in court.
Teen charged over Cairns stabbing death
Police have charged a teenager with murder after a man was allegedly stabbed at a home in the Cairns suburb of Caravonica on Friday night.
Ten charged in Queensland GST fraud scheme
Police have arrested 10 people across Brisbane after a long investigation into alleged goods and services tax (GST) fraud offences.
Third person arrested over fatal shooting
Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting in southwest Brisbane, with a third person arrested and two male suspects still on the run.
Queensland NRMs back Federal plan to save threatened species
The state’s peak natural resource management body, NRM Regions Queensland, is throwing its weight behind the Federal Government’s newly released Threatened Species Action Plan.
Two Qld cops charged with assaulting man
Two Queensland police officers have been charged with assaulting a man in their custody in Brisbane two months ago.
Man thought ‘fumes to blame for attack’
Adam Curtis Brown explored the possibility that he may have been intoxicated by paint fumes after attacking an 82-year-old woman and her son, a court has heard.
Police shut down commercial scale cannabis operation
Queensland Police have closed down a $234.5 million organised crime syndicate cannabis operation at Isis Central, near Bundaberg.
Ex-health boss’s nepotism charges dropped
Charges against the former chief executive of Queensland's biggest public health service have been dropped eight years after he was stood down.
Cyber attack on far north Queensland health organisation
An Indigenous health organisation operating in Far North Queensland says it has been the victim of a cyber attack.
Hydrogen key to decarbonise ammonia plant
A funding injection from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will investigate decarbonising a Brisbane ammonia plant using green hydrogen.
Palaszczuk Government overhauls sex education to focus on consent
Specialist advisers and professional development time for teachers are part of efforts to improve education about healthy relationships in Queensland.
Qld whale tangle ‘worst-case scenario’
A rescue is under way off a Sunshine Coast beach after a whale entanglement reportedly involving a mother and calf caught in a shark net.
Cop admits illegal border breach escort
A police officer who helped his daughter illegally cross the border into Qld amid COVID-19 restrictions has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.
‘Thou shalt not kill’ left in letterbox
A court has heard the message "thou shalt not kill" was left in Sharon Graham's letterbox, leaving her shaken, during a woodchipper death investigation.
Brisbane shooting leads police to drug lab
Two "primary persons of interest" in a man's shooting death are with Queensland police after an overnight operation led officers to a clandestine drug lab.
Star found unfit to run casinos in Qld
Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence in Queensland and the state government will issue it with a notice to explain why it should still operate.
Man angry after woodchipper probe
Peter Koenig was fuming over police's questions about Bruce Saunders after his body was found in woodchipper, a court has heard.
Qld govt backs Indigenous women’s report
The Palaszczuk Government has announced its support for the Australian Human Rights Commission's Wiyi Yani U Thangani report and project.
Trump, Saudis on menu in Liveris address
Andrew Liveris has reflected on his relationship with Donald Trump and defended his place on a Saudi-backed board in an address to the Queensland Media Club.
Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment
Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.