Legal detention ruling for Aboriginal man
Australia's highest court has ruled the detention - for more than 500 days - of a New Zealand-born Aboriginal man was legal due to objective facts at the time.
Queensland News
Heartbreaking cat stats. Townsville Council calls out uncaring owners
Townsville City Council says it’s heartbreaking that only seven per cent of cats who come in to the city pound are reclaimed by their owners.
Qld law changes concern plastic surgeons
Plastic surgeons are concerned about the risk of Queensland's proposed health practitioner laws lifting a blanket national ban on testimonials.
electricity production and distribution
energy (general)
global warming
nuclear power
politics (general)
renewable energy
Qld energy minister rejects nuclear power
Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni says all options are on the table to deal with soaring electricity and surging prices, except nuclear power.
Queensland govt to lift coal royalties
The Queensland government has flagged an increase in coal mining royalties as it prepares to hand down its 2022/23 budget.
New Hendra variant prompts Queensland vaccine warning to horse owners
The Queensland Government wants the state’s horse owners and veterinarians to vaccinate animals for the deadly Hendra virus
Qld police review 50 sexual assault cases
Police are revisting dozens of sexual assault cases in Queensland following the launch of an inquiry into the John Tonge forensics lab.
Cairns man on child drug and grooming charges after six month police investigation
A man has appeared in the Cairns Magistrates Court on charges of drugging and indecently assaulting eight local children.
Qld man charged over stabbing murder
A man charged with murder after a 33-year-old died from stab wounds has had his case mentioned in a Brisbane court.
League star and award winning book lift language and literacy
An Indigenous language children’s storybook produced by a south-east Queensland council has won a Reconciliation Award.
Qld govt mulls new community group funding
Community centres in Queensland will have their funding model reviewed as the state government develops a 10-year plan to address social isolation.
Qld mental health funding lowest in nation
A Queensland inquiry has called on the state government to boost funding for mental health, alcohol and drug services, as well as social housing.
Qld family grieve fatal Aust Day ‘dog act’
Family of a couple who died while walking on Australia Day last year have spoken of their devastating loss as a teenager is being sentenced over the killing.
Qld students to get free period products
The Queensland government will fund free period product dispensers for students in state high schools in this month's budget.
Russian giant sues Rio over Qld refinery
Russian companies have filed papers in the Federal Court arguing Queensland Alumina Limited had no right to cut them out of the business because of sanctions.
Come to Cunnamulla. Grey nomads invited to help ease critical outback housing shortage
It’s almost impossible to find housing in many rural Queensland towns, making it hard to attract teachers, doctors, and all the other kinds of workers communities need to survive. In Paroo Shire, 750 kilometres west of Brisbane, they’re trying something new.
Qld premier to delay integrity changes
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will wait for a report into government integrity before committing to any structural changes.
‘Drug syndicate’ behind marine tragedy
A "drug crime syndicate" may have been responsible for a fatal marine incident in the Brisbane River, a court has heard.
No bail for stepmother accused of murder
A woman charged with murder over the death of her four-year-old stepdaughter, who had Down syndrome, has been refused bail in a Brisbane court.
Inquiry announced into Qld’s DNA lab
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a commission of inquiry into the state's troubled John Tonge forensics lab.
The business that felt like a family. ‘Bushies’ crew celebrates legacy of pioneering Queensland airline
Bush Pilots Airways has been out of business almost as long as it flew the Queensland skies. But 34 years after its last flight, former staff still have an annual reunion, celebrating the airline that opened up tourism in northern Australia and sustained isolated Queensland communities and properties.
Well done Toowoomba! Red Cross thanks Australia’s most generous region
The Australian Red Cross says the Toowoomba district, on the Queensland Darling Downs, is Australia’s most generous postcode.
Vax mandate needs to stay: Qld police boss
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has testified for a second time at the trial of more than 70 police and health workers challenging jab mandates.
‘Not just for the boys’. More women joining Queensland Indigenous ranger programs
When Larissa Hale first got involved in the Indigenous ranger movement, she was almost always the only woman in the room. Things are different now, and Larissa has been leading change in this male dominated sector.
Wells to join Brisbane Olympic committee
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will appoint Sports Minister Anika Wells to the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic committee as one of his two picks for the panel.
Heavy machinery training helps Indigenous women break new ground
Far north Queensland Indigenous women have been learning to operate heavy machinery in a program to boost skills and employment in the region.
Qld premier to make call on forensics lab
"A very big announcement" about the state-run forensic lab has been flagged by Annastacia Palaszczuk after widespread concerns were raised about the facility.
Kidney injury hidden in COVID-19 patients
Queensland researchers say the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have a potentially-fatal acute kidney disease may be double the official rate.
First frost for southern Queensland. Single digit temps as winter hits
Frost has been reported in southern Queensland this morning, after a blast of cold polar air sent temperatures down on the second day of winter.
Qld cabbies using scanners to avoid crooks
Taxi drivers in northern Queensland are using police scanners to avoid joyriders, almost a year into the state government's youth crime crackdown.
Qld premier open to forensics examination
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has not ruled out an inquiry into Queensland's state-run forensics laboratory following claims of DNA-testing problems.