Queensland teachers to be best paid under new inflation-busting government offer
A one-off bonus payment to guard against rising inflation has been included in the latest pay offer being considered by Queensland teachers.
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Housing shortage impacts Qld DV victims
A shortage of social housing is forcing women to stay in violent relationships, an inquiry into Queensland Police's response to domestic violence has heard.
Woman who tried to suffocate dad jailed
A woman must serve at least 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder her brain-injured father by smothering his face with a cushion.
Patient registry for genetic disorder
Australia is set to launch the world's first patient registry for Haemochromatosis, a genetic disorder where the body absorbs dangerous levels of iron.
Qld defends $40m hotel quarantine spend
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles says criticising government spending on hotel quarantine is like "throwing rocks from the cheap seats."
Body found as wild weather hits east coast
A man's body has been found near a creek in regional Queensland as an offshore weather system brings wild conditions to Australia's east coast.
Wild surf, erosion warning for east coast
A powerful offshore weather system could bring dangerous surf conditions and coastal erosion to southern Queensland and northern NSW.
Search fails to find missing Qld fishermen
An extensive search of waters off far north Queensland has failed to locate three fishermen who have been missing for more than a week.
Cultural awareness gaps, Qld DV probe told
An inquiry into Queensland Police's response to domestic violence has heard there are cross-cultural gaps that need addressing in rural and remote communities.
Search ends for three missing off north Queensland coast
Police have concluded search and rescue operations for three fishermen missing at sea in far north Queensland for ten days.
Union warns Suncorp bank takeover a danger to Queensland jobs
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) says the proposed ANZ takeover of Suncorp’s banking business will cost thousands of Queensland jobs and could even kill off the Suncorp banking brand.
Search continues for missing man on north Queensland island
Police have called in extra personnel and resources to boost a search for a man missing on Magnetic Island since last Wednesday.
Health staff pinch amid Qld virus wave
Health staff burnout and workers off sick are creating shortages in Queensland emergency rooms as a third COVID-19 wave approaches its peak, a doctor says.
Indigenous DV victims turned away: inquiry
An inquiry has heard Indigenous domestic violence victims have been turned away or are at risk of being misidentified as the perpetrator by Queensland Police.
Attempted murder charge over Qld stabbing
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed multiple times in central Queensland.
Lone gum trees on farms crucial for koalas
Lone gum trees that dot paddocks across Australia are more than just a pretty picture and play an important role in koala nutrition, a new study shows.
Jail for carjacker who left injured woman
A man has been jailed over a carjacking in which a woman was seriously injured by being dragged with her head hitting the road as she hung out the vehicle.
Man jailed over throat slashing in revenge
A Brisbane man has been sentenced to jail after admitting slashing a person's throat in revenge over a photo of a woman smoking drugs.
Rapist admits killing mum as girls slept
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of a Brisbane mother who was smothered and strangled while lying next to her two daughters.
No sign of three men missing at sea in far north Queensland
The search continued today for three men who failed to return from a fishing trip in waters off far north Queensland, but no sign of them has been found.
Addict’s ‘selfish plan’ to blame for death
A drug-fuelled man who came up with a selfish plan to get drugs by violence if necessary was "very much to blame" for an unlawful killing, a judge says.
Couple jailed after car ‘used as a weapon’
A Queensland couple have been jailed for nine years after a woman twice hit people with a car before her knife wielding partner threatened to kill them.
Brisbane airport freight workers charged
Federal police have charged eight people, including two freight workers, with stealing phones and tablets from packages at Brisbane Airport.
Queensland council calls for Bali travel ban over foot and mouth disease
The South Burnett Regional Council wants the Federal Government to suspend all travel between Australia and Bali as concerns escalate over an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Indonesia.
Breakthrough in blood cancer treatment
Researchers have found a vital clue that could improve immunotherapy to help fight blood cancers such as leukaemia and myeloma.
Qld teachers ready to vote on wage offer
Members of the Queensland Teachers Union will soon vote on the state government's wages deal after nearly six months of negotiations.
Qld premier calls for national virus talks
Annastacia Palaszczuk says fellow premier Dominic Perrottet supports her call for a national cabinet meeting so leaders can be briefed on COVID-19.
Nth Qld dunnarts separated by 1800km
In tropical north Queensland, a small marsupial is likely taking evolutionary steps to becoming a separate species from its nearest relatives 1800km away.
Great Barrier Reef experts urge Albanese Government to accept Reef is in danger
The Australian government should be supporting not fighting an in-danger status for the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, experts say.
First servo hydrogen refuel facility to be built in Brisbane
Work is underway on Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling facility at a public service station.The hydrogen refuelling stop will open at one of Brisbane’s busiest service stations, the bp truck stop at Lytton.
Abuse survivor jailed for abusing kids
A man who has applied for child sexual abuse victim compensation has been jailed for a string of offences against his former partner's grandkids.