Qld locks up more children than any state
Queensland has more children behind bars than any jurisdiction with a report saying the government's youth justice policies are based on politics, not evidence.
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Australia still flunks on climate: report
Australia is at the bottom of the class on climate protection, behind the world's biggest emitters, a new index shows.
Elderly Qld farmer trapped in mud dies
A 95-year-old farmer who survived two days trapped in mud on his property in the Sunshine Coast hinterland has died in hospital.
Man shot like ‘something from Wild West’
Justin John Meale is on trial for murder after Clinton Pollock was shot dead on Father's Day in scenes reminiscent of the Wild West, a court has heard.
South Brisbane man found guilty of stabbing murder
Harley David Wegener has been found guilty of murder after Benjamin Suttie's throat was cut in a late night altercation between two groups south of Brisbane.
Qld govt reveals northern energy super hub
Two major infrastructure projects have been revealed by the Queensland government as part of a clean energy super hub in the state's north.
Anglo Coal fights Qld workplace death case
A worker killed in a Queensland coal mine could not have known the park brake on his underground grader was defective, a Brisbane court has been told.
Racist remarks by police caught on audio condemned by Premier Palaszczuk
Sickening and disturbing audio leaked from a Brisbane watch house has been condemned by Queensland Police.
Man charged after Brisbane hammer siege
Police say a sledgehammer-wielding man barricaded himself in a Brisbane property before he was eventually arrested and charged.
Proud parent moment for reef restorers
Marine biologists who rescued death-row corals in 2018 and nursed them back to health are celebrating after they spawned for the first time.
Woman flees home after Qld stabbing
A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was allegedly stabbed before fleeing a home in far north Queensland.
Driver arrested after Sydney pursuit
A woman faces a raft of charges after allegedly leading police on a pursuit in a stolen car in Sydney's southwest.
Son tried to help dad after park stabbing
Zac Elder took his shirt off in a desperate bid to stop blood pumping out of his father's throat after a stabbing south of Brisbane, a court has heard.
Lift the right lid. Cairns campaign aims to boost recycling
More than 9,000 tonnes of recyclable waste is being put in the wrong bins in far north Queensland every year, and Cairns Regional Council hopes to change that.
Jab plea amid ‘rapid’ Qld virus increase
Queensland's COVID-19 wave could peak before Christmas as case numbers among aged care residents double in a week.
Stab victim may have ‘led group to danger’
A defence barrister says a heavily intoxicated Benjamin Suttie may have led his group toward danger in an error of judgment before being fatally stabbed.
Few services for Qld kids exposed to DV
Queensland is failing to proactively act on "intergenerational transmission of violence", and there are few supports for children exposed to DV, a report says.
Qld entering fourth COVID-19 wave: premier
The Queensland premier says the COVID-19 alert level will rise from green to amber with state's fourth pandemic wave underway.
Indigenous man dies in custody in Qld
The death of an Indigenous man in a watchhouse in a remote First Nations community on Cape York will be investigated by Queensland Police.
Nude up north for a worthy cause
Race caller and ABC Radio sports host, Bluey Forsyth, is one of far north Queensland’s best-dressed men.
Murder accused ‘felt safe’ carrying knife
A Brisbane man accused of a fatal stabbing has told a court that he carried around a knife to make him feel safe but he never intended to harm anyone.
Two dead in mid-air crash in Qld
Police say two light aircraft collided mid-air before crashing into a paddock north of Brisbane, killing two people.
DNA key to 1982 Gold Coast murder
Police hope a $500,000 reward and genetic genealogy could provide vital clues in the cold case murder of a man on the Gold Coast in 1982.
Public servant ‘ashamed’ about robodebt
An ex-deputy department secretary says she should have done more to stop the robodebt scheme from running as long as it did but she "lacked courage".
Trad fight delayed by another CCC case
The ex-Queensland deputy premier's fight to have a Crime and Corruption Commission report suppressed has been delayed by another matter involving the watchdog.
Stop and scan knife trial to expand to clubs, buses and trains
Police powers to search for knives without reasonable suspicion will be expanded in Queensland after a trial found 197 weapons, including machetes.
Stop and scan knife trial to expand in Qld
Police powers to search for knives without reasonable suspicion will be expanded in Queensland after a trial found 197 weapons, including machetes.
Qld GP contractors won’t get tax exemption
The Queensland government says medical practices aren't being slugged with more payroll tax or targeted by compliance authorities.
Sunshine Coast heat traps to get a cool change
A study is underway to find urban hot spots on the Sunshine Coast and find ways to cool them down using high-tech 3-D modelling.
Mice study links sleep apnoea and dementia
Researchers have found a way to induce sleep-disrupted breathing in mice, and discovered they display exacerbated pathological features of Alzheimer's disease.
Aussie e-bike riders unlock safer map app
An app designed to help nervous cyclists avoid hills and busy roads will reach more Australians as part of a new deal with an e-bike service.