Renewed calls to close border with Indonesia over foot and mouth threat
Livestock transporters have told a senate hearing the border with Indonesia should be closed until foot and mouth is contained, but producers warn against it.
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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'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
Queensland businesses prize digital skills
More than two thirds of Queensland businesses say a need for strong digital skills among their workers would have a moderate to critical impact on their future.
Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment
Queensland's police commissioner has told an inquiry she was subjected to sexual harassment early in her career.
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.
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 man charged with child stealing
A man has been charged with child stealing after Queensland police issued an emergency alert as they searched for a baby girl.