Qld hands back Indigenous massacre site
The Queensland government has handed back a site where 300 people were massacred in the 1800s to the traditional owners, the Darumbal people.
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Ex-Block star appeals assault conviction
Former reality TV contestant Suzi Taylor has lodged an appeal after being convicted last year of assaulting a furniture removalist in a Brisbane hotel lobby.
Youth-dominated crimes rise again in Qld
Break-ins, burglaries, shop and car thefts, joy rides, arson and property damage in Queensland are rising amid a controversial youth crime crackdown.
Relief for some but Qld’s drought goes on
Drought declarations have been removed from almost a dozen Queensland local government areas, but there are ongoing concerns for more than half of the state.
Death fears for ancient WA coral formation
On Western Australia's stunning Ningaloo coast, a coral bommie that began life 1000 years ago sits ghostly white in the green waters of Bills Bay.
Road rage attacks cap month-long spree
A month-long crime spree in Queensland by a man on parole was capped by two road rage attacks that left a motorist with a broken jaw, a court has heard.
Qld close contact rules could be relaxed
Queensland is considering relaxing COVID-19 close contact isolation rules to bring the state into line with NSW and Victoria.
Two charged with Qld man’s stabbing murder
Queensland police have charged a mother and her son over the stabbing death of another son in Gladstone.
Police investigating death of Gold Coast girl, 12
Queensland police are probing the sudden death of a 12-year-old girl found unresponsive at a Gold Coast home.
Concern over Qld local govt election caps
Queensland councils are wary about a state government discussion paper on potential caps on spending during local government elections.
New approach could save urban koalas
A novel approach that has saved a doomed koala colony could be a template to bring other urban populations back from the brink, researchers say.
Police to question victim’s mum, brother
Queensland police continue to investigate the death of a man and injuries to a woman and man at a home in Gladstone.
Foster still waiting for scam case details
Almost two years after his initial arrest on fraud offences, Peter Foster's lawyer says they are still waiting for Queensland Police to disclose information.
Qld man admits sex assault near station
A man has admitted sexually assaulting a stranger who was walking to a train station on a Sunday morning, only letting her free when someone heard her cries.
Man’s body found in Qld welfare check
Queensland police have found a man's body, and an injured woman and man, during a welfare check at a home in Gladstone.
Boy dies in north Brisbane house fire
A six-year-old boy has been killed in a house fire at Clayfield, in Brisbane's inner north.
First komodo dragons hatch at Aussie zoo
Keepers have risked life and limb to help an Australian zoo become the first in the country to successfully breed and hatch komodo dragons.
Queensland lifts vax, check-in mandates
Unvaccinated Queenslanders can return to many venues after changes to mandates officially came into effect.
Qld lures tradies for flood recovery
Queensland has launched a campaign to encourage interstate tradies to relocate and help with the southeast flood clean-up.
Indigenous people hit hard by Black Summer
The impact of Black Summer bushfires was made worse for Indigenous Australians due to inappropriate treatment including racism, researchers say.
Four dead after car, truck collide in Qld
Four young female backpackers are dead after a horrific collision between a car and a semi-trailer in southern Queensland.
COP26 pledges crucial to 2C: new study
Paris pact ambitions to limit global warming to 1.5C are withering but 2C may still be possible if pledges from the Glasgow summit are kept, a new study says.
Woman guilty of looting during Bris floods
A 26-year-old woman found with stolen goods taken from outside damaged homes during the Brisbane floods has pleaded guilty.
Qld man acquitted of spiking date’s drink
A Brisbane man has been acquitted of drugging a woman he met on a dating app, but a jury has been unable to reach a verdict on two rape charges.
Queensland Health under pressure from new Omicron wave of COVID-19
Queensland's acting premier Steve Miles says the state has one of the world's best health systems but admits it is under pressure amid COVID-19.
Christensen joins One Nation Senate push
Former LNP MP George Christensen says Pauline Hanson's One Nation approached him last year about running for the party at the 2022 federal election.
Alleged Tinder defendant was a ‘user’ but didn’t rape woman, his lawyer claims
A man is facing trial in a Brisbane court accused of spiking a woman's drink before raping her after the pair met on an online dating app.
Queensland native title claim recognised
The Federal Court has recognised the Wakka Wakka people's native title claims in southern Queensland, ending a 25-year legal battle.
South American fire ants are using floods to spread in Queesland
Authorities are on alert with evidence invasive fire ants formed survival rafts during the Queensland floods potentially allowing them to spread.
Dog act: Surfers Paradise man jailed over dog’s violent death
A man who killed his flatmate's four-year-old service dog by throwing him into a roof or wall leaving blood splattered across the room has been jailed.
Triple zero calls spike in Qld virus wave
Queensland has recorded a huge spike in demand for ambulances as a second Omicron wave puts thousands of health workers in quarantine and isolation.