Reef mission arrives amid access concerns
A UN mission has arrived to investigate the government's efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef but Australians have been told not to expect many details.
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Qld safety guard faces more sex charges
Another 15 complaints have been received following the arrest of a Sunshine Coast security guard on charges including rape and stalking.
Qld columnist panned after Nazi analogy
The Anti-Defamation Commission has called for an end to Nazi analogies after a columnist compared Queensland public servants to Joseph Goebbels.
Bodies found in south Queensland dam were chained together: Police
Queensland police say the two bodies found in a South Burnett dam on the weekend had been chained together.
Murder charge over Qld woman’s death
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a 74-year-old woman whose body was found at a house on the Gold Coast.
Hannah’s ‘amazing strength’ before death
Hannah Clarke yelled for a man to call police as her estranged husband had put petrol on her and was trying to kill her, an inquest in Brisbane has been told.
Qld cops find couple’s bodies, car at dam
Queensland police are calling for witnesses after two bodies, believed to be a local couple, and their car were found at a dam 250km northwest of Brisbane.
Two bodies retrieved from Queensland dam
Two bodies discovered floating in Queensland's Gordonbrook Dam have been retrieved by emergency services, who are working to determine the cause of death.
Home buybacks part of Qld floods package
A $771 million flood relief package will allow affected Queenslanders to retrofit, elevate or sell back their homes pending support from the Commonwealth.
Man wanted in three states arrested in Qld
Queensland and federal police have arrested a man said to be wanted in NSW on domestic violence, drug and other offences, as well as in WA and Victoria.
Is your child’s playground risking their health and harming the Great Barrier Reef?
Shredded recycled tyres are being used to make playground surfaces in Queensland but research shows the material can be toxic to human health and risk the environment, particularly the Great Barrier Reef.
Man crushed after wrong button pushed
A man was crushed to death on a Queensland drill rig after a co-worker tried to shut down machinery but repeatedly pushed the wrong button, a coroner has heard.
Reef in grip of another bleaching event
The Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of another significant bleaching event, with widespread but variable impacts reported so far.
Kleenmaid founder avoids return to jail
Kleenmaid founder Andrew Young has avoided being sent back to jail after the company collapsed, pleading guilty to fraud in a Queensland court.
Qld taxpayers funding Trad’s legal case
Queensland taxpayers are funding a legal bid by former deputy premier and treasurer Jackie Trad to stop the corruption watchdog publishing a report on her.
Qld premier denies union cabinet breach
Queensland's premier insists an email in which a union leader instructed a minister how to vote in cabinet was "stakeholder consultation".
Qld safety guard accused of rape, torture
An online complaint led Queensland police to charge a night-safety security officer with rape, torture, strangulation, deprivation of liberty and extortion.
Anger rises in line with petrol prices in regional Queensland
Fuel in the small town of Weipa on the west coast of Cape York rose astronomically in the space of four days last week resulting in significant levels of abuse being hurled at staff at the two local petrol stations.
Most threatened species are not monitored
A scathing audit has found most threatened species in Australia are not being monitored, and no one is assessing whether recovery plans are working.
Qld calls for federal flood-alert upgrade
The Queensland government has called on its federal counterpart to help upgrade the state's warning network after recent flooding inundated the southeast.
Police probe two Qld shooting incidents
Police are investigating whether two shooting incidents that occurred within 12 hours of each other in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton are connected.
Aust can do more for Ukraine refugees: Qld
Queensland's premier has reflected on her grandparents' journey of escape from war-torn Europe as she called on for more to be done for Ukrainian refugees.
Patients wait 12 weeks for a GP in Qld
The Senate inquiry into GP services in rural Australia has heard of long wait times for a doctor in parts of Queensland, and poorly funded Indigenous services.
Union boss directed Qld govt minister
Emails released in a previously confidential report show a Queensland government minister was instructed by a union boss on how to vote in a cabinet meeting.
Four-wheel drive linked to Qld shooting
Queensland Police have linked a stolen four-wheel drive linked to the shooting of a man in Toowoomba's north earlier this week.
New lab will refine bushfire responses
A new bushfire lab in Canberra will help fire fighters save lives and homes when the next Black Summer bushfires strike.
Qld man, woman arrested after police chase
Police have arrested a man and a woman after allegedly pursuing the duo through a popular Brisbane tourist spot and finding about $100,000 and drugs.
Dog act! Fleeing criminal suspect puts police dog Beau in a headlock
A police dog is recovering from his injuries after a man trying to evade arrest by police officers in Morayfield allegedly punched and put the canine in a headlock.
Qld man admits retirement home sex assault
A 78-year-old man who told police he was sexually attracted to children has been sentenced in a Brisbane court after admitting indecently treating four girls.
Former Qld MP’s child sex charges dropped
Child sex charges against former Queensland government minister Trevor John Perrett will not proceed, a court has confirmed.
Qld defends dam amid flood condolences
The Queensland premier has extended condolences to the families of 13 people killed in the recent floods, while again defending Wivenhoe Dam releases.