Qld has three new deaths, defends mandate
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate as 6136 new cases and three deaths were recorded.
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Qld premier ducks backgrounding questions
The Queensland premier has accused the opposition of "attacking individuals" after it asked whether her staff had acted against integrity commisioner.
Cold-case killer gets life sentence
A Queensland man who confessed to murdering Gregory James Thurlow in north Brisbane more than 25 years ago will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Two arrested after man stabbed in Qld
The alleged stabbing of a man on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has led to a high speed pursuit and the arrests of two people, including a 15 year old.
Qld offers $3000 electric vehicle subsidy
Queensland will offer a $3000 subsidy to people who buy electric vehicles with a new purchase price up to $58,000, and invest $10 million in charging stations.
Qld teen rapes classmate during lunch
A teenage boy who raped a classmate during a school lunch break has had his sentence reduced on appeal by a Queensland court.
Qld man charged over body in concrete
A second man has been charged with being an accessory after the murder of Andrew Walsh, whose body was encased in concrete in Brisbane.
Qld Man critical after being shot in head
Queensland police are piecing together what happened in the lead-up to a man being shot in the head in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.
Qld premier’s dept ignored bullying plea
The Queensland premier's department took no action after a top public servant rejected the integrity commissioner's plea for mediation over alleged bullying.
Qld Trustee claims probed after TV report
The Public Trustee faces an independent review over claims it charged vulnerable Queenslanders huge fees, more than a year after a report revealed the practice.
LNP leader reshuffles Qld shadow cabinet
Queensland Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has made changes to his front bench after Jarrod Bleijie was elected deputy leader.
Qld premier takes aim after slur claim
Two senior public servants have been told to sort out their issues after Queensland's integrity boss claimed a bureaucrat directed a derogatory slur at her.
Qld murder conviction appealed second time
A man twice convicted of murdering a Goondiwindi mother of three has appealed his conviction in a Queensland court.
Tackling weed infestation at Cape York to enhance water quality of Great Barrier Reef
A new project in Cape York is targeting weeds, feral pigs and invasive grasses to protect the wetlands of Kings Plains Lake and the monsoon rainforests along the Normanby and Annan Rivers, and as such safeguard the Great Barrier Reef.
Qld virus laws ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Queensland's Human Rights Commission has questioned the powers needed to manage the pandemic as the state shifts into a living with COVID-19 phase.
Inquest into Qld bus driver’s fiery death
A mentally ill man who lit flammable liquid and threw it onto a Brisbane bus driver had been discharged from community mental health services months before.
Qld police chief says DV cases escalating
Queensland's Police Commissioner says the state's domestic violence cases are escalating following two more alleged incidents on the weekend.
Police badly injured in Queensland crash
Queensland's police commissioner says she is surprised no one died in a head on collision between a patrol van and a ute that left four people in hospital.
Brisbane River clean up may take weeks
Queenslanders have been warned to stay out of the Brisbane River, with the clearing of debris caused by devastating floods expected to take weeks.
Police injured in Queensland crash
Three police have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on car crash as they responded to a reported stabbing incident north of Brisbane.
Two Qld men charged with domestic violence
Two Queensland men have been arrested and charged over separate alleged domestic violence incidents.
Qld man accused of driving dangerously
A Landsborough man has faced court after allegedly driving dangerously in Brisbane's outer suburbs.
Queensland escapee recaptured after crash
Queensland police say they have arrested a man following his escape from a low-security prison in Townsville last weekend.
Qld lab to test for plastics in human body
A high-tech stainless steel lab has been built in Queensland to determine plastic pollution loads in the human body.
Alleged child exploitation scheme in Qld
A tip off has helped police uncover what they believe is a child exploitation operation in north Queensland, with four men arrested.
Qld schools to get free sanitary products
The Queensland government has paired with charity Share the Dignity to provide free sanitary products in schools across the state.
Nuclear waste shipment bound for Sydney
Australia is about to get back some of its nuclear waste, but conservationists are alarmed by what the federal government plans to do with it.
Darling Downs man charged with murder
A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of 61-year-old Krishna Chopra in the Queensland town of Crows Nest in January this year.
Man in court after body found in concrete
A man arrested after a body was found buried in concrete in a private Brisbane transport depot has been remanded in custody until May.
Flood looting suspect faces Brisbane court
A Gold Coast man has become the first person charged with looting during the deadly flood disaster to appear in a Queensland court.
Croco-pile! Watch heartwarming video of mother croc ‘Lizzie’ caring for her babies
It's the time of year when baby crocodiles come into the world and emerge from the nest, with this clutch of new residents on the Daintree River arriving on February 22 – Steve Irwin’s birthday.