Meth by the pallet: Brisbane man charged with 83kg drug haul
Hamish Reza Khobdel has appeared in court and is on bail after being charged with importing 83kg of methamphetamine hidden inside timber pallets.
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Club ‘set up’ to burn with people inside
A murderer set up the fatal Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing in 1973 so it would burn with people inside, according to his co-accused, an inquest has been told.
Ross River virus found in southeast Qld
Queensland Health has warned that mosquitoes in the state's southeast are carrying Ross River virus, which causes joint pain, fever, rash and fatigue.
Australia amps up lobbying on reef status
Australia has submitted its report about the state of the Great Barrier Reef to UNESCO in a bid to keep the World Heritage site from being listed as in danger.
Palaszczuk insists she did not seek to have integrity watchdog head sacked
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied claims her office tried to sack the integrity commissioner or interfered with the state archivist's role.
Two attempted murder charges in north Qld
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after two children were allegedly stabbed in north Queensland.
Qld reports 8643 virus cases, nine deaths
Queensland has recorded 8643 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, including four fatalities in aged care.
Man extradited to NSW over child abuse
A man who has been extradited from Queensland to NSW is facing multiple charges, accused of sexually abusing a young girl he knew over a three-year period.
Fitzgerald Inquiry still looms large over Sunshine State
Woman’s body found at home near Toowoomba
Queensland Police have declared a crime scene at a residence near Toowoomba after a woman's body was found on Monday.
Far North QLD could be hydrogen HQ
Research suggests, based on where the cheapest renewable enerhy is located, Far North Queensland and Tasmania, will be the best locations in Australia to produce green hydrogen.
Qld has three virus deaths, 7462 new cases
Queensland authorities are urging parents to get children vaccinated ahead of school returning as the state records three COVID-19 deaths and 7462 new cases
Another 12 COVID-19 deaths in Queensland
Another 12 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland, with the state recording 10,391 new cases and hospitalisations expected to continue falling.
Qld has nine deaths, 13,551 virus cases
Another nine people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland as the state reports 13,551 new virus cases.
Qld taxi driver charged with rape
Police have arrested a man on a string of offences including rape, alleging he used his job as a taxi driver to exploit women in Queensland's northwest.
Head of Qld corruption watchdog resigns
Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission chief executive Alan MacSporran has quit almost two months after a scathing report into the watchdog.
‘Criminal actions’ led to stuntman’s death
Stuntman Johann Ofner's shooting death while filming a hip-hop music video in Brisbane was avoidable and the result of criminal actions, a coroner has found.
Qld has 11 virus deaths, 9,546 new cases
Qld's virus death toll has increased by 11 as the state records another 9,546 COVID-19 cases and a double dose vaccination rate of just under 90 per cent.
Qld integrity commission’s laptop wiped
Outgoing Queensland Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the contents of a laptop seized from her office were "deleted without my knowledge or consent".
Shorten wants QLD kids to get the COVID jab at school
Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten has called for the federal government to run an in-school vaccination program as kids prepare to return to the classroom.
Qld integrity commissioner resigns
Queensland's integrity commissioner has quit as the corruption watchdog probes allegations of interference in her office's investigations.
QLD researchers find new listeria treatment
Listeria infections could pose less of a health risk to pregnant women and people with immune deficiency after a discovery by researchers in Queensland.
Qld hospitals ‘bearing’ flatter virus wave
Queensland has another 13 COVID-19 deaths and 10,212 new cases, but hospitals are coping as the number of virus patients is lower than the thousands expected.
Tamil family visa process ‘unfair’: court
A federal court has ruled that the immigration minister's decision to prevent a Tamil family from applying for further bridging visas was procedurally unfair.
Mam’s freedom in fight for Brisbane No.6
Teenager Ezra Mam's mesmeric debut season in the Queensland Cup has shot him into contention to partner Adam Reynolds in Brisbane's halves in 2022.
Virus precautions keeping more Queenslanders out of hospital
Another 13 people have died in Queensland's COVID-19 wave as the state records 10,212 new cases and 879 people with the virus are being treated in hospital.
Inquest resumes into fatal Whiskey bombing
More witnesses are expected to testify during the second sitting of an inquest into the Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing that claimed 15 lives in 1973.
Qld has 10 COVID-19 deaths, 11,947 cases
Queensland has recorded another 10 COVID-19 deaths and 11,947 cases as the state prepares to ramp up its booster rollout after cutting waiting times.
Two dead after SE Queensland house fire
The bodies of two people have been found at a home near Ipswich in southeast Queensland following a fire.
Qld records 10 deaths, 15,050 virus cases
Queensland has recorded another 10 COVID-19 deaths and 15,050 cases as the first international flight arrives after quarantine requirements were relaxed..
Search for girl lost in Qld flood cut back
The search for a 14-year-old girl swept away in floodwaters north of Brisbane will be scaled back after she went missing almost two weeks ago.