Park funding goes to tourists over habitat
Managers of underfunded national parks in Queensland have reported being pressured to spend more money on visitor facilities than the environment.
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Longreach goes for art in riverbank precinct revamp
It’s being hailed as a colourful masterpiece and it tends to confirm the contemporary view that art can be anything, anywhere. It’s a dazzling mural painted on a pipeline across the old Thomson River Bridge in Longreach, created by a team of students from the Griffith University Queensland College of Art.
Search efforts for Qld boaties scaled back
Search efforts for three fishermen who failed to return in waters off far north Queensland will be scaled back.
Good ideas flow as Rockhampton looks to better manage flood risks
Rockhampton residents have flooded their local council with suggestions on how to manage flood risk in the region.
Man’s throat cut over drug smoking pic
A man had his throat slashed after tensions boiled over when he took a photo of a female friend smoking drugs, a Queensland court has heard.
Dad asked me to kill him: Qld woman
A woman who put a cushion over her father's face in an attempt to kill him says she acted at the request of the 68-year-old who had a brain injury and dementia.
Qlders missing housing due to govt lapses
The Queensland government is failing to effectively manage the social housing waiting list and ensure people's needs are being met, a report says.
Qld DV probe focus on teen police recruits
An inquiry into Queensland police's response to domestic and family violence heard up to 40 per cent of an officer's time could be spent on domestic incidents.
Search scaled back for three men missing at sea off far north Queensland
Police are scaling back the air and sea search for three men missing in waters off the far north Queensland coast.
Two people exposed to Hendra virus horse
Two people exposed to a horse infected with Hendra virus in North Queensland are set to receive antibody treatment.
Qld govt failing to manage social housing
The Queensland government is "failing to effectively manage" the state social housing waiting list and ensure people's needs are being met, a report says.
Qld DV inquiry to focus on police training
The second day of hearings by the commission of inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence will focus on training.
Naked Magicians conjure up fresh tricks
After almost a decade on stage The Naked Magicians plan to revamp their hit show with fresh material and younger performers.
Search continues for missing Qld fishermen
Queensland Police have "serious concerns" for three men after they failed to return from a far north Queensland fishing trip.
First monkeypox case detected in Queensland
Health authorities have detected the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Queensland.
One rescued, three still missing at sea after boat sinks in far north Queensland
A man is recovering in hospital after being rescued at sea off the far north Queensland coast, but three others remain missing.
Dad breaks man’s jaw over noise complaint
A Queensland dad has avoided jail after he broke a man's jaw when he armed himself with a tree branch and complained about the noise at his neighbours' party.
Star hasn’t paid fines for Qld breaches
Star's interim chief executive can't recall the casino operator paying any fines or being prosecuted for a number of breaches of Queensland laws.
Govt asked to review fossil fuel projects
A Queensland environment group is trying to force the re-examination of the biggest fossil fuel projects planned in Australia.
Qld lawyers have no comment on casino laws
The Queensland Law Society says none of its members "expressed any interest" in commenting on proposed laws to crack down on money laundering in casinos.
Man charged over Brisbane station death
A 20-year-old has been charged with murder after a fight between two groups at a Brisbane train station that left one man dead.
Qld police culture probe at DV inquiry
The inquiry is told how the stress of dealing with DV incidents, red tape and criticism are leading to fatigue and insomnia among Queensland police officers.
New catch limits, closed seasons, likely to protect “historically low” Spanish mackerel stocks
The Queensland Government will consider reducing recreational and commercial catch limits for Spanish mackerel, to reverse what it says is a sharp decline in fish numbers.
Man jailed for birthday robbery with mum
A Queensland man has been jailed after organising an armed robbery pulled off by his rifle-toting mother on his 27th birthday.
Council claims it did not agree to boundary review over three disputed suburbs
Livingstone Shire Council, in central Queensland, claims it may not have agreed to a boundary review to determine control of three disputed suburbs.
Queensland hospitals hunker down for virus peak
Most of Queensland major hospitals have halted non-urgent procedures and care as the state's number of active COVID-19 cases surges towards 41,000.
LNP vote on support for Qld nuclear plants
Queensland's Liberal National Party members are to set to vote on whether to support net zero, and to repeal laws preventing the construction of nuclear plants.
Qld shark net debate as third whale saved
Another whale has been rescued after being caught in a shark net off the Gold Coast, the third such incident in Queensland in a week.
Absolutely nuts! 4000 punters at Birsdsville do the Nutbush dance to set record
More than 4000 punters at the Birdsville Big Red Bash music festival in outback Queensland have set a world record for the biggest Nutbush City Limits dance.
Maryborough battery hub a big step towards renewable energy future
Work has begun on Australia’s first large-scale iron flow battery manufacturing facility, being built near Maryborough.
Close encounter with world’s second deadliest snake all in a day’s work
Most of us would do whatever it takes to avoid an encounter with the world’s second-deadliest snake, the Australian Eastern Brown. But Ryan Fuller was calm and composed when he climbed in to a confined space with one angry Brown under a Sunshine Coast home in June.