Two men charged over Qld motel death
Two men have been charged with murder after a man died in a motel north of Brisbane.
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Cause of fatal Qld crash not found
Investigators have failed to determine the cause of a fatal plane crash off Queensland's Moreton Island in January.
Teens charged after Qld house crash
Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 19, have been charged over the theft and crashing of a car that ploughed into a Brisbane home this week.
Cop demanded protection money: club owner
Trouble started at a Brisbane nightclub after the owners refused to pay protection money demanded by a police officer in the 1970s, an inquest has been told.
A bunch of supply has prices going bananas
Man jailed over fatal shoe brawl
A Gold Coast man who fatally stabbed a former friend during a fight over stolen shoes has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
We’re sharing our property with a crocodile called Betty
“Betty”, a three-metre croc, is living in a pond at the front of the Daintree Village property of Barbara Maslen and Allen Sheather.
Qld govt ready to intervene in aged care
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will raise aged care issues with national cabinet as the sector deals with COVID-19 outbreaks
Two extradited over 2009 shooting murder
Two men charged with the murder of Omega Ruston fatally shot in an alleged road rage incident on Australia Day 2009 have faced a Queensland court.
Qld watchdog mulls email scandal report
Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission is considering a request to release a previously confidential report into a state government email scandal.
Qld has eight deaths, 5854 new virus cases
Queensland has eight deaths and 5854 new COVID-19 cases as calls grow for a review of vaccinate mandates after the state passed the 90 per cent double-jab mark.
Man dead, one burnt in suspicious Qld fire
Gold Coast police are investigating the death of a man in a suspicious house fire, which left another man with burns to his face and limbs.
Child safety probe ordered in north Qld
A whistleblower claims the Queensland government is putting children at risk of being physically and sexually abused by sending them back to unsafe homes.
Convicted murderer tells of ‘conspiracy’
A man convicted of murder has testified about a "widespread conspiracy" around the Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing in 1973 and the investigation that followed.
Qld council watchdog swamped, understaffed
Queensland's local government watchdogs have been dismissing evidence of official misconduct because they're so swamped with complaints.
Probe into Qld woman’s 2013 death reopened
Queensland Coroner David O'Connell has re-opened an investigation into the stabbing death of Shandee Blackburn metres from her Mackay home eight years ago.
Qld govt keen to assist aged care centres
The Health Minister says the Queensland government is assisting private aged care amid anger over how a facility has handled a COVID-19 outbreak.
Bikie enforcer charged over 2009 shooting
One of four men charged over the death of Omega Ruston fatally shot in a road rage incident on Australia Day 2009 has faced a Queensland court.
Qld premier apologises to whistleblowers
Queensland's premier says she's sorry whistleblowers felt ignored amid probes into alleged government misconduct and inquiries into three watchdogs.
Qld records deadliest day of pandemic
Queensland has recorded its deadliest 24-hour period of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 24 people succumbing to the virus including 16 in aged care.
Criminal charges are ‘nonsense’: Palmer
Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer has launched a civil lawsuit to have fraud charges against him thrown out of court.
Queenslanders enter the space race
A new way to terminate rocket missions is being investigated as a Queensland aerospace company looks to enable "more launches from more places".
Qld police appeal over woman’s death
Detectives have appealed for information from the public as they investigate the suspicious death of Queensland woman Krishna Chopra.
Qld could fund $1.2b dam alone: minister
The Queensland government has committed $600 million to upgrading the Paradise Dam and has called on the federal government to match that funding.
Qld hits 90pct, over 70s slow on boosters
Queenslanders have built up COVID-19 immunity with double vaccination hitting 90 per cent, but authorities are concerned about boosters among older people.
Four arrested over 2009 murder of Qld dad
Thirteen years after Omega Ruston was shot dead on the side of a Gold Coast highway on Australia Day, four men have been arrested over his murder.
Teen girl hurt as car hits Brisbane home
Police are hunting four men who were in a stolen car when it ploughed into a home, critically injuring a 17-year-old girl in southern Brisbane.
Listing fails to safeguard koala habitat
The federal government has signed off on 25,000 hectares of habitat loss in the decade since koalas were formally listed as vulnerable, a new analysis claims.
Program to address Indigenous sleep health
Sleep coaches are being sent to Queensland communities to improve health among Indigenous Australians as part of a groundbreaking research project.
Blood test key to better cancer treatment
Researchers hope a "simple blood test" can replace more invasive procedures to help cancer patients choose the best course of treatment.
Palaszczuk resists broader integrity probe
Queensland's premier has admitted her response could have been better to interference claims by the state's former archivist and says a QC will now probe them.