Lake Eyre Basin oil exploration for Qld
The Queensland government has given approval to Origin Energy to look for oil in the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin, which could pave the way for fracking.
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Genital mutilation care can improve: study
Better referral pathways can improve health outcomes for the more than 50,000 women who come to Australia having undergone genital mutilation, a report says.
Victory defeat still burns Roar winger
Not much has gone wrong in Mariel Hecher's fledgling A-League Women's career, but last season's finals exit to Melbourne Victory still burns the Brazilian.
Qld man jailed over soldier stabbing death
A 42-year-old Queensland man has been sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter over the 2018 stabbing death of a former soldier.
Qld mandates masks with 16 COVID-19 cases
Queensland has recorded another 16 COVID-19 cases that were infectious in the community and will mandate face masks in essential retailers and public transport.
Bathurst winner to make Supercars return
Bathurst champion Lee Holdsworth will return to the Supercars grid full time in 2022, earning a seat with Grove Racing in next year's championship.
Two Qld women arrested for vaccine fraud
Two women have been arrested by Queensland Police for allegedly being involved in vaccine fraud this month north of Brisbane.
Miner’s emissions blowout to cost $10m
Anglo American is facing a $10 million penalty after an emissions blowout at a coal mining complex in Queensland.
Qld ambo transfer times rise significantly
Increases in ambulance times, staff under pressure and not taking leave, and uncollected quarantine debts, are among the findings of a Queensland health audit.
P-platers to steer Titans’ NRL ambition
What Gold Coast's playmakers lack in experience they are aiming to make up for in talent as the Titans back youth to realise their NRL premiership ambitions.
Qld police seize meth hidden in pot plant
Queensland police have seized 10 kilos of methamphetamine worth $7 million that was hidden inside a pot plant stowed in the back of a truck.
Peatling cops one-game ban for NBL brawl
Melbourne United's Mason Peatling will miss one game while nine others have been fined after two separate incidences in the NBL last weekend.
One Nation treasurer charged with fraud
Queensland Police have charged a man who is reportedly a senior member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party with four counts of fraud.
Qld’s youth crime crackdown slammed
Queensland's youth crime crackdown has been slammed after a report revealed children were spending more time in custody than the length of their sentences.
Qld to manage Omicron like regular virus
Queensland has new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases with suspected of being Omicron in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Wide Bay, Goondiwindi and Townsville.
Qld kids held for 10 months before trials
The Queensland government's youth crime crackdown is overloading courts so often that children are in custody for almost a year before their cases are heard.
Qld mask mandates likely if virus spreads
Queensland's Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says mask mandates are likely to return if there is sustained and widespread community transmission of COVID-19.
Cold case murder-accused admits guilt
Mark Stephen Murphy, who's accused of murdering a 27-year-old man north of Brisbane in 1996, has told a magistrate he is guilty during committal proceedings.