A government and demonstrators remain at loggerheads over a central park that's earmarked to serve as the main Olympics stadium.
First Nations Elders have condemned what they say was the heavy-handed police removal of protesters at a Brisbane park slated as a 2032 Olympic venue.
A number of people have been arrested in chaotic scenes after authorities asked shocked protesters to leave the proposed site of the 2032 Olympics main stadium.
A teenager accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp after a Scientology "speedrun" went awry has faced court as a TikTok stunt collided with reality.
A bid to slash an "excessive" life sentence has been launched by one of Australia's worst pedophiles who was jailed for 307 child sexual offences.
Officers have stopped a drone carrying more than $1 million worth of contraband including drugs and a mobile phone into a northern Australian prison.
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a 78-year-old pedestrian to death during a violent rampage that injured two others.
Labor MP Ali France, who unseated Peter Dutton at the last election, has been referred to the electoral watchdog over integrity allegations.
Mercury vials taken from a town dump to school have shut key sites in an outback town as firefighting crews test the air and search for more contamination.
A mother has been charged with murder after her young daughter was found dead in a "terribly confronting" scene west of Brisbane, devastating a local community.
A former RAAF pilot accused of staging his wife's death as a ride-on mower accident has returned to court as he prepares to go on trial later in the year.
Prisoners serving a life sentence may be kept behind bars for up to 10 years longer than their non-parole period under a state government's proposed changes.
Five people have been charged after a man was attacked with a tomahawk and residents threatened with a knife during a crime spree, police say.
A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after police say he stabbed a woman and a teenage boy and set fire to their home.
A man shot by police in a suburban street after officers received reports of a person armed with a knife is facing a string of charges.
A coastal community has been left shocked after a spearfisherman was killed by a shark attack, despite witnesses rushing to his aid.
Police have fatally shot a man during a domestic violence call-out after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers.
A Queensland government integrity storm has deepened after the premier revealed he found out about a minister being referred to federal police via the media.
A man accused of threatening to shoot worshippers at a mosque with an AK-47 assault rifle is before the courts after Muslim leaders warned against rising hate.
Put on your fancy pants and cowboy hats: opera's annual run through a state's outback towns is back. Just look out for flying locusts.
Chipping off healthy Great Barrier Reef corals to sell to private aquariums no longer passes the pub test, according to a green group opposed to the practice.
Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, and mental health issues are the "villains" in homes where children are removed into a broken system of state care.
The Queensland government has plunged deeper into an integrity storm after an under-fire minister stood down over a federal electoral enrolment probe.
A 71-year-old woman has died after being hit by a marked police 4WD in far north Queensland, sparking a major crash probe and corruption watchdog oversight.
The search is on for a ball-obsessed rescue dog to help save endangered koalas from fires and floods, after a beloved veteran retired.
Olympic swimming great Neil Brooks and his wife Linda have had fraud charges involving almost $2 million dropped after almost a decade.
Households will be prepared to sleep international athletes, officials and tourists as a hotels crunch leaves Brisbane short of beds for the 2032 Olympics.
A former doctor has been accused of sexually assaulting 15 women at a private health centre after being charged with almost 100 counts of rape.
A man has faced court charged with more than 30 offences after being accused of paying to watch children being sexually abused online in almost 50 live shows.
Labor has won a tight Queensland by-election, but the party's leader has been forced to defend his position after voters veered towards the governing LNP.
The discovery of fire ants in an inner Brisbane park raises questions about efforts to contain the spread of the invasive species ahead of the Olympics.
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