Queensland Welcomes Decriminalisation of Sex Work
Organisations standing behind Queensland’s sex workers came out in force this week to support the Miles Government legislation to decriminalise sex work in Queensland.
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Mum found to be ‘risk of injury’ prior to child deaths
Protective services worried that a woman might be unable to keep her child safe two years before their almost exact fears came to pass with fatal results.
State parliament votes to make sex work legal and safe
A fourth Australian jurisdiction has voted to fully decriminalise sex work in a bid to prevent discrimination and ensure safety.
At the coalface: traditional owners demand protection
Traditional owners are pursuing a legal challenge involving Adani's Carmichael mine, seeking to force the Queensland government to protect a sacred site.
Qld homes receive nation’s biggest energy bill support
The Queensland government is delivering a major rebate amid the cost of living crisis in Australia's biggest energy cash splash for households.
Concerns raised over police stop and search powers
The Queensland government's decision to expand police stop and search powers after a spate of NSW knife attacks has raised concerns.
MP throws shade on renewable energy at solar conference
A blistering assessment of Australia's renewable energy investments has shocked attendees at a Brisbane solar event.
Hearing set for faith group accused over girl’s death
A Supreme Court judge is preparing information to help 14 members of a religious group defend themselves on child murder and manslaughter charges.
Child safety ‘pressure’ not to act before girls died
A child safety officer has told an inquest she was getting "pushback" against ordering too many investigations into allegations of neglect.
Two dead, one critical after major Brisbane crash
A collision involving three vehicles in a major Brisbane tunnel has left a man and a woman dead and another in a critical condition.
Dingo bites boy in latest attack on holiday island
Rangers have reminded people to be vigilant around dingoes on a popular Queensland island after a boy was bitten.
Weapon search laws extended in $1.2b safety pledge
Shoppers and pub patrons could be searched for weapons by police under a proposed expansion of "wanding" laws that have attracted interstate attention.
Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot
Three men are facing life in jail after police foiled one of Queensland's largest cocaine importation plots, seizing more than 500kg of the drug.
Mum had ‘casual smoke’ before checking on girls in car
Security camera footage showed the mother of two toddlers "casually" lighting a cigarette before checking on her girls who had spent several hours in a hot car.
Torres Strait elders fear becoming climate refugees
Torres Strait Islanders are challenging the Commonwealth for failing to act on climate change, with closing arguments underway in a Federal Court case.
Mother’s dying wish inspires woman’s award-winning work
Jodi Hamilton says granting her mum's wish to die at home in remote Queensland was "everything". It has inspired her award-winning work in palliative care.
Youth detention law change sparks widespread outcry
The Queensland government has been accused of breaching its international human rights commitments over a planned youth justice law change.
Family pay tribute to grandfather ‘killed by gardener’
A grandfather allegedly killed by a gardener has been remembered fondly by his family as they rally behind his seriously injured wife of almost 50 years.
Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car
The aunty of a toddler who died in a hot car alongside her sister has told an inquest a child safety worker texted the girls' mother about staying off drugs.
Action threat over ‘children assaulted in watch houses’
Children in Queensland police watch houses have been sexually and physically assaulted, with an advocacy group saying the system is not coping.
Safety test found upgrade used in crash ‘unacceptable’
A safety evaluation of a software upgrade used by military pilots in a helicopter crash that killed four servicemen found it posed a risk.
Laws to put the brakes on ramming emergency vehicles
Deliberately ramming an emergency vehicle will be a standalone offence under proposed laws set to be introduced to Queensland parliament.
Mum ‘vindicated’ as man committed to face murder trial
A man has been committed to stand trial in a Brisbane court for the murder of his partner who died from severe brain injuries in 2014.
Half of nurses, midwives considering leaving profession
Nearly 10,000 healthcare workers are fed up with understaffing and exhaustion and are considering leaving the industry, a union says.
Anger as centre goes to police training, not housing
A decision to use an empty $400 million quarantine facility for police training has been described as a "bitter blow" in the fight against homelessness.
Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work
The members of the truth-telling and healing Inquiry intended to further close the gap of First Nations Queenslanders have been announced.
Two workers seriously burnt at copper mine
A Queensland copper mine has suspended operations and an investigation is under way after two men suffered serious burns from a steam vent.
Bail for woman accused of murdering cop in hit-and-run
A woman charged with murder over the death of a policeman in an alleged hit-and-run has been bailed with a judge finding prospects of a conviction are not high.
Man interferes with trap set to catch problem crocodile
Wildlife officers are hoping to identify a man who interfered with a floating, baited trap set to capture a four metre "problem crocodile" in north Queensland.
After 25 years, birthing suite available for rural mums
Expectant mums in Queensland's far north have been forced to travel more than 800km to the nearest birthing suite for more than two decades.
Harsher laws for dangerous driving and evading police
Proposed Queensland laws could mean 20 years in prison for people who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm.