Man guilty of ‘cowardly’ murder with sledgehammer
Shaun Robert Sturgess admitted to manslaughter but has been found guilty of murder after hitting his estranged wife in the head with a sledgehammer.
Shaun Robert Sturgess admitted to manslaughter but has been found guilty of murder after hitting his estranged wife in the head with a sledgehammer.
Barrie John Watts has been blocked from applying for parole for another 10 years after receiving a life sentence for the murder of 12-year-old Sian Kingi.
Koala populations in southeast Queensland will be vaccinated against chlamydia, with the local council hoping Brisbane will become 'koala capital of Australia'.
A silo has collapsed and trapped a man under tonnes of grain at a remote central Queensland property, prompting emergency services to cut him out.
More than 20 Queensland sites have been supplied mulch that might contain asbestos after the hazardous material was detected at a site west of Brisbane.
A man allegedly had multiple intimate relationships with women he met on social media and police say he knowingly gave them a sexually transmitted disease.
Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says health workers axed over refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can reapply for their jobs after a court ruling.
Two people have been charged after claims a stolen car repeatedly swerved at a Queensland ambulance and a weapon was pointed at paramedics.
More than $18 million has been allocated to tackle barriers faced by women when receiving endometriosis diagnosis and services
A 76-year-old man has admitted to killing his wife, but pleaded not guilty to murder, saying she was berating him for hours before the shooting.
Mourners at a Brisbane church have farewelled grandmother Vyleen White, who was fatally stabbed outside a suburban shopping centre.
A man who fell out of his tinny and got stuck in quicksand-like mud was saved by a pair of quick-thinking paramedics.
An invasive species that can wipe out honey bees has been detected at a Queensland port, sparking anxiety among keepers after hives were infected across NSW.
The bodies of a man and woman have been found in a Queensland home after a welfare check.
A gene-screening platform that can identify diseases within crops is set to boost agricultural productivity and security, the CSIRO says.
Clive Palmer claims to have helped set a precedent against COVID-19 vaccine mandates after a court found emergency service workers were given unlawful orders.
A 28-year-old man has died in a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a cattle truck in southeast Queensland.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will face a committal hearing later this year to determine if there is enough evidence for rape charges to go to trial.
Police found an accused car thief in a building's ceiling before the man allegedly escaped, climbed onto a roof and started throwing glass at officers.
Police are appealing for information after discovering a second vehicle may have been involved in two 22-year-old cold cases.
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to a new treatment for severe asthma, a disease that has limited remedy options.
The Queensland government has released youth reoffender data as they proceed with changes set to allow greater children's court access for media and victims.
A serious car crash has left Queensland MP Amy MacMahon "largely out of action" for some time as she recovers from her injuries.
The timeline of events surrounding a fatal army helicopter crash off Queensland has been detailed for the first time at an inquiry in Brisbane.
A teacher and six students have been rescued from a Queensland mountain walking track, with one child taken to hospital for heat exhaustion.
Steve Gollschewski is set to become Queensland Police's acting commissioner but wants the job fulltime, saying he won't be a caretaker in the interim role.
Scientists have discovered Australia's smallest rodent, the delicate mouse, is not just one species spanning four states but three.
German researchers are taking measurements from the atmosphere above north Queensland in the hope of better understanding what is going on above the clouds.
The parents of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death have endured a multi-year ordeal in the legal system due to the two killers' appeal and retrial.
Floodwaters are inundating far north Queensland again after three tropical cyclones have swept through the region so far this summer.
A woman is set to appear in court months after a house fire killed a father and his five boys on Russell Island near Brisbane, devastating the local community.