Queensland Speaker steps aside after slurred return
Queensland parliamentary Speaker Curtis Pitt will step aside for a second time amid growing concerns for his health while denying alcohol was involved.
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Queensland passes gender fix for birth certificates
New laws will make it easier for people to have their gender accurately shown on Queensland legal documents without undergoing sexual reassignment surgery.
Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told
The Australian climate case has moved to Saibai, where the Federal Court has heard evidence from Torres Strait Islanders about the effects of rising seas.
Missing Queensland mother and newborn found
A mother and her newborn baby who disappeared from a Queensland hospital have been found after police issued an alert for their welfare.
Australian woman found dead in Canadian hiking accident
An Australian woman who went missing while hiking in Canada has been found dead.
Qld leads the way as state basks in budget surplus
Australian states and territories are being urged to follow Queensland's lead as the state basks in a historic $12.3 billion budget surplus.
No firm inquest findings on WWII vet’s disappearance
Thirty years after Leslie Ralph Ball disappeared, a coroner says there is insufficient evidence to say what happened to him but his daughter is not convinced.
Coal royalties fuel cost of living relief in Qld budget
Soaring coal and gas prices have helped fuel a record surplus of $12.3 billion in Queensland, to be largely channelled into relieving pressure on living costs.
Car thief acquitted because of corrupt undercover cop
A judge said he quashed an accused car thief's convictions due to "reprehensible conduct" during an undercover operation more than 30 years ago.
Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital
Police are searching for a newborn girl taken from a Queensland hospital by two women, sparking an amber alert for the child deemed to be at significant risk.
Full birthing resumes at hospital after staff shortage
Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service has reinstated its usual full birthing services at the Gladstone Hospital.
Queensland’s Speaker returns after mental health break
Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt has returned as Queensland Speaker after missing last month's parliamentary sittings, citing mental health.
Parents thankful potential suspects referred to DPP
Jeffrey Lawrence Brooks was shot in 1996 by accident or by persons unknown, a coroner has ruled while referring evidence to Queensland prosecutors.
Man dies after boat hits Sunshine Coast bridge pylon
A boat has crashed into a bridge pylon at Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast, killing a man aged in his sixties.
Federal court hears of sea level risks to island homes
Torres Strait Islander people from the island of Saibai will give evidence in an on-country hearing in the Australian climate case on Monday.
Man dies in boating accident in far north Queensland
Two people have been rescued but a man has died after a boat sank off Queensland's far north coast.
Qld budget to fund 500 social homes by mid-2025
Queensland's budget will include over $320 million for social homes with the government saying it's "pulling every lever" to address the housing shortage.
Search suspended for missing woman in Torres Strait
Police have called off their search for a woman who went missing from a vessel which overturned near Mabuiag Island five days ago.
Agency ‘didn’t fully know’ of McLeod’s mental state
A child safety investigation into Charmaine McLeod found she was able to care for her four children months before she and her children died in a car crash.
Hot coal powers record budget surplus, costs relief
Soaring gas and coal prices have led to a record surplus of $12.3 billion in Queensland, to be largely channelled into relieving cost of living pressures.
Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard
A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after his father was found dead in the backyard of a property south of Brisbane.
Pool prices slashed for 1.2 million people this summer
An afternoon by the council pool won't be affected by rising inflation for those in Brisbane, with just $2 needed for entry this summer.
Budget boost for Qld regional maternity services
Maternity services in regional Queensland will be bolstered with a $42 million investment in the state budget to be handed down next week.
‘Peeping Tom’ admits filming naked women in homes
A man has pleaded guilty to watching and recording women aged between 15 and 49, including one who was heavily pregnant, in their homes over two months.
Concerns rising for woman missing in Torres Strait
Two people have been rescued as a wide-ranging surface and aerial search is under way for a woman missing from a vessel in the Torres Strait.
Jury discharged in pub patron one-punch death trial
A Brisbane jury has been unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing another pub patron in a one punch attack and has been discharged.
Man receives 15 year jail term for shooting couple
Brendyn Wade Clark has received a 15-year jail term after shooting a couple seven times with a sawn-off rifle outside his home in Brisbane's south.
Teen guilty of manslaughter over stabbing death of 16yo
The family of a 16-year-old stabbed to death on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say no verdict was going to be good as a teen is convicted over the killing.
Teen charged with attempted murder after Qld stabbing
A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a woman and a young girl were found stabbed at a home west of Brisbane.
Man critical after being stabbed, falling from balcony
A man is in critical condition after being stabbed and falling from a fire exit balcony in a building in north Queensland.
NRL great joins race for carbon-free commercial flight
Johnathan Thurston's Skytrans aims to make Australia's first emissions-free commercial flight through a new aviation and green hydrogen alliance.