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.
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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.
Man ‘didn’t mention killing wife to mate at first’
A friend told a jury Shaun Robert Sturgess did not mention that he had killed his wife earlier that day as they drank together but told him the next afternoon.
Man walks free from Qld court cleared of murder
Jason Moana Rimene has walked free from court cleared of murder after his defence had the charge thrown out in week two of his Brisbane Supreme Court trial.
Teenage boy charged after man carjacked in his driveway
Investigations into an armed robbery are continuing after a teenage boy was charged over a carjacking in Brisbane on the weekend.
Traumatic miscarriage case triggers hospital review
A government review has been ordered after a woman said she was traumatised by her treatment at a Queensland hospital following a miscarriage.
UQ forges global deal to create home-grown vaccines
Brisbane will become a hub for vaccine development in the Asia-Pacific region under a deal between a Queensland university and a top US school.
Husband ‘struck wife with sledgehammer, went drinking’
Shaun Robert Sturgess hit his estranged wife in the head with a sledgehammer then left her in a pool of blood to go out drinking, a court has been told.
Council fails in bid to stall drowning prosecution
A regional council has tried to stop a workplace health and safety prosecution alleging that a lack of lifeguards contributed to two Chinese tourists drowning.
Mystery caller claims to be Queensland croc headhunter
The discovery of a decapitated crocodile in Queensland has sparked an investigation, after a man took responsibility for the killing in an anonymous phone call.
Fatal attack on fisherman by two crocs may be a first
Officials believe a deadly attack on a fisherman in north Queensland might be the first time two crocodiles have been known to hunt a human.
Audit finds Indigenous gaps in lifespan and health
Queensland Health could not demonstrate how culturally appropriate care for Indigenous people had improved over the last 13 years.
Brisbane police bust drug lab, seize cash, firearm
A Brisbane man has been charged with a string of drug offences following a police raid on a drug lab in Brisbane's north.
Fused brain cells, neuron damage may explain long COVID
Australian researchers have discovered the virus behind COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse and cause chronic malfunctions.
Qld premier reveals personal pain of tragic miscarriage
Annastacia Palaszczuk has shared her experience of having a miscarriage at home as another woman's distressing hospital experience leads to a major review.
Queensland emergency housing gets major funding boost
The Queensland government will spend an extra $64 million to find more homes for vulnerable people in inner-city Brisbane.
Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban
Queensland Corrective Services thought convicted rapist Leon Frederick Wallace was developing a sexual fixation on his disability support workers.