The Latest Breaking News from Amanda Camm

Thousands of women have abandoned their calls to a domestic violence helpline after they went unanswered, with a state minister saying it is "not good enough".

Five years after a horrific attack, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland in a "bittersweet" day for a murdered mother's parents.

A report has called for urgent change after finding one state has up to four times as many children in residential care than others.

Queensland's opposition demands the state government release the full investigation report examining its handling of the child safety case involving two toddlers who died in a hot car.

Internal politics are suspected to be behind a Mackay Regional Council decision to paint over a half finished skate park mural created in tribute to teenager who died in a motorcycle accident, with the local community and his friends expressing "disgust" towards eight councillors who made the decision.

Advocates and lawyers helping women escape domestic violence are hopeful the findings from the inquest into the brutal murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children will be a catalyst for change.