The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

A woman and boy have been stung by a deadly Irukandji jellyfish at a beach in far north Queensland.

Heavy rainfall and disease are being blamed for a poor harvest of stone fruit in NSW, with experts saying this will lead to an increase in Queensland crops in supermarkets.

An eight-year-old Queensland girl has spent the holidays mourning the death of her young parents after they passed away within weeks of each other. Loved ones are making a desperate plea for anyone with information on the alleged hit-and-run death of the father to come forward.

Intense rainfall smashing Queensland's north is set to continue as three women rescued while clinging to a tree in floodwaters recover from their ordeal.

Wild weather events are playing out over much of the country, with many states facing either extreme storms, floods or bushfires.

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A Queensland astrophysicist is warning stargazers that a once-in-50,000-year comet may be a let down, but there are other key space events you should be looking out for.

Emergency services were called after the trio was found clinging to a tree near Cedar Creek Falls Road in Palm Grove just after 3:15pm on Sunday.

Doctors are demanding an emergency roundtable meeting to discuss Queensland's maternity crisis amid fears mothers' and babies' lives will be at risk in the Gladstone region until the city's birthing bypass is lifted.

A researcher working to stop people driving dangerously on Queensland's beaches says it is "like a switch" is flicked when some people drive on sand.

State government is failing to deliver harm reduction programs needed to eliminate the virus, advocates say