The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Four new state schools costing almost $330 million will open their gates to students in south-east Queensland next week, as the region grapples with the pressures of soaring population growth.

This week's deluge has resulted in 12 sections of Queensland's Bruce Highway being cut, stranding travellers and causing significant freight issues.

A central Queensland boy died at Gladstone after he came into contact with live electrical wires and fell.

Wildlife rangers are searching waterways on North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane after reports a large saltwater crocodile was sighted in mangroves near the town of Dunwich amid further reports of sightings today.

Neo-Nazi banners have been seized with three men facing charges after police raided properties over offensive images being posted across southeast Queensland.

The Queensland government says it's still working on a funding deal for Olympic infrastructure amid reports the Commonwealth no longer wants to fund the Gabba.

Watch: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has resigned from her role, and will step down by February 7th. An elderly man in Sydney's south west

A 19-year-old Queensland man has been granted bail on charges of shooting at an occupied home and extortion after his barrister proposed strict conditions.

A major Queensland hospital's maternity unit will operate 24 hours a day from January 30, but the state government says full birthing services are months away.