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Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the situation was "extremely serious" and could lead to "the potential of miscarriage of justice".

Queensland police say the decision to ban the use of controversial spit hoods in watch-houses was in direct response to community concerns.

Queensland Police has established a task force to review evidence samples for additional DNA testing, with a report into the state's forensic lab imminent.

The BOM says some outback towns will experience temperatures eight degrees above average. Julia Creek is tipped to endure Queensland's hottest temperature of 41 degrees.

Controversial spit hoods will no longer be used in Queensland watchhouses, commissioner says

Seven months on from February's flood disaster, conservation group Ocean Crusaders is still cleaning up tonnes of debris from south-east Queensland riverbanks and says greater investment is needed from all levels of government.

The Queensland man allegedly controlled a Canberra region drug syndicate, with links to a bikie gang, from interstate.

The use of controversial spit hoods has been banned in watchhouses across Queensland.

The Queensland Police Service says safety hoods were used on 138 occasions between 2015 and 2022 but the practice has been discontinued.

To rescue a turtle, University of the Sunshine Coast PhD candidate Caitlin Smith half-swam, half-crawled across mud on an inner tube. She tied a harness around its chest and front flippers, so the rest of the team could carefully pull it to safety. It was just one of 15 sick…

Three males allegedly stole fuel and led police on three chases in central west NSW after stealing a car in Roma, Queensland.