The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Deceased victims of the shooting have been identified as Mervyn and Maree Schwarz, and Graham Tighe

New fossil fuel projects will be assessed case by case and nothing should be read into the planned rejection of a Queensland coal mine, the prime minister says.

In July 2021, Jack Dempsey, the mayor of Bundaberg, delivered an official apology for Northern Queensland’s past reliance on the indentured labour of Pacific Islanders, many of whom were kidnapped (or “blackbirded”) and forced to work on the state’s cane plantations. “To say sorry,” explained Dempsey, “is a start in…

Queensland farmers are getting ready for more rain over spring after the declaration of a key weather event.

Renters express shock as property managers told to provide tenants with notice to leave at same time as new leases

Investigators have declared the scene of the crash, in a remote corner of the territory, a crime scene.

The internal Queensland police intelligence report found officer responses had heightened the risk of fatal consequences

Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.

Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef