The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Fans, families and children in Barty's hometown of Ipswich gather to cheer on the world number one's victory, while the Mayor sounds out a possible statue of the 25-year-old.

Queensland has recorded 13 virus-related deaths and 8580 new cases as details are released about its back to school plan just over a week before classes return.

Another 13 people in Queensland have died from COVID and 8,580 new cases have been recorded in the state, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. She also confirmed masks will be mandatory for high school students and encouraged for students from Year 3 when classes resume on February 7.

The Australian Defence Force is being called in to deliver food to communities isolated by flood waters in South Australia's far north.

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With the Stuart Highway closed indefinitely, road train drivers are considering the cost of a 3,000-kilometre detour through NSW and Queensland.

The Queensland Opposition says the state government must provide support for COVID-hit small businesses.

The Queensland Opposition has called for the housing minister to be sacked, saying she misled parliament over a former state official's departure.

Police have charged a man with a string of offences after an alleged shooting in Brisbane's north that left a man in a critical condition.