Matt Ballin and Ben Te'o are the leading candidates to replace Billy Slater as Queensland State of Origin coach after Cameron Smith and Kevin Walters officially withdrew from consideration for the position.
An inquiry heard that three Melbourne men linked to the Comancheros bikie gang flew to Brisbane and allegedly threatened a crane operator at the Centenary Bridge upgrade site.
Clay Benjamin Hall stands trial in Warwick District Court, pleading not guilty to two counts of rape against a teenage girl he met in Warwick on October 31, 2021.
The murder trial of Queensland cattle farmer Darryl Valroy Young viewed photos of .30-30 rifle cartridges found in his home, alongside evidence regarding the August 2022 deaths of three neighbours.
Queensland Rail has reached an in-principle agreement with unions representing train controllers, but services will remain on a reduced timetable due to ongoing industrial action by other rail workers.
A One Nation staffer in her 60s was hospitalized with a broken rib and severe bruising after being assaulted by a group at the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane.
Sunshine Coast philanthropists Roy and Nola Thompson have died after nearly 70 years of marriage, leaving a lasting legacy through funding critical local services like LifeFlight and the Thompson Institute.
A 79-year-old Queensland man is charged with impersonating an Australian war veteran, falsely claiming Vietnam deployment and wearing unallocated medals, including the Vietnamese Campaign Medal and Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal, which he allegedly bought online.
Andy and Callie Rigby completed their first major road trip since surviving a 2022 head-on bus crash, as official figures show Queensland road deaths have risen 10 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Robert Towns, the namesake of Townsville, Australia, has a legacy marred by his involvement in the blackbirding trade, a form of slavery that forcibly brought over 62,000 Pacific Islanders to Australia between 1860 and 1906. Despite his controversial past, Towns has been historically portrayed as a civic-minded entrepreneur, with his statue and nomenclature still honored in Townsville. Recent revelations, including author Ryan Butta's book, highlight the need for historical reckoning and consideration of how to acknowledge such figures' true roles in Australian history.
A 29-year-old Queensland man lost over $166,000 to an AI-driven cryptocurrency investment scam after clicking an online ad. Experts warn that AI enables criminals to deploy hyper-realistic scam ecosystems faster than regulators can remove them.
The Supreme Court murder trial of Queensland cattle farmer Darryl Valroy Young heard testimony from renewable energy workers who spent the day of the alleged shooting with the accused, as well as a neighbour regarding missing firearms.
A Queensland court hearing the murder trial of cattle farmer Darryl Valroy Young heard claims he spied on neighbours and set up a meeting before allegedly shooting three family members and attempting to murder a fourth in August 2022.
Two Queensland police officers charged with assaulting and unlawfully restraining prisoner Charlton Bong in a Mareeba watch house have asked a Cairns court for a permanent stay of criminal proceedings, citing investigative misconduct.
Four women have been killed in alleged domestic violence incidents in Queensland within two months, prompting the state government to announce $3.3 million in new funding and facing scrutiny over its handling of safety taskforce recommendations.
North Queensland Cowboys propose building a leagues club with 100 poker machines in Holmview, Logan. Logan City Mayor Jon Raven criticises the lack of prior consultation and the high number of machines, while the club defends the plan.
Ten-year-old Braymond Pyke was airlifted to hospital with severe neck injuries after riding his motorbike into an electric fence wire strung across a dirt bike track near Cunnamulla in outback Queensland.
Darryl Valroy Young pleaded not guilty in the Townsville Supreme Court to murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth at a rural Queensland property in August 2022.
Waterfalls in the Adelaide Hills roared to life after heavy rain and hail sent 18 billion litres into Adelaide's metro reservoirs in 24 hours, boosting combined storage levels to 73 per cent.
Telecom services restored in Cape York, Far North Queensland, after a bushfire disrupted phone and emergency (000) services, impacting remote communities reliant on mobile coverage.
Members of a Queensland domestic violence working group claim the government used them for token consultations, buried a critical report, and enforced confidentiality agreements and communication bans to silence survivors.
Seven co-accused faced Townsville Magistrates Court charged with torture after a 17-year-old with an intellectual disability was found bashed, zip-tied, and wrapped in plastic in Pallarenda bushland.
The family of 25-year-old Savannah Spence Paige, killed in a Far North Queensland car crash on Wednesday, has paid tribute to her. A 36-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the incident.
Child welfare and rights agencies across Australia condemn Queensland's proposed youth offender boot camps, warning that children as young as 10 face abuse risks and operators could be exempt from reporting harm.
