A southside mayor has triggered calls to abolish elected councillors after giving ratepayers a stark choice: pay more or lose services, despite his council forecasting a $211 million net result.
Far north Queensland residents are bracing for more torrential rain in already inundated regions as they struggle to secure supplies and start the massive clean-up effort.
After a private beach inspection with engineers on Tuesday, Mayor Tom Tate has given the biggest sign yet that the Oceanway will be completed. Full details.
Family and friends of the tight knit Bribie Island community have gathered for a vigil for shark attack victim Charlize Zmuda led by a touching green and yellow balloon tribute.
Brisbane’s biggest cemetery has grand plans to upgrade facilities to meet changing community needs, but first has to overcome an unusual hurdle.
Hundreds of homeowners across North Queensland have already filed claims for flood damage, but insurance companies say it’s only the tip of the iceberg with many yet to return home and some not likely to have insurance at all.
A leading shark expert says the Bribie Island shark attack victim “did nothing wrong” and was just the unfortunate victim of a “freak tragic accident”, as he singled out the species most likely to have been the perpetrator.
Police have charged a female driver involved in a horrific head-on crash near Ballina in November where a passenger died a week later. Here is what we know.
The shattered father of the teen girl fatally mauled by a shark at Bribie Island has bravely urged people to “keep coming and enjoying our beach” despite his daughter’s tragic death.
Adrian Schrinner has fired back at suggestion former deputy mayor Krista Adams was “pushed” out after courting controversy on multiple occasions, in a fiery first council meeting.
Brisbane City Council plans to introduce controversial rule changes to inner-city parking as soon as possible, despite claims some new unit projects might have no car park spaces at all.
A cocaine-using cardiologist will be back driving on Queensland roads after he was busted driving with the drug in his system. Read why he’s back behind the wheel.
Children struck down with brain cancer have been given new hope with Queensland scientists hailing a breakthrough in the treatment of childhood cancer as potentially transformative.
A retired senior academic who worked at two prominent Brisbane universities has been denied bail over allegations he stalked his ex-girlfriend and a stranger.
Police have confirmed a second elderly woman has been found dead in floodwaters near Ingham. It comes as the region is warned of further heavy rainfall in coming days.
Walker corporation wins approval to develop residential twin towers in Maroochydore City Centre, Australia’s largest greenfield CBD.
As a Netflix series looms about cancer faker and fraudster Belle Gibson, the fact she hasn’t faced the consequences of her actions — in either fines or jail time — should infuriate us all.
Redland Mayor Jos Mitchell will take a 10-day ratepayer-funded international Olympic fact-finding tour despite publicly opposing a $100 million whitewater venue in her city during last year’s election campaign.
The Queensland University of Technology has announced new details about a review into a of a controversial ‘anti-racism’ event last month that sparked national outrage.
Devastating scenes are unfolding in Ingham with the town completely isolated, diesel running out and food running low. Here’s what it’s like on the inside. Watch the aerial video
Callide Power Trading has been fined $9 million after the explosion of a generator four years ago, which caused “significant, long-term and wide-ranging impacts on the National Electricity Market”.
A car has crashed through a garage door after a collision at the Gold Coast, but no one was behind the wheel at the time. Find out what happened.
Zach Tuohy’s confession on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here has reminded us about the importance of having open discussions around men’s mental health, says Dr Erin Seeto.
Townsville residents forced to evacuate because of the threat of major flooding are returning home, but severe weather continues in the state’s north with one holiday hotspot hammered by rain.
A Queensland mother claims that as her 11-year-old autistic son screamed he would try to take his own life, again, hospital staff sent the family home from a major Sunshine Coast facility. WARNING: Distressing content
An expert has weighed in on why a croc was sighted as far south as Inskip Point, as he issued a warning amid concerns for other areas.
Rainfall has dramatically eased across much of North Queensland with ‘black zone’ residents allowed back home. But there are still warnings that isolated falls of up to 180mm are possible. LATEST, NEW PICS AND VIDEO
Council has identified 14 busy Brisbane roads where it wants to extend clearways to unclog traffic. But not everyone’s a fan of the idea.
A Queensland man who has served 20 years for killing his wife and stepdaughter, who he had molested and whose body has never been found, is fighting to overturn the state’s No Body No Parole laws.
Queensland has been the hardest hit in the latest round of bank branch closures announced by People’s First Bank, with 100 positions affected.
Offers worth about $75 million are expected for a 33,959ha grazing property in southwest Queensland.
Hateful neo-Nazi flyers and symbols reported across Brisbane suburbs prompting fears among Jewish leaders that Queensland is following the same hateful pattern as southern states.
None of us like all of his polices but you can’t deny the new US president has made an energetic start to his second term, writes Alexander Downer.
An inept Northern Rivers thief who broke into a church has been foiled by the most basic of phone apps. Here’s what happened in court.
A junior Gold Coast AFL footy coach has admitted to incessantly stalking a woman he met on a dating website for six weeks through abusive and menacing messages and unwanted contact.
A British man will be extradited from New Zealand to Queensland over his alleged role in one of the state’s biggest drug busts, which saw authorities seize almost one tonne of ecstasy and methamphetamine.
Libby Trickett knows all about the parental balancing act – the swimming superstar is about to have her fifth child. Here’s her advice as we launch the Great Parent Survey.
The Mater’s new chief executive will continue the hospital group’s legacy of female leadership and will oversee 11 hospitals across Queensland during a period of turmoil in private healthcare.
Violent, armed home invasions – often by repeat youth offenders – are happening across our cities and towns every single day. Is it time to introduce Castle Law in Queensland? This is what you said.
The case against a teenager accused of crashing a stolen car north and killing a grandmother behind the wheel of another car has been delayed.
For the second time in 13 months, a notorious North Queensland pub has defied advancing floodwaters to stay open for locals battling the region’s latest wild weather event.
Star Entertainment took a punt and lost big time. Whatever happens now, life will roll on in the River City with or without a “game changer”, writes Mike O’Connor.
From living a life dedicated to God to sorting out shopping orders for fellow prisoners. Take a look inside the new life of the women responsible for Elizabeth Struhs’ death.
From Gondwanaland at South Bank, the Australian Woolshed at Ferny Hills and Magic Mountain on the Gold Coast, we’ve taken a trip down memory lane to revisit lost theme parks and tourist attractions.
Swimming Australia would tear up plans to relocate to Brisbane if the state government does not build a world-first National Aquatics Centre for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A popular inner Brisbane restaurant has entered liquidation after its two owners were disqualified from running companies by ASIC over their other failed companies.
The LNP’s strong stance on youth crime clearly has strong community support but, while it’s far too early to know if it’s having any effect in curbing juvenile crime, we do know it’s off to a rocky start, writes the editor.
A man has been charged after allegedly damaging more than 20 vehicles in Caboolture on Saturday.
Premier David Crisafulli has received a briefing from the health minister about potential health dangers in North Queensland floodwaters, saying the region was “not out of the woods”.
The family of a grandmother who was stabbed to death in an Ipswich shopping centre carpark say they still struggle going to the shops, one year on.
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