Seven councils will receive extra state funding to manage problem flying-fox roosts, as complaints from residents escalate about the bats’ noise, overpowering stench, and increased health hazards.
A criminal law expert has explained why a father was found not guilty of murder despite withholding insulin that his daughter needed to keep her Type 1 diabetes in check.
The Crisafulli Government is a step closer to making the next raft of changes to the Youth Justice Act, however Queenslanders are no closer to getting confirmation that the changes will include harsher sentences for juvenile rapists.
A substantial part of an iconic 15,976ha cattle station has changed hands after hitting the market for the first time in 109 years. See the details.
A Queensland woman accused of making more than 1000 phone calls to the father of her four children after the breakdown of their 19-year relationship has been refused bail.
A man has been caught on camera darting through traffic at speed on the Gold Coast M1 and ramming a Tesla and in anger fuelled road rage rampage. SEE THE VIDEO.
The 45-year-old man reportedly jumped off the dam wall but was unable to resurface, prompting a police search that came to a tragic end in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The green group that has been fighting tooth and nail to stop New Acland Coal from more than doubling in size has dropped its latest appeal.
A grain silo has caught on fire at the Mackay Port, with police blocking off roads for hours with a “substantial” exclusion zone.
Oral health is not the only thing at risk for communities without fluoridated water, with tooth decay linked to other life-threatening conditions.
A Gold Coast man has been ordered to pay thousands in compensation over a violent alcohol-fuelled fight in the party strip. Read what happened.
A tiny border town has watched another home go up in flames. Here’s what we know.
A former Australian Army and police officer, and airline pilot, is facing his toughest challenge yet as his family makes the most of every moment together.
A string of Gold Coast restaurants have been damaged in a destructive spree by two thieves. Can you help?
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