Queensland

Queenslanders chased by debt collectors to pay for Covid tests they believed were free
Brisbane father says there was no mention of cost by staff at drive-through site but he received a $360 bill for three tests
Melissa Davey and Alyx Gorman
31, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Stage set for most evenly poised State of Origin series in memory | Angus Fontaine
Queensland’s 3-0 series win over NSW in 2010 is the only sweep since 2000 and this year’s series is again too close to call
Angus Fontaine
30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Warm winter weather awaits Australians after month of record-breaking cold
After shivering through an unexpectedly cold May, BoM forecasts higher-than-average daytime temperatures, along with colder nights and less rain
Mostafa Rachwani
30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Two-thirds of children charged with Queensland’s new breach of bail offences are Indigenous
Exclusive: Queensland police data shows six 11-year-old children have also been charged with the offence
Eden Gillespie
30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

‘Too big to handle’: Queensland man survives crocodile attack by prising jaws off his head
Marcus McGowan was attacked 40km off the Cape York coast on Saturday with an expert stating the croc likely ‘realised it grabbed something too big to handle’
Rafqa Touma
30, May, 2023 @7:36 AM

Cost of keeping Queensland child in custody hits $2,000 a day, report finds
Justice advocates say state’s overreliance on incarceration is harmful, expensive and fails to make the community safer
Eden Gillespie
29, May, 2023 @8:00 PM

On home turf: housing debate gets personal for targeted Greens spokesman Max Chandler-Mather
A 20-hectare parcel of Brisbane land known as Bulimba Barracks, which has been slated for development, becomes ground zero in heated national debate over housing
Joe Hinchliffe
27, May, 2023 @8:00 PM

Toondah Harbour: should a wetland home to endangered birds become $1.3bn worth of shops, high-rises and a marina?
A Queensland controversy has been building for eight years and will soon be in the hands of Tanya Plibersek
Graham Readfearn
26, May, 2023 @10:54 PM

‘Doesn’t make any sense’: call for Queensland home park rent caps to apply to all tenants
Advocates for renters say state shouldn’t play favourites with proposed limits on rent increases
Eden Gillespie
26, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Sacred Indigenous site on Sunshine Coast defaced with religious message
Queensland parks service investigates after the words ‘Jesus saves just ask him’ carved into rock at Mt Beerwah
Eden Gillespieand Adeshola Ore
26, May, 2023 @9:03 AM

Hundreds of breach of bail charges laid against children in first two months of controversial Queensland law
State’s human rights commissioner says it is ‘troubling’ Palaszczuk government presents those numbers ‘as some sort of positive achievement’
Eden Gillespie
25, May, 2023 @4:50 AM

Electricity prices to rise by up to a quarter in parts of Australia after energy regulator issues market default decision
Australian Energy Regulator says power bills would have gone up twice as fast without government intervention
Peter Hannam and Benita Kolovos
25, May, 2023 @1:50 AM
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