Man shot by police responding to reported house fire in Wynnum West in Brisbane
A man is in a life-threatening condition after being shot by police who were responding to a reported…
Data shows 73 serving and former Australian Defence Force members died by suicide in 2023
Elena Rowland vividly remembers the day she learned her friend and former colleague, Shannen Box, had died by…
The powerful $400k+ a year job Queensland is struggling to fill
Last December the sunshine state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard vacated the post after a tenure marred by…
Video allegedly showing man trying to catch freshwater crocodile prompts investigation
Queensland’s environment department has confirmed it is investigating a video which allegedly shows an influencer trying to catch…
Brisbane city acquires 20 hectares of public land through post-floods property buyback scheme
Three years after a post-flood voluntary home buyback scheme was rolled out in south-east Queensland, dozens of hectares…
Queensland Heritage Council expands listing at proposed Olympic stadium site
Additional parts of Brisbane’s Victoria Park have been heritage listed, although the state’s heritage council says it won’t…
Queensland environment minister concedes humans are influencing climate change
Queensland’s environment minister has stepped back his previously-stated scepticism over human-induced climate change, saying he is confident the…
Solo mothers seek financial and emotional compensation over ‘discriminatory’ fertility policy
“Socially infertile” is a turn of phrase, Bec Haight wryly remarks, that is as “charming” as it sounds.…
Brisbane pill testing clinic’s reopening delayed amid ‘safety and privacy’ concerns
A drug checking service in Brisbane has been forced to delay its planned reopening after the Queensland government…
Queensland sexual assault victims at 32-year high, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows
Sexual assault victims in Queensland have hit a 32-year high, as new data reveals the state remains the…
Queensland customer finds battery in Guzman y Gomez burrito bowl
A Queensland woman says she felt “panicked” and was unable to sleep after discovering a button battery in…
Queensland premier referred to state’s Crime and Corruption Commission over health officer appointment process
Queensland’s premier and health minister have been referred to the state’s corruption watchdog, facing allegations they “inappropriately intervened”…