The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

A prisoner is still on the run in north Queensland but police have been able to locate two escapees, days after they left a Townsville prison.

The Queensland government has been asked to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef after a post-COVID comeback by the state's tourism industry.

Embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has earned a reprieve after the Queensland government threatened to suspend its state licences.

Health-care professionals have recently called on the Queensland government to mandate fluoride in drinking water across the state, where water fluoridation coverage lags behind other Australian states and territories.

Residents battling large influx of rats as numbers boom

A sea of rats has been washing up dead on the beach, with others scurrying across boat ramps into garden sheds and homes

A rat plague has swept through a far north Queensland fishing town, which is looking to the heavens to help solve the growing crisis.

Dwindling youth justice staff numbers ‘major factor’ driving crime and repeat offending, state parliamentary committee told

Queensland's health minister will bring together emergency department bosses to address ambulance ramping after two people died in as many days.

More Queensland women will soon have the option of giving birth at home, bringing the state into line with every Australian state except one.

Environment department questions feasibility of Waratah Coal’s claims about the use of carbon offsets, credits, and capture and storage