The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Queensland police officers behind ‘sickening’ racist comments escape sanction; as many as 2,000 feared dead in Libyan city; the desperate wait for help in quake-hit parts of Morocco continues

The Queensland premier defends her record as a political underdog but Labor MPs agitating for change remain unconvinced

Exclusive: Lack of punishment follows repeated promises by police commissioner Katarina Carroll to crack down on racism and misogyny within service

Facing falling poll numbers and increased internal division, Queensland premier says she’s not going anywhere

The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on October 14. A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 6–9 from a sample of 1,604, gave “no” to the Voice a 57–43 lead in a forced choice, out from a 54–46 “no” lead in August. Initial…

Ambulance service uncertain of the species that bit the man but says symptoms point to a brown snake

Proposed corridor will pass ‘near the historic and culturally sensitive Aboriginal site’ of Gummingurru

Despite growing discontent and sagging poll numbers, Queensland Labor’s leadership will probably only change if the premier resigns – or deputy Steven Miles mounts a challenge

Protocol entitling relatives to ask for a senior clinician if they are unhappy with hospital treatment emerged from tragedy and has been invoked thousands of times

City records 158mm of rain in an hour, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic

This coastal city is a gateway to literal paradise.