QLD News

Legal‘Mum left destitute’: Brothers’ $6m stoush moves to High Court

An elderly woman’s decision to sign away her third interest in a $6 million family cattle farm to one of her sons is at the centre of a long-running dispute that will now be taken to the High Court.

Kay Dibben

TragicTeenage boy dies in shark attack while surfing

A 17-year-old boy has died after he was bitten in the legs by a shark while surfing on the NSW mid north coast on Saturday. He was pulled to the shore by boardriders nearby but could not be revived.

Jack Morphet

UpdateHiker falls to death in Scenic Rim

A body of a hiker has been discovered after they fell to their death from a cliff while bushwalking at Mount Barney in the Scenic Rim region.

Kate Kyriacou

HeroesQld nurses to spend three months away to fight COVID

A brave group of frontline health workers will spend up to three months away from family and friends in Queensland – with some sent straight inside locked down public housing – as they help fight the devastating outbreak of coronavirus in Victoria.

Danielle O'Neal

School scandalInsider claims elite school considering board spill

As the chairwoman of two embattled Brisbane elite schools hits back at critics after the resignation of one its principals and a row over a $10.8m loan, a church inside says its synod is “seriously considering” spilling its board.

Greg Stolz

No matesMeghan had ‘no intention’ of living in the UK

Meghan Markle never wanted to stay in Britain, a leading royal expert claims, despite marrying Prince Harry and millions of public money spent on what was to be the couple’s new home.

James Macsmith, Nathan Vass

Weird watchExtinction Rebellion’s bizarre ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ protest

Climate change activists from the controversial Extinction Rebellion movement are staging a strange protest in Brisbane involving hundreds of shoes and people dressed in red resembling characters from TV series The Handmaid’s Tale.

Thomas Morgan

DognappingPet sitter prime suspect in hunt for stolen dog

A desperate search is underway for a Cavoodle puppy who was allegedly stolen from her Gold Coast home. And her pet sitter is the prime suspect for private investigators called in to the case.

Thomas Morgan

House fireMum inside as house exploded in flames

A mother miraculously escaped a Brisbane house which exploded in flames last night, the intensity so fierce neighbours were forced to jump their back fence. The family is today sifting through the charred remains of their home.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis and Isabella Magee

Press ConferenceQld records two new cases of COVID-19

A day after Queensland swung open its borders to interstate visitors, the state has recorded two new cases of coronavirus overnight bringing the total of active cases to three.

Jack McKay, Jesse Kuch

RIP‘Greatly missed’: Tributes flow for beloved Qld teacher

Tributes have flowed for a teacher who is being remembered as a family man and dedicated educator following his tragic passing last week. Colleagues say he held a “special place” in the school’s family while a former student says “he made lessons fun”.

Thomas Morgan

School rules‘Racial discrimination’: Boy wins long hair battle against school

It was the case of a Queensland preppie and his family against a Strict Christian school. In dispute, the five-year-old’s hair. Now a tribunal has ruled on whether a haircut is necessary.

Alexandria Utting

FIREFIGHTFears GPS recording fireys’ private conversations

Firefighters have revolted after realising that brand new GPS installed in their trucks were potentially recording everything they said.

Chris Clarke

COVID-19Detectives wasted as hotel quarantine ‘babysitters’

Police are scrambling to cover thousands of people quarantining in local hotels - with detectives and bikie cops even being called in from their work - after private security guard use was quashed in the wake of Melbourne’s coronavirus disaster.

Kate Kyriacou, Thomas Chamberlin

FlightsBrisbane parallel runway cleared for takeoff

Despite the coronavirus crisis forcing Brisbane Airport to scale back its celebrations for the official opening of the parallel runway this weekend, they still plan to open in style. Find out what’s happening.

Dan Knowles

In picturesWelcome home: Touching moments as border reopens

Incredible photographs have captured the beautiful moments family and friends have finally been reunited after Queensland’s borders were reopened.

Danielle Gusmaroli, Thomas Morgan

BorderHonk if you love being back in Qld

Travellers have cheered, waved and tooted their horns after finally being allowed across Queensland lines.

Greg Stolz, Jeremy Pierce

NursingShocking truth about what’s happened since Earle Haven fiasco

An investigation into aged care providers has revealed mass staff cuts since March, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a troubling discovery that makes the homes the worst in the nation.

Jackie Sinnerton

Kylie LangEXPLAINED: How elite school scandal unfolded

Since news first broke of a mass exodus of staff at these two elite Brisbane private schools there have been reports of whistleblowers being silenced, enrolments dropping and a stoush over a hefty loan. This is everything we know so far.

Kylie Lang

Tragedies‘Hard to believe’: 30 dead in 40 days

They are the faces of Queensland’s road toll which has spiralled out of control. A tragic 126 lives lost this year - 30 in the past 40 days since intrastate travel restrictions lifted. And police are shocked at driver behaviour including a young woman swerving across the M1 at 100km/h while updating her Facebook status.

Kate Kyriacou, Elise Williams

Plastic crackdownIt’s the final straw: Huge support for Qld plastic ban

As the State Government prepares to introduce new laws outlawing a range of single use plastics, a new survey has revealed just how many Queenslanders support the move.

JACK McKAY

Queensland RailGiant Queensland Rail overtime bill revealed

Millions of dollars in overtime was paid out to Queensland Rail drivers and guards in the past year, with new figures revealing just how many drivers actually now work on the network.

JACK McKAY

FIRED UPTreasurer igniting path to summer disaster: Fireys

Firefighters have accused Treasurer Cameron Dick of sealing Queensland’s fate with public service cost-cutting ahead of the bushfire season, claiming the state is unprepared for a natural disaster.

Chris Clarke

VIDEOPunched in head: Vigilante attacks exiled sex offender

Video has emerged of a convicted sex offender copping a punch to the head at a southeast Queensland transit centre. It comes just days after the man was forced to move away from an address near a Brisbane primary school.

Elise Williams