Queensland

Queensland's Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry is to be scrapped by the incoming government.
Politics
Keira Jenkins

'Failed us': Devastation as truth-telling inquiry halted

Indigenous communities say the Queensland government scrapping the truth-telling inquiry is a ‘kick up the guts’, urging the premier to rethink his decision.

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A waterspout has been seen forming over the Brisbane River.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Wild scenes as ‘tornado’ forms over Brisbane River

Locals were stunned by the phenomenon.

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Ministry changes and new departments feature in the cabinet unveiled by Premier David Crisafulli. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton

Qld cabinet unveiled with ministry changes, new departments

Major changes and newly minted departments feature in the new Queensland cabinet unveiled by Premier David Crisafulli.

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David Lee Tan could not demonstrate he had co-operated with police, a court was told.
Queensland
Rex Martinich

Police probe killer over location of missing man's body

A business owner who let his warehouse be used in two killings has been spoken to multiple times by police about a victim whose body has never been found.

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There are grave fears for a pedestrian who was critically injured when they were struck by a car south of Cairns.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Man dies after being hit by car on Queensland road

A woman has now been charged.

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A woman required emergency assistance from a navy vessel after being mauled by a shark off the coast of central Queensland.
Queensland
Georgina Noack

Woman attacked by shark, saved by navy 200km off Qld coast

A woman required emergency assistance from a navy vessel after being mauled by a shark off the coast of central Queensland.

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A man has been shot and a woman injured in a Brisbane home invasion.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Neighbours describe desperate moments after man shot in Brisbane home invasion

The couple was at home with a young child when a group of intruders burst in just after midnight.

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A 20-year-old man has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Queensland’s Bundaberg region.
Queensland
Sowaibah Hanifie

Young man killed, two others injured in crash between ute and two motorcycles

The 20-year-old died at the scene of the crash.

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A Townsville woman who lost her arm after her pet dog attack her said she “still loves” her dog.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Woman’s shock call after pet dog tears her arm off in horrific attack

‘I’ve never seen anything like it, he wasn’t the same dog anymore.’

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Michael De Voss was struck while working in Kelvin Grove in Brisbane.
Australia
Summer Woolley

Traffic controller fighting for life after being ‘taken out’ by car

‘This incident illustrates why traffic control is one of the most dangerous jobs.’

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Stephanie Ryan, 31, and Raven Contini, 8, died in a fire that tore through a townhouse at Thorneside in Redland, northeast of Brisbane, on Sunday.
Queensland
Fraser Barton

Major update on blaze that killed girl, babysitter

Police have given an update on a house fire that killed an eight-year-old girl and her babysitter as investigations continue.

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A woman has been ‘violently’ assaulted in a Rockhampton car park.
Queensland
Sarah Keszler

Woman allegedly ‘violently assaulted’ by five men in brazen daylight attack

The 68-year-old was allegedly set upon as she walked through a Kmart carpark.

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The Logan Motorway is closed after a serious truck crash
Police
Matt Shrivell

Major motorway closed after serious multi-vehicle crash

Morning peak hour trips have been thrown into chaos after a serious crash involving a truck closed a major motorway.

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A man has been charged after two serious sexual assaults.
Queensland
Matt Shrivell

Co-worker rescues woman in attempted rape at business

A female employee was dragged to the floor and attacked in an attempted sexual assault before her co-worker stepped in.

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A man was critically injured in the crash.
Police
Matt Shrivell

Driver killed after ute rolls on major highway

A driver has been killed after his ute swerved on the dirt shoulder of a major highway and rolled.

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