Queensland

Drivers on a major highway in Queensland were forced to try and take evasive action after a horror scenario unfolded, leaving one person dead and another fighting for life.

The convicted killer is up for parole next year for the murder of his wife with 7NEWS learning he’s refused to leave one part of his former life behind.

A former Australian Federal Police deputy will take over as interim Queensland Police Commissioner.

The waitress was allegedly chased down and stabbed by a former colleague, who had been fired for inappropriate behaviour hours earlier.

Isolated heavy downpours are continuing across an already soaked state, with forecasters predicting more rain to come.

Soldiers tumbled metres to the ground at Australia’s largest defence base.

He was sacked just hours before over ‘unwanted and unsolicited attention’ towards a woman.

A father appeared ‘disconnected’ from his seriously injured son who had suffered soon-to-be fatal burns during a house fire, police officers have testified.

An air and sea search for a fisherman whose boat was found empty almost 40km offshore has been extended.

New details have emerged in court explaining how Arnie the German shepherd was abandoned in a vehicle before his tragic death.

Rescuers hope the man missing for more than 24 hours was wearing a lifejacket.

A Queensland man accused of preying on hundreds of children using fake profiles online will remain in custody after being charged with more than 600 offences.

A two-year-old girl and a teenager have tragically died from their injuries after being pulled from a house fire.

A rising Aussie star, known for his role in a Disney movie, is in the running to win the inaugural Rabanne Breakthrough Artist Award at this year’s AACTA Awards.

Ethan Burns-Dederer, 27, has been charged with nearly 600 child abuse-related offences after police allegedly found 23,000 files linked to hundreds of victims in Australia and overseas.