News from Queensland
Queensland’s suspended chief scientist has briefly faced court charged with 31 additional counts of fraud. Suzanne Miller appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday after she was slapped with the… Continue reading Queensland chief scientist in court on 31 new charges
A Queensland woman has been charged with murdering two of her adult children who were found dead years apart on the Gold Coast. Maree Mavis Crabtree, originally from Sydney, is… Continue reading Mother charged with murdering adult son and daughter
The state government’s promise that work would start before the end of last year at Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital to begin building a mental health facility for teenagers by 2017 has… Continue reading Another year goes by without promised centre for troubled teens
Two British men have been arrested over a string of ATM robberies across south-east Queensland after they were caught leaving a machine at a shopping centre overnight. The men were… Continue reading British men arrested over ATM robberies at Queensland shopping centres
It’s the perennial question you’re likely to be asked when introduced to strangers in Brisbane. What side of the Brisbane River do you live on (along with which school did… Continue reading Brisbane north v south: Vote which side of the city is best
The pilot who was killed on Sunday morning when his ultralight plane crashed in a central Queensland paddock had lost his daughter to a rare condition just last year. Timothy White, 53,… Continue reading Pilot dies in Emerald ultralight crash months after losing daughter
A Bells Creek man charged over a violent robbery has denied any involvement, claiming he was buying a drink at McDonalds at the time. Brandon John Richards, 23, was today… Continue reading Man accused of violent Coast robbery claims fast food alibi
Three people, including a teenager who had to be cut from her vehicle have been taken to hospital after a crash that has left Bruce Highway traffic in gridlock for… Continue reading Queensland traffic: Major crash at notorious Bruce Highway blackspot
The five-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the face by his cousin is out of surgery with his family at his bedside. The little boy accidentally shot by his… Continue reading Five-year-old boy out of surgery after accidental shooting
A family of four struck down by an out-of-control car in Manly West on Christmas Day stood no chance, police have said. Traumatised police officers who reached the incident within… Continue reading Queensland holiday road toll: Two women killed in Manly West crash
Australians celebrated Christmas Day with a mixture of weather, as some states experienced unseasonally chilly conditions and others sweltering heat. People in Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart began the day in mild conditions, with… Continue reading Australia’s Christmas Day weather: Queensland sizzles while south-east chills
Eleven people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway in north Queensland. Emergency services were called to the intersection of the highway with Zinc Road in Stuart,… Continue reading Two-car crash closes Bruce Highway in north Queensland, 11 people taken to hospital
