News from Queensland
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last night hosted an annual reception at Parliament House for the state's Indian community leaders and the business community, in which she honoured the life of bus driver Manmeet Alisher, who died last month in an...
Firefighters were finishing extinguishing the Kingaroy bacon factory fire late on Sunday afternoon, as a scientific team tried to determine whether the smoke from the blaze contained toxic chemicals. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) spokesperson said crews were dampening...
Amber Lowe knew her daughter, Olivia, was a caring kid but did not really know what she was capable of until last Tuesday morning. Amber found herself on lying on a country road, badly hurt and struggling to stay awake,...
A plan to get 17-year-olds out of adult jails in Queensland has succeeded after the laws were passed on Thursday night. Just before 10pm, the Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill passed the House. The...
Minister for Energy Mark Bailey has joined Supercar champion Mark ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom at the Gold Coast 600 today to promote the Palaszczuk Government’s E10OK education campaign. Minister Bailey said the campaign encourages motorists to take a fresh look at E10’s...