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Queensland hospitals vaccine mandate to be scrapped

Healthcare workers without the COVID-19 vaccination will return to Queensland hospitals as the government begins consultation to scrap a pandemic-enforced rule.

Canberra man extradited from Queensland following family violence offences

A 37-year-old Canberra man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today, 30 August, over serious family violence charges following his extradition from Queensland.

Farming communities rally against renewables in Brisbane

Key Liberal National Party members have stood with Queensland farmers and landholders outside state parliament urging a rethink of large-scale renewables projects.

Tributes flow for giant of Queensland politics Mike Ahern

Former premier Mike Ahern, who succeeded Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen and ruled during a tumultuous period in Queensland politics, has died.

Cause of deadly Queensland fire under ‘close scrutiny’

Police are investigating a fire that claimed the lives of five young boys and their father near Brisbane as potentially suspicious while authorities look into key events that led up to the blaze.

Queensland fire: bodies of 5 boys, father found

A 28-year-old woman has lost her husband and five young sons in a devastating blaze after fire crews found six bodies inside the wreckage of their home on Queensland's Russell Island.

Four crew named as search continues for defence helicopter

A major search involving Australian and international personnel, police and civilians have been unable to find an army helicopter that hit the water with four soldiers on board.

High-profile man accused of Toowoomba rape wants ‘old’ phone data

A man who's been accused of rape and cannot be named for legal reasons wants access to phone data from six months prior to the alleged "event".

Canberra men arrested after $61m worth of cocaine seized in Queensland

An ACT man will spend at least the next month in custody after being accused of smuggling cocaine worth more than $61 million via yacht to Queensland.

Triple homicide probe after crash involving stolen car in Queensland

A driver who allegedly sparked a three-car collision that left three people dead was in a relationship with one of the victims, Queensland Police have revealed.

Prosecutors seek advice in high-profile Toowoomba rape case

Solicitors for a high-profile man accused of rape have obtained partial data from the alleged victim's phone and are seeking a forensic medical report.

‘No interaction’ with Queensland officers prior to fatal gunfire

Bodycam video shows two police officers and a neighbour were shot without warning during a deadly firefight at a Queensland property, a coroner heard.

Police shoot dead man in front of family after stabbing in Brisbane

Police in Brisbane have shot an Indigenous man dead while responding to reports of domestic violence at a property in the city's north.

Man extradited from Queensland to face 27 charges

ACT Policing has extradited a 22-year-old man from Queensland for sentencing on 27 offences, after he absconded interstate in 2020.  

Firefighter Izabella Nash dies after battling Queensland factory fire

A Queensland firefighter has died in hospital after being rescued from a major Brisbane factory fire.

Pair on kidnap charges after stealing car with baby inside in Queensland

A woman who allegedly stole a car with a baby in the back seat has been charged along with a man over the incident police say has deeply distressed the family

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