QLD News

QLD News300m in 24 hours as big wet continues in north

Heavy rain is set to continue in north Queensland, with rainfall reaching 300mm in certain areas over 24 hours and flood warnings issued.

Rachael Rosel

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Over 50s to get jab sooner under major vaccine rethink

Aussies aged between 50 to 69 will receive their COVID-19 jab earlier than expected amid a major rethink of the vaccine rollout program. This is how it will work.

MADURA MCCORMACK, CORMAC PEARSON

POLITICSQld MP owns up to old mistakes to cancel ‘cancel culture’

A Queensland Coalition MP has again unearthed derogatory comments he made about women and Muslims nearly a decade ago, saying he refuses to let “cancel culture” weaponise mistakes he has been open and honest about.

MADURA MCCORMACK

QLD NewsCabinet backs Brisbane Olympics

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Cabinet has backed a bid for the 2032 Olympic Games, bringing the event a step closer to reality.

Jack McKay

QLD NewsBra Boy, sports stars make SAS Australia cut

This year’s SAS Australia recruits include athletes, socialites, a beauty queen and even a former politician. SUBSCRIBE to find out who made the cut.

Jonathon Moran

QLD NewsRoller skaters booted as mega gym moves in

Roller skaters are gutted after learning Brisbane’s last standing rink has lost its lease to a major franchise expected to create one of the biggest gyms in south east Queensland.

Felicity Ripper

Queensland CourtBrisbane man’s massacre video ‘trivialised’ victims: court

A Brisbane man on trial for allegedly sharing graphic footage of the Christchurch shooting with edited sound effects, music and texts has been accused of ‘trivialising’ the victims’ deaths.

Blake Antrobus

QLD News‘I’ll cut them in half’: SERT officer recalls extraordinary siege

The 20-hour standoff with Ricky Maddison, the gunman who killed policeman Brett Forte, was a threat like nothing that had “ever occurred in Australia”, according to a senior officer from the elite Special Emergency Response Team.

Kate Kyriacou

QLD NewsReds recruit faces court over bar scuffle

Star Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has made his first appearance in court charged with assaulting a security guard at a Brisbane bar.

Felicity Ripper

AlcoholBig change for Dan Murphy’s, BWS

An incident at a Queensland BWS store will see 28,000 BWS and Dan Murphy’s staff undergo new training.

Evin Priest

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Emotional scenes as Qld welcomes first NZ bubble flights

There have been extraordinary scenes at Queensland airports as the Sunshine State welcomed thousands of Kiwi visitors under life in the new travel bubble.

Jeremy Pierce, Danielle O’Neal

Lucky escapeNear miss: Terrifying moment child steps on to highway

Dashcam footage has captured a terrifying near miss for a Gold Coast man, who was forced to swerve when a child stepped into the middle of a busy highway.

Rachael Rosel

UPDATED‘Get it right’: Grieving families react to suicides inquiry

The families of veterans who died by suicide have cautiously welcomed Scott Morrison’s announcement of a royal commission saying “we must get it right”.

Clare Armstrong and Adella Beaini

QLD News‘End of era’: Kenmore mourns loss of local legend Ted Carlow

Kenmore residents are mourning the loss of Ted Carlow, known in the community for waving at passers-by from his porch with his wife for decades.

Sophie Chirgwin

CrimeThreatened, sh*t-canned, lied to: Forte partner’s explosive claims

The police partner of Brett Forte – who was working with him on the day he was shot and killed – has given explosive evidence at the inquest into his death.

Kate Kyriacou, Thomas Chamberlin

CrimeRevealed: Shooting victim gunned down Red Rooster manager

The shocking criminal history of one of the men shot dead in Caboolture has been revealed in court documents showing he was once jailed for shooting a Red Rooster manager.

News Corp Australia

BreakingDutton backs suicide royal commission

New Defence Minister Peter Dutton has given the strongest indication yet that the government will establish a royal commission into veteran suicide.

Finn McHugh

qld newsMissing boatie’s family plea for public help

The family of missing fisherman Trent Riley said they were not giving up until they bring their ‘tough’ boy home.

Ellen Ransley, Nilsson Jones

CrimeAlleged gunman fronts court as tributes flow for ‘charismatic’ father

The alleged murderer who gunned down two men will face court today as one of the victim’s sister paid tribute to a ‘charismatic’ father taken too soon.

Danielle Buckley

UpdatedInside Harry, Wills private conversation

When Prince Harry and Prince William finally spoke to each other outside their grandfather’s funeral, the world’s eyes were on them. This is what they said.

Merryn Johns, The Sun

QLD NewsMan charged with stabbing on Gold Coast

Police have charged a man after an alleged stabbing incident at a unit in the Gold Coast.

Rachael Rosel

Coronavirus (COVID-19)‘Emotional’: Elation as NZ travel bubble opens

Queenslanders are now able to travel freely overseas for the first time since COVID-19 struck – and the two-way travel bubble with New Zealand means even more for Kiwis stuck here.

MADURA MCCORMACK, DANIELLE O’NEAL

CrimeTruth behind ‘blitz on bail’ program revealed

With new youth bail laws set to pass parliament this week, the shock stats behind the Palaszczuk Government's ‘blitz on bail’ program have been revealed.

JACK McKAY