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'High risk for little reward': Dolphins beach themselves to catch fish

A pod of humpback dolphins in the Fitzroy River in central Queensland are using rare and risky behaviour to catch their prey.




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Residents across the north stand on their driveways and balconies to mark Anzac Day

Thousands of residents from across Far North Queensland embrace the region's proud Anzac legacy, despite COVID-19 restrictions.




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Thousands commemorate Anzac Day on the Sunshine Coast

Thousands of residents across the Sunshine Coast pay their respects on Anzac Day — standing in driveways, paddling on the water, and dressing up — despite COVID-19 restrictions.




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'It's kept me alive': Border checkpoint a lifesaver for Urandangi pub

On the Queensland–Northern Territory border, the Urandangi pub is one of the very few in the country that is a hive of activity during coronavirus shutdowns.





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The show goes on at this wildlife sanctuary — just without the spectators

Like all zoos and wildlife parks around the country Townsville's Billabong Sanctuary is closed because of the coronavirus lockdown, but the important business of caring for the residents never stops.




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'Police will be around': Queensland will ease coronavirus restrictions, but home schooling remains

Queensland students won't return to school yet, despite calls for Year 11 and 12 classes to resume, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says as some coronavirus restrictions ease on Saturday.




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Fortnightly infusions keep Sam breathing but they're a flight away

A hospital chartered a plane to get Sam Voss, four, to Brisbane for treatment. But he needs the infusion fortnightly to keep his motor skills.




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Coughing or sneezing on frontline workers could result in $13,000 fine

People who deliberately spit, sneeze or cough on frontline workers will be fined up to $13,000, the Queensland Government announces as a new public health emergency order is introduced.



  • Epidemics and Pandemics
  • COVID-19
  • Federal - State Issues
  • Health Policy
  • Travel Health and Safety
  • Laws
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice
  • Federal - State Issues
  • Government and Politics
  • Diseases and Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)
  • Respiratory Diseases

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With Gold Coast beaches set to reopen, mayor calls for comeback of restaurants and cafes

As beaches reopen on the Gold Coast, mayor Tom Tate has called on the Federal Government to allow the "gradual" return of the city's crippled hospitality industry.



  • Local Government
  • Government and Politics
  • Lifestyle and Leisure
  • Travel Health and Safety
  • Travel and Tourism

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'Are they doing it for fun?': Grim discovery after cattle shot with crossbow

After handfeeding cattle through the drought, a Queensland grazier finds his cattle shot with a crossbow in two separate incidents.




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Error in evidence document sees stabbing murder conviction quashed

A Queensland man who was sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a German backpacker in inner-Brisbane has his murder conviction set aside and a retrial ordered.



  • Law
  • Crime and Justice
  • Courts and Trials
  • Crime
  • Murder and Manslaughter

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'You just can't breathe': Learning to cope with anxiety brought on by coronavirus

With many people struggling to adapt to social isolation and other issues associated with coronavirus, a growing number are turning to mental health services to help them cope with anxiety.




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Gold Coast man and his stubborn golden retriever go viral — again

What started out as a routine walk of the neighbourhood has ended in a viral video when Mike Cook's golden retriever Elsie "wasn't in the mood for walking".




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'No ordinary place': Council votes to explore plan for Daintree River bridge

A controversial idea to build a bridge over Far North Queensland's Daintree River is back on the agenda, with the new Douglas Shire Mayor narrowly winning a vote on the issue.





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'These things can't wait': Sexual health still a priority

A Mount Isa medical professional has concerns a rise in unwanted pregnancies and people contracting sexually transmitted infections could result, as services demand drops since the coronavirus pandemic was declared.




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No new cases of coronavirus in Queensland as $4b wiped from revenue

Queensland continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic head on with no new cases announced today, but the impact on the state's bottom line is not so healthy, with the Treasurer revealing a $4 billion hit to revenue.




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Early COVID-19 warning prompted fear in this region long before a pandemic was declared

Just as Australia was about to confirm its first case of coronavirus in Australia in January, Sunshine Coast health figures were given a grim briefing.




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'I could have died': Retired cycling champion tells her story of overcoming adversity and change

Australian Olympic cycling champion, Anna Meares, says fracturing her neck in 2008 and a quick succession of significant life changes, transformed her outlook on life.




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Husband gets 11 years in jail for 'spiteful' stabbing attack on wife

Rajkumar Janagani stabbed his wife more than 20 times while she slept in their Brisbane home. She survived, but has suffered serious physical and emotional trauma.




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Brian's attacker was jailed for bashing him — it was his grandson

The bashing was so violent, a nurse at the hospital couldn't do a blood test when the 79-year-old was first admitted because he'd "lost that much blood". His grandson was later convicted of assault.




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Mining company buys COVID-19 testing machine for community

A North West Queensland mine has spent $45,000 on a COVID-19 testing machine for the community — despite the area having no cases of the coronavirus.




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Fire crews fear they're unprepared for upcoming season due to COVID-19 restrictions

By the end of April there has normally been regular fire crew training, inductions, and planning, but social distancing has made that near-impossible.




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Logie Awards cancelled due to coronavirus

Logies organisers say the "challenges of COVID-19" have forced them to write off the 2020 Australian television awards, but "an even bigger event" will be held on the Gold Coast next year.




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Queensland MP apologises after 'street party' breaches coronavirus restrictions

Former Queensland shadow police minister Trevor Watts says it was a mistake to have "driveway drinks" with neighbours — caught by a police patrol — with officers alleging it was more like a "street party" that did not follow coronavirus physical distancing rules.




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Street stalls become more popular as our worlds become a whole lot smaller

Lemonade stalls, street libraries and honesty boxes have popped up all over Brisbane's streets as residents look for ways to keep engaged in their community during isolation.




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Emergency admissions plunge by 20 per cent in north-west Queensland hospital

A hospital in north-west Queensland says emergency department admissions have fallen by 20 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Evictions raise concern over shortage of social housing in Cairns

The residents of short-term accommodation in Cairns West may struggle to find affordable housing after the complex they call home is shut down next month.



  • Housing
  • Community and Society
  • Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
  • Poverty

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Long weekend a test for Sunshine Coast to attain zero COVID-19 cases by Mother's Day

This holiday hotspot has the potential of having zero active coronavirus cases by early May, but with fine weather and loosening restrictions the situation could prove otherwise.




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Coronavirus could be a curse or a cure for political hopefuls

Annastacia Palaszczuk will use her handling of the coronavirus crisis as evidence she should be returned as Premier at the state election in six months. But it's likely this poll will be a referendum on the future, not a scorecard on the past.




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From a Mount Isa cattle station to the chair of the COVID-19 Coordination Commission

Mount Isa's Nev Power said fixing windmills and tractors prepared him to chair the COVID-19 Coordination Commission.




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Cold snap breaks 30-year-old record in southern Queensland

A cold front sweeps across southern Queensland, bringing record low temperatures to the outback in an icy blast that will remain until next week.




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Queensland family buys station from Chinese billionaire for $53 million

A Queensland family has bought a large cattle station on the Northern Territory/Queensland border from a Chinese billionaire for $53 million.




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'Let's not mess it up': Queensland records no new coronavirus cases for second day in row

For the second day in a row, Queensland records no new COVID-19 cases, keeping the state's total at 1,033 ahead of restrictions easing tomorrow.




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'More control over private information': Digital licences come online

Queensland's first digital driver's licences have been rolled out on the Fraser Coast and developers and cyber experts agree, the technology gives users more protection against identity theft.



  • Science and Technology
  • Government and Politics
  • Information and Communication
  • COVID-19

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Man jailed for life over 'depraved' torture of woman in Brisbane unit that lasted several weeks

Nicholas John Crilley is sentenced to life in prison for what prosecutors said was the "sadistic" torture of a woman that left her with broken facial bones and burns to almost half her body.





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'It's not an unknown issue': Remote farmer calls for Telstra to rectify SMS flaw

While Australians debate privacy issues around the new COVIDSafe app, those in rural areas are being forced to go to great lengths just to activate the app before even being able to use it.




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'Greed and arrogance': Former chief scientist jailed for misuse of $75k

Suzanne Miller earnt a high wage but in a "gross abuse of high office" she also illegally spent a further $75,000 in taxpayer funds on personal purchases, a Brisbane court hears.




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AMAQ tells doctors not to sign public-private agreement on elective surgeries

Australian Medical Association of Queensland warns its members against signing new contracts to perform elective surgeries under the public-private partnership model.




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Deadly paralysis and a lack of social distancing is killing rainbow lorikeets

Experts don't know what causes it or why, but a virus that spreads quickly in close contact is causing rainbow lorikeets to "drop out of the sky" across South-East Queensland.




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The Peregian firestorm took her home, now it's time for 90yo Pam to rebuild

The only person to lose a home when bushfires swept through a Sunshine Coast beachside suburb last year is finally seeing it rebuilt.



  • Fires
  • Disasters and Accidents

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Coronavirus restrictions ease in Queensland, so what can and can't you do?

Some of Queensland's coronavirus restrictions ease from this morning, allowing you to head outside your homes for "recreation" — but before you grab your blanket and some brie here's a list of what you can and can't do.




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Leukaemia diagnosis shocks student during coronavirus pandemic as private health fund considers covering treatment

Colombian student Angelo Romero, unable to fly home due to coronavirus, is receiving emergency treatment in a Brisbane hospital for a shock leukaemia diagnosis, concerned his private health policy won't cover it.




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Abortion providers charter 'very expensive' private planes to regional Queensland during coronavirus crisis

Abortion service providers are left with chartering private flights to regional Queensland, saying infrequent schedules and short-notice cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic make flying commercial untenable.




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Chilly start in Queensland as relaxed coronavirus restrictions kick in with cold snap

Some Queensland residents may find it too cold to enjoy the relaxed coronavirus restrictions that start today, as temperatures across in some areas in the state's south drop below zero.




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'Don't mess this up': Queenslanders enjoy the sunshine as coronavirus restrictions ease

Queenslanders hit the waterways and public spaces on the first day of relaxed restrictions, with residents able to picnic or visit national parks for the first time in weeks.




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Why do coronavirus sceptics continue to downplay the disease?

As the global death toll from coronavirus continues to climb, a sizeable minority remains intent on downplaying the seriousness of the threat — with potentially dangerous consequences.




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One new case of coronavirus in Queensland, but authorities unsure of source

There are now just 53 active cases of COVID-19 in the state, with the majority concentrated in the south-east.