
Scott Morrison rejects quarantine facility plan at Toowoomba, suggests site at Pinkenba
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ended the stalemate with Queensland over plans for a quarantine hub near Toowoomba, killing off the proposal...

Indigenous rangers to be the eyes and ears for Great Barrier Reef
Protection of the Great Barrier Reef is set to be boosted with the help of 40 new Indigenous rangers. The rangers are...

Palm Island riots: Queensland government to pay $30m in class action case
The Queensland government has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class action in the Federal Court over the 2004 Palm...

Chief of Army bans soldiers from wearing ‘arrogant’ death symbols
Australia’s Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, has issued a directive that prohibits the wearing of ‘death’ symbols. Lieutenant General Campbell...

Clive Palmer to bring back Palmer United Party for next federal election
Businessman Clive Palmer has announced he wants to return to federal politics, with plans to run candidates in every seat at the...

Cyclone Debbie leaves Whitsundays reefs in ruins
Several reefs around Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands have been destroyed or very badly damaged by Cyclone Debbie, a survey has revealed. Authorities are...

University staffer promoted after rape guilty plea
A north Queensland university is investigating how a staff member not only held onto his job after raping a student, but was...

Parts of Great Barrier Reef increasing in coral: survey
A survey off Townsville finds an increase in coral despite recent bleaching.
