
Gina Rinehart-backed gas project expansion sparks koala death fears
Koalas are facing “death by a thousand cuts” after more than 150 gas wells backed by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart gained approval,...

Court strips resort owner of Qld island
Resort operators have been put on notice after a Hong Kong businessman was stripped of a Queensland island tourism lease for failing...

Doctors urge early checks with endometrial cancer on rise
Doctors at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane, where about 200 women are treated for endometrial cancer each year, say they’re alarmed at...

Two charged with murder over ‘callous, brutal’ attack
Two people have been charged with murder after a man’s body was found at an abandoned quarry in southeast Queensland. The two...

Community remembers the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on
Every June hundreds of people gather in northern New South Wales to remember the massacre of Aboriginal people at the hands of...

Dutton’s opposition to climate target labelled ‘disaster’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government will dump Australia’s legally binding climate target to cut emissions by 43 per cent...

‘Murderer’ comment was a joke, former cop tells NT inquest
The Northern Territory police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager during an attempted arrest says he made a comment about murderers...

ADF ‘ready to fly’ as death toll rises in New Caledonia
As Australians stranded in New Caledonia amid unrest beg for help to come home, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says the defence...

Huge croc removed from north Queensland marina
A crocodile that lunged at a resident of a house boat has been captured at a north Queensland marina. The reptile, measuring...

Funding boost for warning systems in flood-hit regions
Flood-prone areas across Queensland will receive $7 million for early warning infrastructure. The federal government has announced 170 projects, including new river...