A foster brother of slain Queensland school girl Tiahleigh Palmer is jailed for three months, after admitting he lied about the 12-year-old’s disappearance because of a secret family pact.
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Milk to be shipped 2,000km after farmers lose local hospital contract
Milk will be transported from Brisbane to far north Queensland hospitals after Queensland Health ends a supply contract with a local milk processor.
Anger in outback town after former cop charged with fraud and stealing
Former Queensland police officer Daniel Allan Baker faces a Brisbane court charged with fraud, stealing and misconduct relating to his time as a sergeant in Camooweal, after being extradited from the Northern Territory.
Free charging plan to boost Queensland electric car numbers
Eighteen fast-charging stations will be installed around Queensland to create a “super highway” to allow electric vehicles to travel from the Gold Coast to Cairns.
Stephen Moore to call time on Wallabies career at end of season
Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore announces he will stand down from the captaincy immediately but will retire from international rugby at the end of the season.
Pest wasp on Australian islands could threaten agriculture
There are concerns that if the exotic pest Macao paper wasp is not eradicated from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, it may change the way of life for locals and threaten agriculture on the Australian mainland.
Study reveals estuarine reserves 'fail' to protect popular fish species
Research shows fish species people like to eat are more abundant outside protected no-take zones in the Moreton Bay Marine Park.
Pesky possum causes trains delays across Brisbane network
A possum caught on overhead wire at Brisbane’s Roma Street train station is responsible for causing delays across the entire train network in the south-east this morning.
Imaginary suburb on 'flawed' funding assessment of Cross River Rail plan
Infrastructure Australia pans Queensland’s Cross River Rail plan, saying the costs of the project are likely to exceed the benefit. However, the State Government has hit back saying the organisation’s assessment is full of errors.
States support funding boost for fire ant eradication plan
Agriculture ministers welcome a further 10-year commitment by all governments to eradicate red imported fire ants in south-east Queensland.