Ever since taking office, the Palaszczuk government has been walking a tightrope with respect to the Adani Group’s proposed Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times – Queensland
McCulkin disappearance: O'Dempsey not testifying in his defence
Vincent O’Dempsey has chosen not to give evidence in his trial for the alleged Brisbane cold case murders of Barbara McCulkin and her two daughters.
'I regret chasing them': Student bashed as luxury car stolen
A university student who was assaulted and had his luxury car stolen after he chased two men who crashed into it has issued a warning to other motorists, saying he regrets his decision.
New negligence law follows Queensland tragedies
The Queensland government will create a new offence criminalising negligence causing death in the workplace in the wake of last year’s Dreamworld and Eagle Farm tragedies.
Two men arrested over chase and carjacking in Brisbane
Police are reporting two men have been taken into custody over the chase and carjacking of a South Korean man in Brisbane on Thursday night.
Police cleared over killer chef's death
The inquest into a Brisbane chef who took his own life after killing and cooking his transgender partner has found nothing that authorities should have done to prevent the deaths.
Labor could win election if we voted today: poll
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk would win the next state election by a very narrow margin if it was held today, new polling has revealed.
Rainfall breaks records in Whitsundays as wet weather moves offshore
More than 100mm of rain has bucketed down in parts of coastal Queensland, breaking records across the Whitsunday region for May.
The songs that best represent Brisbane
Three stalwarts of the local music scene tells us what makes the “Brisbane” sound, and which bands capture it best.
Twenty-four students taken to hospital after breathing chemicals
Two dozen teenagers have been taken to hospital for assessment after inhaling chemicals at the Darling Downs.