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Latest news: Queensland

Woman jailed for 'web of lies' over flatmate's killing

Woman jailed for 'web of lies' over flatmate's killing

A court has heard a woman told her flatmate's daughter that her mother had gone overseas while knowing she had been killed and her body hidden in bushland.

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears

Fire crews remain on high alert as unseasonably hot spring weather sends temperatures soaring to almost 40C in parts of Queensland.

Armstrong's NBL move helps Taipan reach Giddey heights

Armstrong's NBL move helps Taipan reach Giddey heights

Armstrong's NBL move helps Taipan reach Giddey heights

Armstrong's NBL move helps Taipan reach Giddey heights

A longtime teammate of Josh Giddey, Taran Armstrong has cut short his college career and returned to the NBL in an effort to join his friend in the NBA.

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Warriors must build on Knights thrashing: Webster

Warriors must build on Knights thrashing: Webster

Warriors coach Andrew Webster knows replicating last week's winning performance against Newcastle may not be enough to seal a place in the NRL grand final.

Zorko narrows focus as milestone grand final beckons

Zorko narrows focus as milestone grand final beckons

Dayne Zorko wants to play on next season but would love to notch his 250th AFL game in the grand final, confident his Lions have learnt from previous campaigns.

Iceman cometh: how Broncos' Carrigan battled ACL tear

Iceman cometh: how Broncos' Carrigan battled ACL tear

An ice machine and a steely mindset helped Brisbane's Patrick Carrigan battle back from an ACL injury to establish himself as one of the NRL's best forwards.

Australia signs global treaty to protect the high seas

Australia signs global treaty to protect the high seas

Conservationists are praising Australia's leadership after it signed a new pact to protect the parts of the global ocean that don't belong to any country.

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Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt

A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

Prosecutors have told jurors three men should be found guilty of murdering 22-year-old Michael Zanco who was shot in the head at a rural property.

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Human rights advocates demand end to strip searches

Queensland's human rights watchdog is calling for an end to routine strip-searching of women in prisons, saying they're dehumanising and don't improve safety.

Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Blitz squashes crazy ants at Qld sites but war rolls on

Yellow crazy ants have been eradicated from two large sites south of Cairns after years of intense effort, but many more battlegrounds remain.

Kelly brings 'edge' but no bitterness in NBL return

Kelly brings 'edge' but no bitterness in NBL return

Kelly brings 'edge' but no bitterness in NBL return

Kelly brings 'edge' but no bitterness in NBL return

Coach Mike Kelly says he holds no grudge with his former club Cairns as he plots to rise from the ashes on his NBL return with South East Melbourne Phoenix.

Guru, linchpin and ratbag: Reynolds loving Broncos role

Guru, linchpin and ratbag: Reynolds loving Broncos role

Guru, linchpin and ratbag: Reynolds loving Broncos role

Guru, linchpin and ratbag: Reynolds loving Broncos role

Brisbane's Adam Reynolds has found the perfect combination of on-field guide and off-field mentor and larrikin ahead of the preliminary final with the Warriors.

'Thousands of pages' of phone data sought in rape case

'Thousands of pages' of phone data sought in rape case

'Thousands of pages' of phone data sought in rape case

'Thousands of pages' of phone data sought in rape case

Prosecutors in the case of a high-profile man accused of rape have reviewed thousands of pages of data from the alleged victim's phone.

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'Gold for Gold': The slogan pushing Titans' title dream

Gold Coast's NRLW side has the chance to become the first team based on the Glitter Strip to hoist rugby league's top prize aloft.

Charges dropped against Qld balcony death accused

Breena Robinson's boyfriend no longer faces a murder charge over her death plunging off an 11th-floor balcony more than a decade ago.

Brown changes tune on Lions, but wary of Voss' Blues

Critical of the Lions' tall forwards earlier this season, club great Jonathan Brown has changed his tune ahead of a preliminary final date with an old friend.

Tim Cahill's son Shae signs for Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar have signed Shae Cahill, the son of Socceroos legend Tim Cahill, ahead of the upcoming A-League Men season.

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Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early

With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.

'From mud to concrete' farmers feeling the El Nino heat

With drier and hotter weather patterns confirmed some Aussie farmers are already in drought.

Ikin 'more confident' Slater will stay Maroons coach

QRL boss Ben Ikin warned the NRL not to mess with the State of Origin schedule and says negotiations with Maroons coach Billy Slater are at their "pointy end".

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

Prosecutors have decided there are no reasonable prospects of securing a murder conviction against a man whose girlfriend died when she plunged off a balcony.

Wildcats stand down Corey Webster after offensive post

Perth's Corey Webster has been stood down from the Wildcats' pre-season NBL game against Adelaide in the wake of a widely criticised social media post.

Payne management has key Lion in race for prelim

Brisbane Lions defender Jack Payne remains in doubt for the AFL preliminary final, ankle trouble restricting him to light duties at open training.

Tow truck driver jailed over 'predatory' sex assaults

A tow truck driver sexually assaulted a woman in her home while on bail for the same offence against a teenager in almost identical circumstances.

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