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Queensland news headlines

This is a collection page for Queensland news. Check this page for breaking headlines from Brisbane plus surrounding locations such as Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. Drawing upon 9News team of highly experienced journalists and producers, get latest news faster than any other media organisation. Including comprehensive local QLD news coverage today; road accidents, weather forecast, crime, QLD police news, politics, shark attacks, sports news and airport updates.

Thousands without power, flights delayed as storms move through Queensland

Communities across Queensland's south-east and northern New South Wales have faced more wild weather, as powerful storms left homes without power and flights on the tarmac.

fires11:29pm Sep 28, 2023

Teenager dies after falling from construction site

Tyler Whitton, 17, suffered a serious head injury after falling from a construction site at Victoria Street in West End, Brisbane.

national8:29pm Sep 28, 2023

Giving a voice to victims of youth crime

We live in the greatest state of all. But, right now, far too many Queenslanders are also living in a state of fear.

crime11:27am Sep 28, 2023

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queensland10:07am Sep 28, 2023

Bushfires contained south of Brisbane after nervous night

Residents had been told to prepare to leave Flagstone yesterday afternoon.

bushfires6:19am Sep 28, 2023

Battery fire sparks warning for residents in regional Queensland

A fire has broken out in a recently completed large-scale battery in regional Queensland, sending hazardous smoke into the air.

fire9:44pm Sep 27, 2023

A Queensland mum has been left terrified, saying she felt safer when she lived in Iraq, after underage thieves allegedly kicked down her door and robbed her at knifepoint.

Mother allegedly stripped of her jewellery at knifepoint

Jafa said his mother was now wishing she could return to Iraq, saying she was not the victim of crime in years there, but had been after spending seven months in Australia.

youth gangs8:52pm Sep 27, 2023

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in Australia in 2022, data shows

This virus was the third leading cause of death in 2022 in a holistic overview, accounting for one in twenty deaths over the year.

COVID 1912:46pm Sep 27, 2023

Michael Zanco, 22, died in hospital in March 2020.

Three men jailed for life for 'horrendous' murder of Queensland man

Three men have been convicted of murdering Michael Zanco who died in hospital after being shot in the back of the head at a rural property in 2020.

national6:43pm Sep 26, 2023

A Gold Coast family has narrowly avoided a school holiday tragedy after a truck careered through a fence and decimated the front of their home.

Runaway truck ploughs into home on the Gold Coast

A Gold Coast family has narrowly avoided a school holiday tragedy after a runaway truck ploughed into their home.

Gold Coast6:16pm Sep 26, 2023

Three men accused of stabbing teenager with machete in Brisbane home

Three men are in police custody following an alleged stabbing in Brisbane.

crime6:57am Sep 26, 2023

Queenslanders to get the pill without visiting GP

Queenslanders will be able to get a prescription for a range of medicines from pharmacists under a trial that has been expanded to include the entire state.

national5:31pm Sep 25, 2023

In 2018, Matthew Leslie Armitage and his father were convicted of murder and torture and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Why Queensland killer argues 'no body, no parole' law should not apply to him

Matthew Leslie Armitage was convicted, along with his father Stephen John Armitage and a third man, William Francis Dean, of the torture and manslaughter of Gold Coast man Shaun Barker and interfering with his corpse.

courts4:27pm Sep 25, 2023

Man's 'cruel' killing of snake nets $718 fine

A member of the public sent the social media video to the state's Department of Environment and Science in June.

snakes10:40am Sep 25, 2023

Woman charged with attempted murder after man stabbed in Brisbane

The 32-year-old woman will face court today.

Stabbing6:46am Sep 25, 2023

Police officer allegedly rammed during Gold Coast traffic stop

Five people have been arrested after the driver allegedly accelerated into the cop.

Surfers Paradise7:21pm Sep 23, 2023

'Inadequacies in DV response' before mum disappeared

Police and a rehabilitation facility had opportunities to support a woman who feared for her safety at the hands of her bikie boyfriend but did not take action, a coroner has been told.

courts6:43pm Sep 22, 2023

Repatriation of ancestral remains a 'difficult process', museum CEO says

The chief executive of the Queensland Museum says extra staff and funding will help ramp up repatriation efforts to return hundreds of ancestral remains back to country.

Australia6:37pm Sep 22, 2023

A man is on the run after a crash trapped a woman in her car in Kippa-Ring, Moreton Bay.

Man charged after woman killed in collision with allegedly stolen ute

Police said the alleged ute driver had been found 4km from the scene in a drain.

crashes6:30pm Sep 22, 2023

Many Queensland residents opted to head outdoors, with families flocking to the beach at Southbank to cool off, as the mercury rose to the mid 30s across the state's south-east.

Queenslanders swelter through record September temperatures

Queensland has experienced an early taste of summer, with temperatures soaring across the state and breaking heat records.

bushfires8:46pm Sep 21, 2023

9News can reveal the Queensland Museum holds the remains of almost 900 people.

Dark secret hidden for a century at Queensland Museum

A historian who has spent years sifting through the grim collection says what it exposes is "really distressing".

Australia7:00pm Sep 21, 2023

Mother's worst nightmare as car stolen with baby inside

Investigators believe the thieves followed the woman when she pulled up at her Gold Coast home.

crime12:12am Sep 21, 2023

Russell Brand dumped as headline act from Australian wellness festival

The comedian was signed up for three dates next year but those plans are now off in the wake of sexual assault allegations.

sexual assault4:40pm Sep 20, 2023

'Thousands of pages' of phone data sought in high-profile man's rape case

The man, who remains on bail and cannot be named under Queensland law, faces two counts of raping a woman in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021.

courts2:37pm Sep 20, 2023

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

Prosecutors are expected to drop charges against Jayden Daniel Moorea who is accused of the murder of his cheerleader girlfriend.

courts12:24pm Sep 20, 2023

About 120 Qantas customers were stranded inside the plane, with no food or water.

Qantas mishap leaves customers stranded on tarmac for five hours

About 120 customers were reportedly stranded inside the plane, with no food or water handed around during the ordeal.

national6:53pm Sep 19, 2023

A large bushfire burning in Beerwah on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been brought under control.

Dozens of fires burning across Queensland as state braces for more danger

Conditions are forecast to worsen again by Thursday and there is a possibility of a high or extreme fire danger rating being announced.

bushfires5:28pm Sep 19, 2023

Man jailed over Christmas Day stabbing of girlfriend's dad

Garth Michael Reid was welcomed into his girlfriend's Christmas Day festivities but when her family tried to stop him from driving drunk he stabbed her father.

courts5:06pm Sep 19, 2023

Queensland Police uncovered six greenhouses containing 2284 cannabis plants and more than 6.9 kilos of dried cannabis at a rural property in Gunalda north of Gympie.

Operation Vitreus: 990 arrests made, $475m in drugs seized during crime crackdown

Almost 1000 people have been arrested and drugs worth an estimated $475 million have been seized as a part of an nationwide crackdown on organised crime and illicit drugs.

crime2:21pm Sep 19, 2023

Flatpack homes could help ease housing crisis

A Queensland company that makes flatpack homes say they could help ease the housing crisis.

queensland9:50pm Sep 18, 2023

Fire warnings escalate as heatwave hits NSW, Queensland

A total fire ban has been established over the next two years as the mercury continues rising

Weather4:55pm Sep 18, 2023

Convicted Gold Coast cop killer dies 12 years into life sentence

Detective Senior Constable Damian Leeding was shot in the head while trying to stop an armed hold up at the Pacific Pines Tavern on the Gold Coast in 2011.

jail4:06pm Sep 18, 2023

Drones will be deployed in the coming weeks to monitor koala and wildlife activity.

This might look like a UFO but it definitely isn't, Queensland government says

Spotters of flying saucers in south-east Queensland have been warned not to get too excited if they see a strange object in the night sky.

Brisbane3:34pm Sep 18, 2023

top 12 most mispronounced places in Australia

The most mispronounced places in Australia revealed

Australia is full of wonderful places and some have names that are easier to pronounce than others. It turns out many of us are turning to Google to find out the proper pronunciation.

national3:08pm Sep 18, 2023

Shiva the surfing snake along with her owner Higor Fiuza at a Gold Coast beach.

Gold Coast man fined after taking his pet snake for a surf

A Gold Coast man who was filmed surfing with his pet python has been hit with a large fine for taking the reptile out in public.

Gold Coast12:05pm Sep 18, 2023

Man killed after horror crash south-west of Brisbane

The 25-year-old died after succumbing to life-threatening injuries following a three-vehicle traffic crash,

crashes6:20am Sep 18, 2023

Two men were injured in stabbing in a Brisbane street last night.

Two men in hospital, another on the run after Brisbane stabbing

A man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in the stomach and neck on a busy street.

Brisbane8:55pm Sep 17, 2023

Firefighters in Queensland are tackling two separate fast-moving bushfires burning on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland Fire and Emergency Service (QFES) issued an emergency warning for people in the Beerwah area after a fire broken containment lines in Glass House Mountains National Park.

Residents given all-clear after bushfires spark evacuations

Residents in two Queensland towns have been allowed to return home after separate fires sparked evacuation warnings.

bushfires6:54pm Sep 17, 2023

'Severe heatwave' to bear down on NSW as NT fire risk remains high

Temperatures in the NT and NSW are set to remain in the low 30s for several days.

Heatwave1:50pm Sep 17, 2023

Investigators race to find source of listeria outbreaks in three states

Nine cases of the potentially deadly bacteria have been diagnosed, including five at three Queensland hospitals.

health10:30am Sep 17, 2023

Nurse killed in head-on collision involving allegedly stolen car

The car was reportedly stolen from a home in Landsborough during an alleged armed robbery at 2am.

national7:04pm Sep 15, 2023

Recycled water could be key to resolving shortage fears

The South East Queensland Water Grid is currently sitting at 70.9 per cent, with incoming warm weather expected to dry the dams further.

Brisbane6:54pm Sep 15, 2023

Would you be happy to drink purified sewage water?

We want to know what you think about the big issues.

queensland11:33am Sep 15, 2023

Two charged after man allegedly set on fire outside Queensland pub

Two women are due to face court on Friday but police are still hunting a third alleged offender.

crime6:12am Sep 15, 2023

Man 'doused in petrol, set on fire' after car stolen

Emergency services were called to a street in Toowoomba shortly before 10pm.

crime10:00pm Sep 14, 2023

Queensland tradies help police track down armed trio

Two tradies who stepped in to stop a trio of teenagers allegedly trying to rob a home have been praised for their bravery.

Brisbane8:44pm Sep 14, 2023

Drugs, more than $1m of stolen goods seized from Brisbane venue

Drugs and more than $1 million worth of stolen goods have been seized from a Brisbane restaurant after police identified a large and "sophisticated" drug-trafficking ring.

drugs6:11pm Sep 14, 2023

Convicted wife killer claims DNA tests 'inconsistent', in appeal

A man who was jailed for murdering his wife with a hammer claims inconsistencies between new and old DNA tests on the weapon should overturn his conviction.

courts3:47pm Sep 14, 2023