Alex Brewster

New modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalisations are likely to peak in late August at around 1,660 cases as the state records another 21 deaths today.

Areas in southern and central Queensland will bear the brunt of the wet weather while coastal regions will be at risk of damaging surf conditions with massive swells expected.

The man accused of the stabbing murder of Lauie Tagaloa near Fortitude Valley train station on Monday morning is identified as 20-year-old student Seyram Kwami Djentuh.

Karen Williams was allegedly more than three times over the legal limit when she crashed the car last month. She says she will seek a period of unpaid leave before her case heads to court on August 1. 

Apprentice jockey Leah Kilner, 24, was riding Stella's Turn in race three when the horse fell in the home straight, dislodging the jockey from her mount.

Sexual consent laws could be strengthened in Queensland and an education campaign launched to dispel rape myths, following recommendations from Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce.

Mayor Teresa Harding says she is shocked and disgusted by her fellow councillors' decision and confirms the council will have to spend money to put convicted sex offender Paul Pisasale's name on the bridge again.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her government will release cabinet papers after 30 days instead of 30 years as she addresses her government's response to the Coaldrake report into accountability in the public service.

Abnormal winter rain is forecast to hit large parts of Queensland from today, with a separate cloud band forming early next week, potentially compounding the wet weather.

A damning report into the effectiveness of Queensland's building and construction watchdog recommends sweeping reforms to overhaul the troubled regulator after finding its organisational structure and processes were not fit-for-purpose.

Despite health authorities confirming the state is experiencing a third wave of new cases of the virus, many of the state's last COVID-19 restrictions have eased.

Queensland invested in large-scale batteries in its budget, but there is nothing there for would-be home solar battery users. The Energy Minister says there is not a need, but experts say help with upfront costs could be a "good thing".

A petition against the sentence of the man jailed for killing Katherine Leadbetter and her partner Matthew Field when he struck them with a stolen car last year garnered tens of thousands of signatures.

Police release security camera footage of a drive-by shooting at the family home of champion heavyweight boxer Justis Huni on Thursday morning.

Prices are following a global trend, with high oil prices driven by the war in Ukraine and China easing its COVID-19 restrictions and increasing its demand for oil.

Rising electricity bills have some people warming to the idea of solar power. So how much does it cost to switch to solar and how long will it take to pay off? We asked the experts.

The BOM says more rain events this winter could break records, and climate change is only making things worse. 

An incoming trough system appears set to bring increasing rainfall over parts of south-east Queensland, while a risk of flash flooding remains across coastal regions over coming days.

Exclusion zones were set up in two suburbs after a man allegedly threatened to kill his housemates and explosive materials were discovered. 

The grants package has been touted as the largest of it's kind and is aimed at preparing Queensland for future flood events.

Victims of the devastating February floods in south-east Queensland say the latest severe rain event has triggered trauma, as a joint federal and state government flood package becomes available to flooded homeowners.

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia walk off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work after the Fair Work Commission put off their strike until the day after the federal election.

Twenty-two-year-old Vaea Taavale is described as an "all round great human" after being killed in a three-car crash west of Brisbane yesterday. 

Queensland's specialist COVID-19 contact tracing team will stand down today after 15 months on the job, tracing more than 15,000 contacts and following up on more than 10,000 cases.

Rules for COVID-19 close contacts in Queensland have been eased but a social services group says the new requirements could put further pressure on families already struggling with the rising cost of living.