The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide A$8 million ($5 million) to technology firm Licella for a study on a biorefinery in Queensland to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the Brisbane Airport.

The British company Oxitec, in partnership with Australia's CSIRO, has announced plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland.

Queensland, in northeastern Australia, experienced heavy flooding after storms dumped more than 1.5 metres (59 inches) of rain in parts of the state this month, engulfing homes, businesses and roads

The Queensland government has announced a new grants program aimed at helping homeowners in North and Far North Queensland strengthen their homes against future flood events.

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in the state in recent weeks, which experts have described as unprecedented. So what is melioidosis, and why are we seeing a spike in cases now?

On 28 January, the new conservative government in Queensland, Australia, which ousted Labor in October 2024, announced a ban on the public health system providing puberty blockers and gender-affirming care for young transgender people.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred could strike a large population centre, with forecasters predicting a hit anywhere from Brisbane in the southeast to Mackay in the north. Alfred was expected to be ­ elevated to a category-3 system by Wednesday night and is tracking south. On Wednesday it was well offshore, 1000km northeast of Townsville.

CCTV footage reveals the disturbing moment when a Queensland fish and chip shop is vandalised by a group of people, causing extensive damage and leaving the owners heartbroken. The entire break-in lasted just two minutes, but the damage is estimated at around $25,000.

The dad’s heartwarming first act after winning $15m in Oz Lotto has been revealed. A lucky Queenslander has woken up with a fatter wallet after scoring the jackpot $15m in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto. The Mackay father was the only holder of the division one ticket, which was drawn on Tuesday, taking home the entire $15m jackpot.

Queensland tourism industry leaders are asking for an open conversation about protecting people from shark attacks, but stopping short of calling for a cull.

The deaths of 12 people in north Queensland in a “record breaking” outbreak of a rare bacterial disease has medical authorities scrambling to contain the public health threat, linked to region-wide flooding.

When Natasha Burnet woke to the sound of loud voices coming from the garage of her Queensland home, she ran toward the sound - and found her son’s life in the balance. Burnet’s 19-year-old son Cayden had what appeared to be a shotgun pointed at him and as the desperate mum entered the garage of her Moreton Bay home last week,