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Queensland to legalise Uber in September
Government announcement on new regulations imminent.
Government announcement on new regulations imminent.
One of Brisbane's major tunnels is closed due to a safety incident.
Crime spree stretched more than 35 kilometres south of Brisbane.
Two men told to stop trying to climb hazardous mountain south of Brisbane.
Anyone planning on catching an international flight on Friday is urged to arrive at the airport early.
Police are appealing to the public for help to find a man involved in a savage attack in Helensvale on Wednesday night.
It was a year in the making, but the Palaszczuk Government's response to the introduction of ride sharing to the taxi market has not managed to please everyone.
It will cost $8.2 billion over the next 10 years to repair the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland's Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles told a reef conference in Townsville on Thursday night.
From September 5, Uber and other ride-sharing services will be legal in Queensland, as they already are in the ACT and NSW. How do the proposed reforms stack up?
A superhighway for electric cars begins in Queensland next week with the unveiling of a superfast electric car charger in Noosa.
A motorcyclist has been killed after a collision with another vehicle in Brendale.
A teenager accused of leaving Caboolture toddler Mason Lee to die is worried about being assaulted behind bars.
A dead humpback whale has washed into the Port of Brisbane.
​A Brisbane chef was bludgeoned to death so severely parts of his skull shattered into fragments and his brain tissue was torn, a jury has heard.
Unions say council risks its reputation as a service provider and a safe working environment.
​A Brisbane model remains determined to compete in the upcoming Miss Universe Australia despite being brutally bashed by a group of four women in a Fortitude Valley nightclub bathroom.
Brisbane council defends free sunscreen for cyclists, after spending years ridiculing an old Labor Party policy of introducing free sunscreen to parks.
Uber will be legal in Queensland from early September, with the taxi industry to be compensated with a $100m "transition package".
Traffic banks up in South Bank after gas leak.
Police searching for a missing diver off Moreton Island have found a body.
Emmy-award winning Brisbane TV makers Hoodlum, have again thrown their support behind the local industry and will make their next project here.
Man allegedly forced his way into Gold Coast home.
Jenna Driscoll also entered guilty pleas to drug-related matters.
Three more Queensland miners diagnosed with disease, CFMEU says.
Moreton Bay Rail Link work to cause disruptions.
Bid for Prince Harry's Invictus Games is heating up.
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Far North Queensland.
Government announcement on new regulations imminent.
Showbags sold out, man's bravery pays off and cowboys taken for a ride.
Air and water search underway near Moreton Island.
19-year-old woman woken by two male intruders in Toowoomba.
Uber welcomes plans to legalise the ride sharing service but the taxi industry says $100 million in compensation is "chicken feed". 7 News Queensland
RAW VISION: Two bushwalkers are winched off Mount Barney near the New South Wales-Queensland border, their second rescue in two months.
Police hunt a man who allegedly stole a bread truck before breaking into a family home at Boronia Heights and stealing their car. Vision: Today Show, Channel Nine
One third of Queensland's coal mines are running at a loss and in urgent need of state government assistance, according to the Queensland Resources Council.
Researchers are using drones to capture mucous from the blowholes of humpback whales off the Gold Coast to study their breeding habits.
Texas cowboy and rope trickster Anthony Lucia wrangles a runaway bull on the Ekka main arena. 7 News Queensland
Ride sharing apps will be legal in Queensland from September, with a $100 million assistance package announced for taxi drivers. Nine News
Police hold "grave concern" for a 44-year-old man who failed to resurface from a chartered dive experience off Moreton Island on Wednesday afternoon. Nine News
A man is charged with attempted murder and another man is on the run following an alleged stabbing attack on two men inside a Helensvale home on Wednesday night. Nine News
We try out three stomach churning rides at the Ekka's sideshow alley.
Andrew Burke is found guilty of murdering Joan Ryther at Logan in 2013, leaving her husband with "no reason to live". Nine News
A Brisbane doctor who sexually assaulted 17 women is allowed back to work, leaving his victims wondering "how to survive this". A Current Affair
A pedestrian dies in the Lockyer Valley while there are major accidents on the Cunningham Highway and in Fortitude Valley. Vision: Today Show, Channel Nine
Tiger sharks would rather score a "free feed" by scavenging for dead turtles on the Great Barrier Reef than go hunting.
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