Queensland

Two Queensland rugby union teams will be pitted against the rest of the country when they head to one of Australia's biggest Indigenous sevens tournaments.

A Brisbane woman is searching for women who own classic cars in the hopes of documenting the love affair that exists between them.

Labor's Environment Minister Steven Miles plans to relocate to the electorate of Murrumba to contest the next election because of boundary changes that will see his current seat of Mt Coot-tha merge with the LNP-held seat of Indooroopilly.

Former Bandido bikie Lionel Patea pleads guilty to murder after running his ex-partner's car off the road and bashing her with a metal plate while she was trapped in the wreckage.

A youth worker and a personal trainer who both experienced depression and anxiety team up to teach others how exercise can help manage the conditions.

A Mackay artist is taking inspiration from Fijian culture to create a contemporary art exhibition in north Queensland.

The sugar lobby group Canegrowers says a joint announcement by Australia and Indonesia to reduce import tariffs will improve competitiveness.

Despite being warned of "potential conflicts of interest", the Queensland Government appointed an Adani company director to chair the authority overseeing the Abbot Point coal port.

Support for One Nation and the Liberal National Party is neck and neck in the Queensland seat of Dawson, which is currently held by fractious LNP MP George Christensen — who has repeatedly threatened to leave the party if it does not return to its conservative roots.

Malcolm Turnbull's party woes go well beyond Tony Abbott's unholy war — in a fight for their lives against One Nation, some Government MPs might decide they can't battle an anti-establishment insurgency if they are the establishment.

A Gold Coast high-rise endurance run attracts more than 800 people to take the stairs up 77 storeys to the top of the Q1 building, in a bid to raise money for Surf Lifesaving Queensland.

The Queensland Government is hoping financial incentives will help to bring working families into the foster care system as it seeks to find more homes for the rising number of children in urgent need of placement.

Collingwood, the Giants and the NSW Swifts record Super Netball wins in round two at the expense of the Firebirds, Fever and Thunderbirds.

Brisbane Roar miss a chance to move ahead in the battle for third spot, losing 2-1 to Wellington Phoenix at Lang Park.

A parked taxi erupts in a ball of flames in the Brisbane suburb of Taringa and a neighbour catches the drama on video, as the intense blaze sets a second car on fire.

The fire gutted the taxi and set a second car on fire.

Holding their breath underwater is still proving a challenge, but two Gold Coast boys are bucking the stereotype by joining a junior synchronised swimming squad.

Police accuse a Brisbane man of deliberately grabbing the steering wheel of his ex-girlfriend's car, causing it to crash head-on into a ute and leaving her seriously injured.

A young woman and man are killed when their car crashes head-on into a power pole at high speed north of Brisbane this morning.

The Queensland Reds snatch a come-from-behind 28-26 win over the Sharks in their Super Rugby season opener.

The latest reshuffle of Queensland's electorates honours seven distinguished women from all over the state.

The only Australian to secure a scholarship to attend the world's largest gaming conference is challenging the belief that online games are frivolous and anti-social.

It would be unreasonable to expect former Queensland Nickel director Clive Mensink to fly in an economy-sized seat to Australia to face a public examination into the refinery's collapse, a Brisbane court hears.

The NBL bans Taipans forward Tony Mitchell for an entire season for hitting a referee with a ball after a semi-final loss.

The founder of a south-east Queensland horse rescue charity, Amanda Vella, is charged with stealing and fraud over the alleged misuse of donations.