Chloe Chomicki

The Queensland government has doubled its First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 but the incentive won't suit everyone. Here's what you you need to know.

The Queensland government will pay out $5,000 to $50,000 in compensation to patients, many children, after a sweeping review of the treatment of audiology patients at Townsville University Hospital saw two staff immediately stood down.

A sentencing judge says Christopher Michael Hughes, who hit the 22-year-old motorcyclist in his car while chasing a stolen vehicle in Townsville, is "no champion of the community".

A mother convicted of the manslaughter of her young two sons who drowned in 2019 has pleaded guilty to supplying another child with cannabis in the weeks after their deaths.

From a former party island with a makeshift golf course to quiet, private oases, there are currently five islands for sale, with asking prices starting at $1.75 million.

About 150 protesters gather in Townsville calling on the Queensland government to strengthen penalties for young offenders. 

Hours after police and SES volunteers launched a land and air search, a missing Townsville man has been found.

A 27-year-old motorbike rider has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly hit by a teenage driver in a stolen ute.

A commercial fisherman was put on notice before he continued netting in a conservation zone for six hours, a court has heard.

Hours-long delays for taxis and late buses are leaving Townsville residents without a car at a disadvantage. The problem is so bad that one workplace has resorted to driving staff to and from shifts.

Crown prosecutors have told a jury they intend to bring evidence that proves a Queensland mother failed to supervise her two children before they drowned.

In another life, Pelican Bob was a cabaret singer and signwriter. But it was making the move to a small coastal town in north Queensland that helped the 78-year-old find his joy.

A family fights for answers after their 75-year-old mother suffers distressing injuries as a patient at the Townsville University Hospital.

Rangers in North Queensland have fined a four-wheel drive owner and towing company after their "deep wheel ruts" scared protected wetlands.

North Queensland mothers will be forced to travel 100 kilometers to give birth as maternity services are suspended at another regional hospital.

Doctors in Townsville are prescribing art classes and other social activities to veterans returning to civilian life, and those taking it up say it's helping them find their way again.

A poaching hook attached to a wired rope was retrieved from inside the 2.6m saltwater crocodile, which was found in the Ross River near Townsville.

For the first time in four years, the Townsville Stadium will host a major music artist, with international superstar P!nk announcing a surprise March show at the venue.

A nurses' association says an ongoing failure to follow health procedures and policies at Townsville University Hospital has had disastrous consequences.

The soldiers suffered broken bones and other injuries when they were attacked while swimming in a Queensland waterway in 2021.

Bush access is being restricted in hotspots where volunteers are removing white goods, used nappies, and burnt-out cars illegally dumped in Queensland bushland. 

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service says it delivered "appropriate" care to army veteran Steven Angus, who was shot by police shortly after being released from hospital care.

A 39-year-old man died in hospital days after he was allegedly stabbed and fell from a two-storey balcony. 

Car theft is set to become a lot harder in northern Queensland from today with the launch of $500 vouchers for drivers wanting to install car engine immobilisers.

Police say the woman was dragged from her wheelchair by three dogs and bitten multiple times on her neck, face and arms, in the remote Indigenous community of Palm Island off the North Queensland coast.