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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.

A volunteer on a sleepbus dedicated to vulnerable Sunshine Coast women and children says a night of rest can help people make better decisions.

A report into practices at Queensland's forensics lab finds a controversial DNA method was fundamentally flawed and may have resulted in offenders escaping conviction over a period of nine years.

In 2023, about 90 per cent of Australians can access fluoridated water — but only 72 per cent of Queenslanders do.

38-year-old Joshua Clarke's love of Elvis inspired him to pursue his passion for music in an unexpected place.

A choir for people living with disability or mental illness has changed the life of Elvis mega fan Joshua Clarke. 

Whatever your seafood preference, new commercial fishing regulations proposed for Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria mean your options could be limited this year.

Nine Queensland infrastructure projects have been cancelled after a budget blowout on Commonwealth spending. One resident whose property was resumed says he may have lost his beloved home for nothing.

A tribunal has set aside a decision by Queensland's health ombudsman to place strict conditions on the practice of a former director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Mackay Base Hospital.

Alwyn and Jenny Rogash are being remembered as "active, enthusiastic aviators" after a plane crash last month.

While "some heat" could leave the market after the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates this week, for now, house prices have surpassed even the post-COVID records of early 2022.

Twelve-year-old mini-bull rider Ronan Miosge is one tough hombre. He has been bucked off mini bulls since he was eight and keeps coming back for more.

Police believe several recent bushfires that threatened homes and residents in Queensland were started on purpose. Motivations for arson can vary but will be key to investigations.

Eighty picturesque properties in north Queensland could be resumed for the world's largest pumped hydro scheme. More than a year after they learnt of the project, residents' futures remain in limbo.

Two Rural Fire Service depots have been ransacked with thieves taking "whatever they could get their hands on", including a fire truck.

Some parts of Queensland have run out of water, and landholders are paying a heavy price as paddocks become parched.

The United States department of defense accelerates the delivery of 37 Black Hawk helicopters to Australia,  but there's no guarantee the fleet will be operational before the end of next year.

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.

A commission has heard bloodstains from Shandee Blackburn's murder case gave "really low" DNA results when tested, but nothing was ever done about it. 

Authorities give out more than $332 million in fines to speeding drivers in 2022-23 — up 35.7 per cent from the year before — amid heftier penalties.

A man and a woman in their 70s were on board the aircraft when it went down in mountainous terrain in the Pioneer Valley west of Mackay.

A young kangaroo named Cottontail is given a new lease on life, after part of its tail was amputated when its mother was struck by a car in Queensland.

After an incident with a car, young kangaroo Cottontail has been fitted with a prosthetic tail to help in her recovery.

The Bureau of Meteorology says there's a 75 per cent chance of cyclone development off the coast of North Queensland on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

BHP has made another move away from coal mining, selling its Blackwater and Daunia mines. The new owner, an Australian company, will take over operations from June next year.