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Queensland Health has fixed a technical crash with its electronic medical record system that had prevented health staff at dozens of hospitals and facilities from logging in.

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 ants have formed a stronghold in Queensland’s north, where they risk causing environmental and economic devastation. Authorities in Townsville have launched their biggest blitz on the invasive species, tackling the insects from the ground and air.

Yellow crazy ants are one of the world's worst invasive species, and authorities are fighting on the ground and in the air to stop them spreading in north Queensland where they're at risk of devastating communities and ecosystems.

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

Former Australian Diamonds netballer Sharon Finnan-White runs the First Nations Academy of Excellence netball pathway program — creating more opportunities for Indigenous girls and women to make it to the top.

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.

Robyn Neade's been forced to move hundreds of kilometres to access life-saving dialysis treatment, despite it being available in her hometown.

Robyn's greatest fear is dying alone from kidney disease, just like her family members did.

An elderly woman is found by police on the side of the road after two women she helped with a drink of water and a lift on a hot day stole her car in Townsville.

Indian buffalo meat is surging into Australian market strongholds such as Indonesia, creating enormous competition for the live cattle trade.  

Police are seeking dashcam footage and CCTV as they investigate a crash involving a car and a motorised wheelchair that killed an 85-year-old man in the Townsville suburb of Aitkenvale.

A herd of goats has "annihilated" weeds posing a fire risk in inaccessible terrain in a third of the time they were given to get the job done. Now the landowners have bigger ideas.

A North Queensland mum says the family's much-loved border collie pup is being spoilt but recovering well after being swept up in an alleged violent robbery.

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.

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.

Phoenix, the merle border collie who was inside a ute when his owners were allegedly attacked and the vehicle stolen, has been found safe and sound.

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.

One of the world's biggest mining companies is pulling out of Australian copper despite growing demand for the renewable energy metal. What does that mean for Australia's role plugging the critical minerals gap?

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".

Police say two people have been assaulted before having their ute — with a beloved family dog inside — stolen in a seemingly unprovoked attack in north-east Queensland. 

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.

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.