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The jury in the former Innisfail nurse's murder trial has heard more than three weeks of evidence.

After a soaking November, this week could deliver a very brief reprieve from the storms and scorching heat.

The QLD Premier has declared an LNP win in the Hinchinbrook by-election, in what was once a Katter's Australian Party strong-hold.

Citizen science and AI have never been more important to the environment after White House cuts to USAID are felt beneath the waves, a new report says.

The former nurse accused of the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley was 3.7 billion times more likely than not to have contributed to a DNA sample found on a stick where she was buried, his trial has heard.

Wild-caught Aussie prawn fishers are reporting a tough catch season. Here's what you need to know.

The jury has been played a a covert recording of a conversation Rajwinder Singh had with an undercover officer in a police station cell in 2023.

Kloe Weedon's son Zeke William Hondow, a schoolboy with a sharp wit and even sharper haircuts, was farewelled at a funeral last week.

The Supreme Court in Cairns has heard that Rajwinder Singh, who is accused of the 24-year-old's 2018 murder, first came to the attention of police because of his blue car, which they later searched.

The Sunshine Coast Council has caved to public pressure and will resurrect its Mooloolaba midnight fireworks display, bringing the region into line with other Queensland towns.

A court has heard police asked locals to hand over knives for forensic examination as part of the investigation into the alleged murder of Toyah Cordingley in Far North Queensland.

Parents and guardians have been asked to "make alternative plans" for their children as Queensland teachers walk off the job after rejecting pay offer.

The sister of the man accused of murdering Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley has told a court she has spoken to her brother "two or three times a week" since his extradition from India.

Parts of Queensland will reach 45 degrees Celsius today, while the state's south east braces for severe storms. 

Large parts of Queensland are expected to swelter under extreme and severe heatwave conditions, with temperatures soaring across much of the state.

The Bureau of Meteorology says storm activity, expected mainly about the southern border area, is not forecast to be as intense as in previous weeks.

The company was sentenced to pay the fine, with the chief executive also given a $60,000 penalty as well as payment of court costs for the environmental breach. 

Mr Singh told his wife he was "going somewhere" when he left home for the last time on the day Ms Cordingley's body was found, a court has heard.

Detective Sergeant Matt Mattock gives evidence about cars of interest in the investigation into the Far North Queensland woman's murder.

Rajwinder Singh, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley, is on trial in the Supreme Court in Cairns.