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

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has responded to the findings of a corruption investigation into former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson.

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

The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission finds no evidence to back Troy Thompson's claims that he served in the SAS, had cancer and epilepsy, and two university degrees.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 30-year-old woman and 10-year-old girl after a crash in the remote community of Doomadgee.

Dozens of stores across every corner of the state have been closed for three months as officers exercise new powers passed in Queensland's parliament last week.

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

If the electorate were to vote strongly against the government, it would sting first-term leader David Crisafulli and be spun as a rejection of the LNP's agenda, writes Alex Brewster.

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 Townsville man says there were no warning signs before he was told he had terminal cancer.

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

A hard-fought by-election in a north Queensland cane-growing district is growing more heated by the day. 

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

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.

Boarders living thousands of kilometres from home, already vulnerable to isolation, are coming to terms with the government's under-16 social media ban. 

Sugar beet has not been grown in Australia for almost a century, but as the need for sustainable aviation fuels intensifies, the traditionally European crop could be making a paddock comeback. 

An audit of the Townsville City Council finds staff overrode the public tender process to appoint a preferred contractor.

Nick Dametto, a former Queensland MP, has won 61 per cent of the votes counted, succeeding in his campaign to become Townsville's next mayor. 

Eight candidates are vying for the top role, including the city's former mayor, Troy Thompson.

Police drop manslaughter charges against a Queensland couple after the death of their toddler from a rare disease.