The death of an 11-year-old Queensland boy from a snakebite may have been prevented had he received early medical attention, according to the findings of an inquest.

A 45-year-old house restumper has been charged with murder and interfering with a corpse two weeks after the disappearance of Paul Woods.

A jury finds Callum Anthony Padaric Cook guilty of the manslaughter of Russell Klein, who died after he was struck by Cook's car outside his home on Christmas Day in 2022. 

Peter Hardwick is sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12.

Locals flock to waterholes and outback pubs to escape the heat, as temperatures soar to the mid-40s.

A Lockyer Valley man has accidentally found a toxic weed not seen in the region for more than half a century.

South-west Queensland residents are questioning the detection of a dangerous amoeba at Queensland Health sites after all follow-up tests were negative.