Queensland Premier Steven Miles has defended the cost to the taxpayer of private jet flights.

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A frightening siege unfolded on the Gold Coast, forcing the lockdown of several nearby homes.

Queensland's Environment Department is set to investigate a major sewage spill on the Gold Coast.

Seven teenagers alleged to adhere to a “religiously motivated violent extremist ideology” have been arrested as part of the investigation into the alleged stabbing attack at a Wakeley church by a 16-year-old boy.

Crowds are starting to build in Gallipoli ahead of the ANZAC day dawn service - 109 years since the first landing.

Anthony Albanese and James Marape have walked in the footsteps of the Anzacs on the Kokoda track.

Inflation has continued to ease, dropping from 4.1 per cent in December to 3.6 per cent in March.

A man was arrested overnight after he allegedly threatened residents of a housing complex, where a unit went up in flames this morning.

There have been calls for bail law reforms as another woman was killed, allegedly by an ex-partner.

High-profile presenter Lisa Wilkinson is locked in a fresh fight with Ten over her million-dollar legal costs of defending Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation suit.

The Joint Counter Terrorism Team have conducted raids across Sydney in relation to a terrorist attack at a Sydney church.

If I have paid a high price for a ticket to an evening show, screaming children are not part of the deal. It’s not fair to the other members of the audience or the performers.

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A couple in their 60s have been tied up and held at knife-point during a terrifying home invasion in Donvale.

Two people were arrested after a police chase ended dramatically on the ride of a road in Truganina.

Homicide squad detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in Victoria's north.

John Torney, who was found not guilty of killing a toddler in 2015, has been arrested over the death of Emma Bates in Cobram.

Chris Minns has asked a top lawyer for legal advice regarding potential changes to the Bail Act after Molly Ticehurst was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner.

A man accused of bludgeoning the mother of his unborn baby to death with a hammer allegedly killed her because she would not have an abortion, a jury has heard.