Melinda Howells

A 14-year-old boy is charged with murder after the death of a 17-year-old boy in Far North Queensland early on Saturday morning.

International boarding school students are flying home for Christmas to see their families for the first time in up to two years. But anxiety remains about Queensland's borders.

As the congestion issue in south-east Queensland brings traffic to a grinding halt on major roadways and a heightened scrutiny of the public transport system, the ABC takes a look at how commuters are being impacted across the region.

A major international study involving numerous Australians identifies eight genes associated with an increased risk of developing anorexia nervosa, as well as unexpected links between the eating disorder and metabolic function.

A mother discovers workers are allowed to smoke near the sandpit of her daughter's childcare centre and is calling for a loophole in Queensland's anti-smoking laws to be closed.

Businessman Clive Palmer says his federal election advertising spending of about $55 million was a better use of his fortune than "giving some money to Meals on Wheels".

Businessman Clive Palmer says his federal election advertising spending of about $55 million was a better use of his fortune than “giving some money to Meals on Wheels”.

A cycling lobby group is shocked that no charges will be laid over an incident in Brisbane's CBD last year that left a cyclist with a broken ankle.

A mobile app designed to issue reminders for childhood vaccinations by Queensland Health has been wiping the data entered by parents, prompting complaints that it is essentially "useless".

An increasing number of Queensland parents are delaying their child's first year of schooling, citing concerns their four-year-olds are not ready to start prep.

Parents and teachers say the Queensland Government's policy on air-conditioning in state schools is unfair, disadvantaging some students based on their postcode, or socio-economic background.

A $4.4 billion contract to build new trains for Queensland was flawed and illegal "from day one" and the problems were known "when the contract was signed", an inquiry finds.

A key witness changes her evidence at the inquest into the 1989 death of Queensland teenager Annette Mason, saying she heard a man confess to killing the 15-year-old nearly 30 years ago.

James Stevenson says he was riding to work in the Brisbane CBD when he brushed past a pedestrian, who was then captured on camera running and confronting the cyclist.

High-profile Brisbane lawyer Adam Magill is granted bail after being charged with fraud and aggravated money laundering.

High-profile Brisbane lawyer Adam Magill is granted bail after being charged with fraud and aggravated money laundering.

High-profile Brisbane lawyer Adam Magill is granted bail after being charged with fraud and aggravated money laundering.

A lawyer for the CSIRO seeks to downplay a former scientist's allegation she was sexually assaulted at work when hit with a riding crop. Katherine Morton is suing the Commonwealth science agency for unfair dismissal.

Police across the country are now dealing with more than 100 reports of contaminated fruit, but authorities believe many are hoax and copycat incidents as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces a taskforce of 100 police to deal with the scandal.

Businessman Clive Palmer succeeds in his bid to have a Supreme Court Judge recused from an upcoming trial related to the 2016 collapse of Queensland Nickel.