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Panama disease: Queensland Agriculture Minister defends response to banana plant biosecurity threat

Queensland's Agriculture Minister has denied claims that authorities were slow to quarantine a banana farm at the centre of a major biosecurity threat.

Measles alert issued for Cairns

A measles alert has been issued for Cairns in far north Queensland after a person with the infectious virus visited a hospital and a shopping centre.

Disease puts Qld banana industry at risk

The livelihood of thousands of people in north Queensland is at risk if a banana plant disease spreads, a local mayor says.

Qld boy may have been suffocated: police

A Darling Downs home where three family members were found dead remains a crime scene three days after a suspected murder-suicide.

Destructive disease at Qld banana farm

Authorities have warned of dire consequences for Queensland's banana industry if a destructive disease found at a farm in the state's north spreads.

Qld man charged over baby's death in 2013

A 22-year-old man faces a murder charge over the death of a four-month-old boy in Maryborough, north of Brisbane.

AFP 'will never be able to explain itself'

A barrister who's a friend of Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush says the AFP will never be able to explain why it exposed Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

Concerns over north Qld cyclone shelter

A north Queensland town where a severe cyclone hit last year no longer has an official cyclone shelter after concerns were raised about the building.

Police baffled by Qld boy's cause of death

Scientific officers have not been able to establish the cause of death of a seven-year-old boy who was killed in a suspected double murder suicide.

Qld govt must rule out asset sales: LNP

Queensland's government is opening the door to a sale of small public assets by pretending it's only opposed to major privatisations, the opposition says.