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$6 million of cocaine found at north Queensland boat ramp

$6 million of cocaine found near burnt-out truck at boat ramp in Whitsundays Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 3:11pm Packages of cocaine estimated to be worth $6 million have been found floating in the sea and near the remains of a burnt-out truck at an isolated north Queensland boat ramp. In a statement police said 40 kilograms of cocaine was found at the Jimmys Rock boat ramp at Midge Point, 100 kilometres north of Mackay, about 8am on Saturday. They said the drugs had likely come from overseas.

ABC Australia 9d ago

Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland

A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef. The incident reportedly occurred at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef located approximately 50km off the Queensland coast.

The Guardian World 17d ago

Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland

A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef. The incident reportedly occurred at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef located approximately 50km off the Queensland coast. Emergency services were alerted to the attack around midday.

The Guardian UK 17d ago

Cyber security incident shuts down north Queensland sugar mills

Cyber attack shuts down two Mackay Sugar mills Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 1:14pm A cyber security "incident" has brought the Mackay region's sugar crush to a halt. In a statement to growers and harvesting contractors, mill operator Mackay Sugar said it was responding to a "cyber security incident affecting operations".

ABC Australia 4h ago

Live: Dolphins out to extend record winning streak

live NRL live updates: North Queensland Cowboys vs Dolphins, Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans Round 14 of the NRL continues on Saturday with an all-Queensland double-header. First up, the Dolphins head to Townsville to take on North Queensland. The competition's youngest club will be out to extend its club-record winning streak while the Cowboys are out to rebound after last week's loss to Canberra.

ABC Australia 4d ago

‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school

Alleged threat on regional school north of Brisbane was ‘quite well advanced’, Queensland counter-terrorism police sayQueensland counter-terrorism police have charged a 13-year-old with planning an attack on a regional school north of Brisbane. The teenager was arrested last Thursday after allegedly making threats at a business in Maryborough, armed with a knife.

The Guardian World 8d ago

Chinese-launched rocket lights up Australian skies

Chinese-launched rocket lights up Australian skies as it's bound for orbit Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 7:10am A Chinese rocket has lit up the skies across Queensland and northern New South Wales overnight, as it passed over north-eastern Australia. University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Professor Jonti Horner said the Zhuque 2E Block 2 rocket was launched about 6.20pm from a Chinese satellite launch centre and was visible over Queensland about 20 minutes later last night.

ABC Australia 10h ago

Live: Broncos host winless Dragons to start Sunday triple-header

live NRL live updates: Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Canberra Raiders vs North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers vs New Zealand Warriors The Dragons are still waiting for a first NRL win of the season as they head north to Brisbane to take on a Broncos side without a victory in their last three matches. Later, Canberra take on the Cowboys, while the top of the table Panthers and second-placed Warriors meet in a Sunday night blockbuster. Follow the live blog below, keep...

ABC Australia 10d ago

Hitchhiking wallaby returns home after 2,000km round trip

Hitchhiking wallaby returns to north Qld home after 1,000km trip to Charleville Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 6:02am A tiny wallaby found 1,000 kilometres from home has been returned to north Queensland, hitching a ride with a young traveller. "Little Claudia" spent the past month in the south-west of the state after being found on the side of the road west of Townsville next to her mother, who had been hit by a car. The group that picked her up was unable to find a wildlife carer until nine hours down...

ABC Australia 1d ago

‘Osprey cam’ streams life of nesting seabirds perched at tip of 55 metre-long Queensland rainforest canopy crane

Researchers believe the same pair of birds have been mating and nesting in the unusual spot in the Daintree Rainforest for 15 consecutive yearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt started by chance – but it should have come as no surprise that two ospreys would pick a hi-tech research facility to make their home. James Cook University’s 47-metre tall crane towers over the far-north Queensland rainforest canopy, making it the perfect nesting place for the seabird.

The Guardian World 16h ago