A judge described Jaiden Fidge and Riley Smith's offending as having an element of "abhorrent male bravado", with the court hearing one of the footballers boasted about the assault.
Floodwater creeps up on outback Queensland town
Longreach braces for flooding set to peak this weekend as residents in low-lying areas of the town are told to sandbag their homes.
Coroner to examine whether 'unusual' death of Elizabeth Struhs was preventable
The Queensland coroner will examine interactions the Struhs family had with government agencies before the eight-year-old's death at the family's Toowoomba home in 2022.
Without fuel, these rural businesses say there will be no food
Growing fuel uncertainty is hitting rural and fisheries businesses across regional Queensland, potentially costing them thousands in lost production and higher operating costs.
Flood warnings across Queensland as tropical low continues south
A tropical low crossed the coast near Innisfail on Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and flooding to large swathes of Queensland.
'Kids can have strokes': Boy’s collapse highlights risk for children
Hugh Proud collapsed at his tiny outback school in 2022. Four years later, he shares his story to raise awareness of childhood stroke.
Man's alleged failed bid to steal copper wire lands him in hospital
A man is in critical condition in hospital after allegedly trying to use a knife to cut wire from a feeder pit and likely triggering a 2-metre fireball.
Mum and son wait hours for police as thieves hit home for third time
Intruders break into a Toowoomba family's home in a post-midnight raid, forcing the woman and her 11-year-old son to lock themselves in a room after calling Triple Zero.
Buskers at Australian championships showcase why live is best
Musicians young and old battle it out for the prize of top busker at a national event in Southern Queensland.
More children in residential care in Qld than other states, inquiry told
Queensland's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety spends seven months exploring the complex issues surrounding children in care and how to improve their experience.
Gas giant launches legal action against Australia's biggest pork producer
A major energy company is taking Australia's largest pork producer to court over plans to build gas pipelines through its property on Queensland's Western Downs.
Child commissioner raises concerns about $50m secure care plan for at-risk kids
An inquiry into Queensland's Child Safety services hears critiques of the state government's plan to build a $50-million facility to house children who pose a danger to themselves or others in care.
Plan to bottle and export water from drought-prone area doesn't 'pass the pub test'
Farmers say their fight continues after the local council knocked back a Chinese company's bid to extract almost 100 million litres of groundwater a year to bottle and sell.
Farmers rally against 96 million litres per year water extraction and bottling facility
A developer has lodged an application with a rural Queensland council to build a water bottling, storage and export facility.
Flood warnings, food shortages for western Queensland as severe weather continues
A tropical low is sitting over the south-eastern part of the Northern Territory, bringing the risk of heavy rainfall to parts of western Queensland that are already flooding.
As congregations shrink, old rural churches are being given new life
A small timber church built in 1917 is at the centre of a growing trend reshaping the future of regional sacred spaces.
Tick outbreak raises questions over Queensland's biosecurity
Queensland is known for its hardline biosecurity stance against foreign pests, but farmers say a recent cattle tick outbreak has exposed systemic weaknesses.
How one child had 22 foster carers by age 13 and landed in adult jail at 18
Details of a child's tumultuous journey to adulthood under the stewardship of Queensland's Department of Child Safety have been laid bare in a Toowoomba inquiry this week.
More 'hard and fast' rain likely for soaked parts of north Queensland
A risk for further heavy rainfall and thunderstorms is possible in northern parts of the state today and into the weekend.
Man who punctured police officer's lung with scissors given more jail time
A man who stabbed a police officer with a pair of scissors during a domestic violence call-out in regional Queensland has had his jail sentence increased.
Woman shares insight into harrowing childhood in Queensland's state care
A Queensland woman whose adolescence was marred by sexual abuse and exploitation has described her experiences in residential care to Queensland's Child Safety Commission of Inquiry.