Queensland state leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is willing to travel to the UK to try and retrieve artefacts belonging to the ancestors of local Indigenous communities. The Labor premier’s comments come after the Queensland Parliament, on May 10, passed a new law—with bipartisan support—to set up a “Truth-telling inquiry” to investigate the “continuing impacts”…

Queensland state leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is willing to travel to the UK to try and retrieve artefacts belonging to the ancestors of local Indigenous communities. The Labor premier’s comments come after the Queensland Parliament, on May 10, passed a new law—with bipartisan support—to set up a “Truth-telling inquiry” to investigate the “continuing impacts”…

For Professor Gracelyn Smallwood, a late-night phone call about another Aboriginal man being shot and killed by police was the final straw. Aubrey Donahue, 27, died after being shot four times by police, who say he advanced on officers while armed with a knife in Mareeba, west of Cairns, on Saturday. Coroner Terry Ryan will…

Officials at major Australian city and regional airports are asking travellers to arrive early to check in for flights with airports expected to be at their busiest levels over the Easter period, with two consecutive long weekends. Sydney Airport saw chaos this week due to staff shortages caused by COVID-19 leading to delays and stranded…

The Queensland government has declared a snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown in the Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas from 4 p.m. on Sunday. This comes after a taxi driver tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. State health authorities told reporters they are investigating the source of…

Police have revealed that they are taking action after a woman who travelled to Queensland from Sydney on July 1 broke out of hotel quarantine. Queensland Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said the 32-year-old woman was found to be missing from her room at Cairns’ Pacific International Hotel on Monday. Police pieced together her escape…

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the federal government will be announcing a new plan to support the tourism and travel industry in the coming days. Frydenberg, who arrived in Cairns on March. 7 for a listening tour in the region, said the government was in the process of figuring out a plan to keep supporting…

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged Queenslanders to spend around $12 billion exploring their state to support Queensland’s hurting tourism industry. Queenslanders typically spend this amount on going to overseas destinations every year, and the premier is urging people to spend that money on domestic travel in their home state instead. “I want Queenslanders to get…