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The group says it reported the distressed whale in waters off the Sunshine Coast to authorities but when no-one had arrived almost an hour later, they took action fearing it was "drowning".

Administrators for collapsed airline Bonza say the company likely traded while insolvent, with the company's directors to be referred to the corporate regulator for investigation.

The Sunshine Coast Council was due to vote on the controversial project, but Mr Palmer's company withdrew the development application hours beforehand. 

Pauline Hanson's One Nation party ignored Robert Irwin's demand the video be removed by 5pm on Monday, with the son of Steve Irwin portrayed alongside Bluey in unapproved political messaging ahead of October's state election.

One Nation published a two-minute video on Friday called 'The State of Queensland' which used Robert Irwin and popular children's character Bluey to mock the state government over perceived failings ahead of the election in October.

Hundreds of employees of embattled budget airline Bonza are told their employment has been officially terminated at an online meeting.

Environmental advocates renew calls for the state to remove shark nets during whale migration season after a humpback is freed from a tangle off the Sunshine Coast.

Drivers may have their vehicles towed away if they park overnight near the Noosa National Park as the local council tries to reduce noise and rubbish complaints.

Noosa council is considering charging visitors to enter the region to ease chronic gridlock plaguing the popular Queensland town.

The man's identity remains a mystery after months of work searching missing persons registers and public appeals. Now police are launching a global appeal to return the man's body to his family.

A 25-year-old man has been charged after an SUV struck and killed a woman on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

Rosanna Natoli has won the race to lead one of Queensland's largest councils, and will serve alongside her husband Joe Natoli who has been re-elected as a councillor. 

Queensland's electoral commission is under scrutiny after ballot paper shortages left some people unable to vote at last weekend's council elections. 

Rosanna Natoli leads by 5,000 votes as she nervously waits to see which way the preferences fall, while her husband Joe Natoli is likely to serve another four years as a councillor. 

Police allege a Sunshine Coast man preyed on two young girls, grooming them online before meeting up with them. They are warning parents to be vigilant and not allow their children to take phones into their bedrooms. 

The iconic Noosa hinterland mountain race has been axed following a dispute between the organisers and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

With so many councillor and mayor positions uncontested, is it a sign of voter disengagement or are people happy with how things are? 

Barrie John Watts has been blocked from applying for parole for a further 10 years after he was deemed too great a risk to the public. 

Billionaire Clive Palmer's Queensland resort suddenly fired 125 employees in August, with the workplace tribunal criticising the handling of several terminations.

The girl was reported missing on Wednesday night. Police and emergency services searched a nearby park and bushland for her.

The firefighters union is demanding the aviation regulator takes action after five Boeing 737s and a further 59 planes arrived at Sunshine Coast Airport with too few firefighters working in the past two months.

South Australians will argue it's a fritter, while Victorians tend to call it a potato cake — hence the backlash over the Queensland-born opposition leader's post on Sunday where he didn't call it a scallop.

A woman is expected to face court Thursday morning after being charged with the murder of an elderly man who was allegedly stabbed inside his unit at Palm Cove overnight.

The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall has been easing around Cairns but the emergency continues for already-waterlogged areas of Queensland's Far North.

Emergency flood alerts have been issued for parts of Queensland's Far North, following torrential rainfall in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.