Owen Jacques is an ABC News journalist, working as a senior reporter on the Sunshine Coast. He began his career in 2007 in central Queensland. He has also worked throughout south-east Queensland as an investigative journalist, columnist and editor.
Dozens of native trees, including at least one towering Norfolk pine, are dying after being illegally doused with poison.
Queensland butchers are battling to survive amid a skills shortage, with one set to stop serving customers due to a lack of available staff, while others have begun recruiting from overseas.
Former top gymnastics coach Jamie Glen Cannon, who once coached at a prestigious Brisbane private school, has pleaded guilty to assaulting two teenage girls.
Fitness influencer Sam Wood will launch a new fight for bail in Queensland's Supreme Court after he was remanded in custody yesterday.
Businesses and colleagues are cutting ties with reality TV star and businessman Sam Wood as he faces domestic violence allegations.
Two men have been charged over an alleged carjacking on the Sunshine Coast that led to a police pursuit through the evening.
Fitness influencer and former Bachelor contestant Sam Wood will remain behind bars after facing court for several domestic violence charges following his arrest in Noosa on the weekend.
They lived in some of the Queensland's most sought-after areas, so what was the appeal of heading west for a country town?
A man, who is facing dozens of charges, remains in custody after a car chase on the Sunshine Coast in which a police helicopter allegedly came under attack.
Chicken breeders are bracing for a surge in demand for backyard hens amid fears the potential spread of the H5 bird flu could affect supermarket egg supplies.
So far, no Australian poultry farms have recorded a bird flu infection.
A poultry market founder says bird flu fears could drive a spike in demand for backyard chooks to rival that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic if supermarket eggs become scarce.
The Queensland couple is remembered for spending their money helping improve their community.
The building is unlike any other in town, with even the occasional ghost story capturing the community's imagination.
Some skywatchers describe a silvery or blue-tinted ball of gas that gradually turned red and disappeared.
Hopeful renters say negative stereotypes about young people are making it almost impossible to secure a rental on the Sunshine Coast.
The teenage boy died in hospital after being involved in a head-on collision on a country road in north Queensland three days ago.
Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents
Roxsy Francis is full of nerves and excitement as she prepares to take her manual licence test, even as the cars drop in popularity.
A 48-year-old has been arrested by the state's Joint Counter Terrorism Team over alleged "concerning posts" on social media.
A tropical cyclone bound for the Queensland coastline has weakened to a tropical low, ahead of its arrival this week.
A truck driver has been charged with drug driving over a crash that killed a three-year-old girl and critically injured her one-year-old sister.
Topic: Road Accidents and Incidents
Australian seafood prices are likely to rise due to fuel supply issues, with some warning that wild-caught seafood could become unaffordable for most.
Topic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
A couple whose daughters survived eating disorders is opening a first-of-its-kind recovery village to help survivors ease back into their normal lives without relapsing.
Bans on children riding e-mobility devices are being considered by several states, but a frontline surgeon says more must be done to stop "preventable injuries".
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been downgraded as it moves across Cape York Peninsula, but authorities warn it could dump half a metre of rain in Far North Queensland, even as it continues to weaken.
A large-scale search for an 18-year-old lifesaver missing in rough ocean conditions has continued into a second day.
