Regional Queensland has been ranked number one for the highest usage of ketamine and second for consumption of cocaine and oxycodone in Australia, according to the latest wastewater testing. MORE: nine.social/9hP #9News

#BREAKING: Three girls aged 12, 13 and 14 have been charged with multiple offences after a brutal attack on another girl on the Sunshine Coast. #9News

DEVELOPING: The search continues for two people after a light plane they were travelling in went missing in North Queensland. The Cherokee aircraft, carrying a man and a woman, failed to arrive in Bloomsbury yesterday afternoon. MORE: nine.social/akk #9News

A content creator has come under fire online after posting a video of herself "playing" with a wild dingo on K'gari (Fraser Island). It comes just days after a dingo attacked and locked its jaws on the head of a six-year-old girl on K'gari. MORE: nine.social/axg #9News

A very attractive salary of more than $500,000 a year, as well as accommodation, subsidised utilities and extra leave is being offered to doctors willing to relocate to two small outback towns in QLD's central west - where there's been no permanent GP for over a year! 🩺 #9News

A fisherman has fearlessly filmed a frenzy of sharks hunting a bait ball in shallow waters off K'gari (Fraser Island). 🦈🎣 Believed to be bronze whalers, the spectacular video was captured just metres away from the predators on the east side of the island. #9News

Thousands of Queenslanders, young and old, flocked to dawn services and marches across the state this morning to pay their respects to the Anzacs. MORE: nine.social/bo2 #9News

Mount Isa man Christopher John Anderson has avoided jail time after being sentenced for shooting and killing 41 horses - including three pregnant mares and their unborn fetuses, near Longreach in 2021. Neighbours who found the deceased horses at the 5,000-acre Yanburra Station

PODCAST LAUNCHED: Hannah's Story It was one of the most horrific acts of domestic violence Australia has seen. Over 6 episodes, @9MelissaDownes tells the whole story with those connected to the tragedy, some speaking for the first time. LISTEN: linkstre.am/9NewsQueensland #9News

Following Queensland's housing summit, a land audit has identified more than 27 hectares of state-owned land as potential areas for new housing. The sites are now undergoing a more detailed investigation. WATCH LIVE at 6pm for more details. #9News

Are you Queensland's biggest Origin supporter? Is your office full of Queensland Maroons merch? 🏉 Why not invite Wally Lewis to your home, workplace or anywhere in between! Send us an email with your contact details to [email protected] explaining why Wal should visit. #9News

#BREAKING: In just a few hours time, the Blues will attempt to take on our Mighty Queensland Maroons in the biggest rugby league rivalry event of the year. #QUEENSLANDER 🏉 Which state will be victorious in Game I of #Origin tonight? Watch exclusively on Nine and 9Now from 7pm. #9News

K'gari is now the official name for Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island located right here in Queensland. Following extensive consultation with the local Butchulla people, tourism bodies and government agencies, the 19 hectares of land have also been returned to its

Two Queensland State of Origin heroes + a traffic jam + the backseat of a cab = what could go wrong? 😂 Friday Night Footy is so good that we had to get JT and Cam on the news anyway we could! NRL on Nine #9News

Our mighty Queensland Maroons are on the verge of creating #Origin history tonight, chasing a 3-nil series whitewash against the NSWBlues. 🔴🏉💪 Jonathan Uptin Cam Inglis Adam Jackson Mark Gottlieb Isabel Quinlan Wally Lewis Luke Bradnam #9News

Two women have each been fined $2,300 by wildlife authorities for dangerously interacting with dingoes on K'gari, after #9News exposed the acts and tip-offs from members of the public. DETAILS: nine.social/gWL #9News

JUST IN: Lionel Messi has scored a 94th-minute free kick to win the game in his debut for Inter Miami CF against Cruz Azul in Florida. It comes just one week after he finalised a historic deal to join Major League Soccer. #9News

All NRL and NRLW players will cover the governing body's logo on their jerseys starting this week, in the latest act of protest in the ongoing pay dispute between the league and its stars. DETAILS: nine.social/hqv #9News

A real-life Aussie Barbie Dreamhouse has hit the market in the Sunshine State, just as the hit flick starring Queenslander Margot Robbie sashays into cinemas! 👱‍♀️🩷💅👙👛🌸 READ MORE: nine.social/hr0 #9News

The Queensland Government is refusing to bring the state in line with the rest of the country and restrict sales of gel blasters, claiming the "balance" is right. READ MORE: nine.social/hw3 #9News