No-interest loans will be offered for solar and battery installations as the Queensland Government’s cost-of-living campaign cops further criticism from the Opposition.
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Melon growers target new markets as industry seeks bigger slice of exports
Australia’s melon industry is on the cusp of an exciting new export frontier as it unveils a strategy targeting five key markets, starting with Japan.
'We hold our heads high': Cricket Australia says it handled pay dispute well
Cricket Australia says tension was always going to be a by-product of pay negotiations with players, as it announces a $68 million four-year profit at its AGM.
Port Adelaide Power and the Suns to return to China for AFL fixture
Port Adelaide Power to continue its push for Chinese supporters after announcing its return to Shanghai for a premiership game in 2018 against the Gold Coast Suns.
Police continue hunt for rapist who allegedly removed tracker in Brisbane
Police are still searching for a dangerous sex offender who is believed to have removed a tracking device he was wearing on Brisbane’s southside, as Queensland Parliament is told he is likely to go back to jail when he is caught.
Mensink ordered pay $70k if he wants to appeal against arrest warrants
Former Queensland Nickel director Clive Mensink, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is ordered to pay $70,000 in security if he wants his appeal to go ahead, after a court finds “significant risk” he will not voluntarily comply with any costs awarded against him.
Blue sky comes down to street level with immersive art installation
With a reputation for hot, still, cloudless days, there is little that typifies Brisbane like a strikingly clear blue sky — and it is also the inspiration behind an installation by local artist Kinley Grey that will bring the sky down to street level for three days.
Businessman under ASIC investigation hired by Brisbane banking firm
A failed entrepreneur under investigation for more than $1 million in irregular transactions has been employed by a Brisbane IT company specialising in online banking. Within three hours of the ABC contacting the company, Jonathan William Parker was no longer an employee.
Breast cancer risk test 'possible within five years'
A test to determine the future risk of breast cancer could be available to women within five years, a Queensland researcher says, after a breakthrough identified more than 70 gene markers pointing to a higher chance of the disease.
No babies, no boobs, no nipples: Coping with breast cancer under 40
How do you deal with breast cancer when all the things you want, including a big family, are still in front of you? One woman is determined to find out.