Australia’s Christian churches offer sanctuary to 100 asylum seekers caught up in a Government welfare crackdown affecting those who were originally transported to Australia for medical treatment.
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Racist place names in Queensland to be wiped off maps
Indigenous activists say they are surprised it took so long rename 10 localities in Queensland’s north containing the N-word, after community concerns were raised about a place called N*****s Bounce.
Search for stolen street library has a happy ending
A family in Brisbane uses word of mouth and social media to help find their beloved street library.
Up to 900 workers at SE Queensland abattoir and factory to lose jobs: union
Up to 900 people will lose their jobs in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, with the closure of the Churchill Abattoir and Steggles chicken processing factory at Wulkuraka, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union says.
Anti-anxiety drugs like Valium 'used in half of non-fatal overdoses'
Anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax and Valium were used in half of all non-fatal drug overdoses in Queensland, a new study finds, with drug users injecting the benzodiazepines in their search for a high.
Fruit and veggie prices plummet as warm winter causes bumper crops
Families urged to buy up and save money on Queensland fruit and vegetables as prices fall by more than 50 per cent. But the oversupply is not welcome news for farmers.
Being left 'on the scrap heap' the reality for some older jobseekers
The Federal Government hopes the trial of a new jobs program will help 30,000 mature-aged Australians get back into the workforce.
Former Ironman Dean Mercer dead at 47 after cardiac arrest
Former Ironman Dean Mercer is remembered as a “champion bloke” and a loving father of four young boys, after he suffered a cardiac arrest and crashed his car on the Gold Coast yesterday morning.
Op shop directly helps homeless with survival sacks
Down a small alleyway in Brisbane’s inner north, an op shop with a difference is paying it forward to the homeless using a simple sack.
Why don't unemployed young people take up picking jobs on farms?
Bundaberg has Queensland’s worst youth unemployment rates at 23 per cent, and yet there is steady stream of short-term work picking fruit and vegetables during harvest. ABC News travelled to find out why backpackers fill the roles instead of locals.