Queensland police set up a crime scene at the Port of Brisbane after workers discover a man’s body in a coal wagon hitched to a train from Chinchilla.
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Devastating Panama disease outbreak on Queensland banana farm
Biosecurity Queensland impose strict quarantine measures in far north Queensland after Panama disease is found at a Tully farm.
130 child sex charges brought against 79yo man
Queensland detectives charge a 79-year-old man with 130 child sex offences, alleging he attacked several girls in north Queensland and Brisbane between 1972 and 1993.
Brisbane man fined $250 for trying to move fridge on train
Turns out you are not allowed to bring white goods onto a train in Queensland, even if it is outside of peak hour. Two would-be rail removalists are caught on camera attempting to run the gauntlet.
Should shooting ranges have childcare centres?
There are women-only gyms and health clubs, so what about female-friendly firing ranges, with childcare centres and coffee clubs?
Oyster shell recycling project aims to restore lost reefs
A smelly pile of empty shells buzzing with blowflies is the first step in an ambitious project to restore the lost reefs of the Pumicestone Passage in Queensland.
Avocado acquisition has Costa Group poised to be top grower
Horticultural heavyweight Costa Group believes it is poised to become Australia’s largest avocado producer after securing orchards in far north Queensland.
Ipswich hospital negligent for not consulting family over mentally ill son: mother
A Brisbane mother whose son took his own life a day after being discharged from Ipswich Hospital says family members and a treating psychologist were not consulted about his mental illness.
Yassmin Abdel-Magied feels 'betrayed' by Australia
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, who has called herself the most “publicly hated Muslim in Australia”, says she feels “a little bit betrayed” by her home country and that people in Australia are happy to accept you “as long as you toe the line”.
State governments, farm groups call for national labour hire regulation
Industry groups, state governments and farm bodies are demanding a national approach to regulating labour hire on farms.