At an aged care facility in Brisbane, children spend their time playing and interacting with elderly Australians in an innovative new model researchers say has mutual benefits.
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Not all gloom and doom as Reds pip Brumbies
The Reds pip the Brumbies with a one-point Super Rugby win in the fog at Lang Park, courtesy of a late Quade Cooper penalty.
Queensland farmers hunting for new crop insurance products
An international insurance broker says government subsidies are not needed to develop crop insurance products suited to Australian conditions
MH17 victims' son relieved to hear suspects will be charged
Matthew Horder, the son of Brisbane retirees who were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 comments on the move to prosecute suspects in the Netherlands.
Queensland's ID scanning laws called 'embarrassing' after tourists denied entry
Queensland’s new ID scanning laws hinder the progress the state’s nightlife industry has made in the past few years, an award-winning Brisbane bar says.
WBO to re-score Horn-Pacquiao, but result won't be overturned
The World Boxing Organisation will re-score the Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight after complaints from the Philippines Government, but the Aussie need not worry about losing his title.
High-security Brisbane jail in lockdown as prison guards strike
Corrections officers at Brisbane’s largest prison start a two-day strike amid fears for their safety, while calling for an increase to their pay.
Foreigner detained over alleged online child grooming offences
A man from the Solomon Islands arrested at Brisbane’s International Airport over alleged online child grooming offences is detained by the Department of Immigration after being granted bail.
Woman killed in Glass House Mountains cliff fall
A 58-year-old woman dies after falling 50 metres down a cliff face on a recently opened mountain path on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Environmentalists hit back at gas tax grab suggestion
Lock the Gate Alliance says states that have responded to community concern about the long-term environmental impacts of gas expansion should be applauded, not penalised.