This week Roly discusses some of the grey areas on the English language and why the word event should not be used when talking about weather.
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First Katherine mangoes picked and packed at Manbulloo as Northern Territory harvest expands
The first mangoes of the Katherine season have been picked and packed at the Manbulloo farm, where workers will be harvesting over the next eight weeks.
Brisbane Airport's $140m satellite terminal delayed due to slow-down in regional growth
Plans for a $140 million expansion of Brisbane’s domestic airport terminal are pushed back two years due of a slow-down in regional growth.
Deaf Queensland woman Gaye Lyons loses High Court bid to become juror
Legal experts call for the Jury Act to be changed after a Queensland woman lost her High Court bid to become Australia’s first deaf juror.
How to create a coffee trail to get your office moving
When you get your morning coffee, do you walk straight to the cafe or could you go the long way round to get your caffeine hit?
New housing developments up to 10 degrees hotter: study
Newer suburbs established without trees and green corridors experience hotter temperatures, a study finds.
Snake catcher rattled by near-miss attack from eastern brown on Queensland property
A south-east Queensland snake catcher experiences an incredibly close call while removing two eastern browns from a rural home, as paramedics brace for a rise in snake bites as the weather warms up.
Conversations: Tim Winton
Tim Winton shares stories of firearms, the sea, and twists of fate on Conversations with Richard Fidler.
Queensland Government denies plans to sell off state-owned land amounts to asset sales
The Palaszczuk Government’s plan to sell or develop land in Brisbane, Townsville, Mackay, and Rockhampton for urban renewal reignites a debate over the definition of asset sales.
Greyhound live baiting: Tom Noble fined for training dogs following ban, damaging police camera
Former Queensland greyhound trainer Tom Noble is fined $1,500 for damaging a police surveillance camera and continuing to train dogs despite a ban.