Almost half of the homeless and disadvantage who attend The School of Hard Knocks have noted improved mental and physical health, a year-long study finds.
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Milk price war: KAP introduces bill for new 'fair price' logo system
A new logo would be put on milk bottles to help consumers identify if it is sourced from a farmer who was paid a fair price, under proposed laws by Katter’s Australian Party.
Agriculture industry urged to start open conversation about where meat comes from
Parents talk to their kids about the birds and the bees, but how do they answer the question about where meat comes from?
Apple sacks several Carindale staff over claims photos accessed in privacy breach
Claims that employees of an Apple store in Brisbane breached the privacy of customers by accessing their photos are being investigated by the Australian Privacy Commissioner.
Lettuce growing in a field in Queensland's Lockyer Valley.
Inquiry into black lung gets underway
Officials admitted they are struggling to understand what went wrong at day one of the inquiry into the failure to detect black lung in Queensland miners.
Anammox bug farmed to reduce cost, chemicals used to treat sewage in Queensland
A micro-organism is being grown by Queensland Urban Utilities to treat human effluent, a move which could save $700,000 a year in energy and processing costs.
Retailers in south-east Queensland given green light to open for longer
South-east Queensland shopping centres will be able to open for longer following a decision by the state’s industrial watchdog.
Gable Tostee as good as pushed Warriena Wright from balcony, prosecution says
Gable Tostee as good as pushed Warriena Wright from the balcony of his Gold Coast apartment if he instilled such fear and terror that she felt climbing down 14 floors was her only escape, a court hears.
New lung cancer treatment preserves quality of life for mid-term patients, research finds
A new minimally-invasive treatment for lung cancer is providing much better quality of life for mid-term patients with the disease.