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Queensland's $400m fire ant extermination effort 'undermined by rainfall, manure'
Australia’s most expensive pest eradication program uses bait that does not work in wet weather, and aerial sensing that can mistake cow pats for ant nests, sources involved with the effort say.
PTSD claim pits former soldier against Immigration Department, security firm
Former Manus Island detention centre guard Ricky Morse faces an uphill battle as he challenges Wilson Security’s rejection of his PTSD insurance claim.
Adani's compensation for traditional owners 'well below' industry standard, report finds
Traditional owners would get just 0.2 per cent of Adani’s earnings from the mine, less than half the industry average, new analysis finds, as a fractious dispute between the Indigenous group poses a final legal hurdle for the project.
Diabetes support group teams up on social media to help distressed, newly-diagnosed man
Two Queensland men are pushing for greater awareness of adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) after strangers on a Facebook page teamed up to help a newly-diagnosed diabetic who tried to take his own life.
Queensland election: Here's what happens if Labor falls short of a majority
Annastacia Palaszczuk is just one seat shy of a majority government, but the final result in a handful of seats is still too close to call six days on from the election.
Police hunt underway after nurse allegedly abducted on Gold Coast
A police manhunt is underway after the alleged robbery and abduction of a male nurse on Queensland’s Gold Coast this morning.
Commuter "taps on" with Go Card
Queensland election: ABC election computer shows Labor has 47 seats, but no result yet
It could be next week before an official state election result is declared, the Electoral Commission of Queensland says, as the ABC’s election computer shows Labor has secured the 47 seats it needs for a majority.
Go Cards are reaching their use-by date, catching some Brisbane commuters unaware
The original batch of south-east Queensland Go Cards are reaching their expiry date.