The Federal Government finalises contracts with six prawn farm businesses affected by the outbreak of white spot disease, giving the green light for $20 million in financial assistance.
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Shelved Lockyer Valley gas power station plan back on the cards for Queensland
A controversial south-east Queensland gas-fired power station that was abandoned after years of legal battles applies again for the go-ahead, in a bid to meet what the facility’s proponents say is the state’s growing demand for electricity.
Climate change not the full story when it comes to above average winter temperatures
Temperatures across parts of Australia have been up to 13 degrees Celsius above the August maximum on some days this week, and while climate change may the words on everyone’s lips, it is not be the whole story.
Cashless kids: Is tap-and-go technology promoting financial illiteracy?
It’s a tap-and-go generation, where school tuckshops even accept plastic cards, fuelling financial illiteracy in kids, with some already clueless of the perils of credit card debt.
oBike says bicycles found up trees and in river are 'teething issue' for sharing scheme
Bike-sharing company oBike says reports of its bicycles being abandoned as rubbish are “isolated incidents”.
Win tickets to tango with QSO
Alondra de la Parra is taking the tango out of the dance hall for the next Music on Sundays concert, Tangos and Dances, and Steve Austin has five doubles to give away!
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Good grammar don't matter no more … or does it?
Win tickets to a feisty debate marking the 20 year anniversary of Professor Roly Sussex and his segment A Word in your Ear.
Cole Miller death: Daniel Maxwell sentenced to jail for assault over fatal one-punch attack
One of the two men responsible for a fatal one-punch attack on 18-year-old Cole Miller (pictured) in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley is sentenced to 18 months jail after his charge was downgraded to common assault. The sentence is suspended due to time already served.
Ekka reunion between one-armed woodchopper and doctor who helped save his life 23 years ago
More than 20 years after he lost his arm in a farming accident, a world champion woodchopper at Brisbane’s Ekka reunites with one of the doctors who saved his life.