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CSIRO criticised for having outdated poster referring to diabetics as 'fat cats'
The mother of a type 1 diabetic is angered by a poster at a CSIRO centre that failed to distinguish between different types of diabetes, and referred to diabetics as ‘fat cats’.
Brisbane mother Victoria Innes was unhappy about the CSIRO's diabetes poster.
Clive Palmer: High Court to hear former MP's application to stop questioning over QNI collapse
The High Court will hear businessman Clive Palmer’s application for an injunction against examination by Queensland Nickel liquidators in November.
West End development approval to be decided by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad
Queensland Government seizes planning control from Brisbane City Council over a controversial multi-million-dollar development in inner-city West End.
Queensland aerospace company to fix Australian Army's tank engines on home soil
A Queensland company starts work on rebuilding the engines of the nation’s battle tanks for the first time on home soil, saving the Australian Army a significant amount of time and money.
Brisbane Basket Brigade gear up to give back to the needy this Christmas
More than 1,600 baskets of food and gifts will be delivered anonymously to needy households throughout south-east Queensland this Christmas.
Mason's law: Grandparents weep as new child protection laws pass Queensland Parliament
The grandparents fighting to change Queensland’s mandatory reporting laws for childcare workers to report suspected child abuse cases break down in tears as the bill passed through State Parliament.
Yvette D'Ath defends new organised crime laws branded backwards step by civil libertarians
Additional sentences for serious organised crime can motivate offenders to cooperate with police, Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath says.
Rob Katter pushes to split Queensland into two states
Katter’s Australian Party is pushing ahead with its call to split Queensland into two states, proposing a boundary be decided by the Queensland Redistribution Commission or another independent body.