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The predatory mites are packed into bottles and delivered to strawberry farms to be distributed on the fields.
Biological war safeguards crops as predatory bugs go to work
A biological war is being waged in strawberry fields and it has created a booming business in predatory bugs.
Stan Dunlop visits strawberry farms once a week to investigate how well the predatory mites are working.
Girls compete to develop apps to boost chances of technology jobs
A not-for-profit organisation is seeing huge success in boosting the numbers of girls entering an Australian competition to develop smartphone applications.
Clive Palmer pursues injunction over Federal Court questioning into QNI
Mine owner and former politician Clive Palmer arrived at court all smiles this morning, just as news broke that he was trying to throw out a hearing on the collapse of his company, Queensland Nickel. Mr Palmer had his third day of grilling in the Federal Court over his role in the lead-up to the company’s collapse in January this year. But today, his lawyers got him a High Court injunction hearing to block the probing.
Motion to spilt Queensland into two states defeated in Parliament
Queensland Parliament votes against the idea of splitting the state in two, with the LNP joining with Labor to defeat the motion 82 to 3.
Stroke survivor dreams of Olympics after recovery, as national stroke rate set to triple by 2050
After suffering a stoke at the age of seven, the doctors said Macy-Lee Smedley may never walk again. After proving them wrong she has dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete.
Ink Remix: Painting dogs, Coca-Cola and the humble biro turn Asian art on its head in Brisbane
Australian icons like the Sydney Opera House sit alongside traditional Chinese landscapes in a new exhibition that aims to show the changing nature of east Asia.
New youth justice bill to move 17yos out of adult jails introduced to Queensland Parliament
Proposed new laws to move 17-year-olds out of Queensland’s adult jails are so complex that courts will have to decide which minors to deal with under the youth justice system, Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath admits.