A union safety official says the deaths of two construction workers at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse are another example of why Queensland must make industrial manslaughter an offence.
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Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory draw 1-1 as Luke DeVere provides late heroics
A last-gasp goal from defender Luke DeVere earns Brisbane Roar a dramatic 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory in the A-League’s season opener at Lang Park.
Brisbane concrete slab tragedy: Racing officials express sympathies over workers' deaths
Brisbane Racing Club expresses its sympathies to the family and friends of two men who were killed on a construction site at its racetrack and pledge to recognise the men.
Meatworkers incomes slashed as processors struggle for cattle
Meatworkers at a southern Queensland meatworks are preparing for their third ‘food pantry’ to support fellow workers doing it tough.
Rob and Angie Watson-meatworkers doing it tough
Residents voice anger about scrapped $800m Logan public housing renewal project
The scrapping of a massive public housing renewal project at Logan, south of Brisbane, leaves some people feeling angry and “kicked in the guts”.
Machete-wielding man robs Wynnum cafe on Brisbane's bayside
A man armed with a machete robs a cafe in Tingal Road at Wynnum Central on Brisbane’s bayside, police say.
Eagle Farm construction deaths: Workers walked off job days before men killed, CFMEU says
Two workers walked off the job over safety concerns before a fatal accident which saw two men crushed to death by a big concrete slab on a construction site at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse, the CFMEU reveals.
Leanne Holland murder: A-G rejects plea for inquest by man jailed for 1991 death of 12yo Ipswich girl
Queensland’s Attorney General rejects a plea for an inquest by the man who was jailed for nearly 15 years for the 1991 murder of Ipswich schoolgirl Leanne Holland.
Queensland to recruit more child safety workers to deal with caseloads
An extra 82 new permanent child safety workers will be employed to lower caseloads in Queensland’s troubled Child Safety Department.