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Major Queensland tow truck company accused of facilitating the illegal sale of impounded car
A tow truck company with a major contract with the Queensland Police Service is being accused of facilitating the illegal sale of a car impounded under anti-hooning laws.
How to create a coffee trail to get your office moving
When you get your morning coffee, do you walk straight to the cafe or could you go the long way round to get your caffeine hit?
Queensland Sugar Limited and MSF Sugar agree on sugar marketing choice
A breakthrough in negotiations for sugar marketing choice is overshadowed by the likelihood a dispute on cane supply agreements will end up in court.
Deaf people furious over high court decision
Hopes for deaf people to serve on Queensland juries have taken a backwards step after a loss in the High Court. The Court has today dismissed an appeal from a deaf woman who argued she’d been discriminated against when excluded from a Queensland jury. It found the law does not permit an Auslan interpreter to be present during jury deliberations. Now, the Queensland Government is under pressure to alter its legislation.
Pressure-sensing technology used to analyse elephant walking traits to prevent foot disease
Queensland researchers find a way to help prevent deadly foot disease in elephants held in captivity.
The woman who uses art to help heal sick children at Lady Cilento hospital
Meet the woman responsible for handpicking more than 600 artworks that aim to brighten the day for sick children at Lady Cilento hospital.
Brisbane storm: Rochedale home's roof torn off, SES receives 60 calls for help
A spike in temperatures in Queensland later this week is forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology, as Brisbane residents mop up after an intense storm that damaged dozens of properties.
Opera singer Matt Hirst records album for charity while battling brain cancer
Ayoung Brisbane opera singerhas recorded an album for charity while battling one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.
Ipswich man waiting for payment eight years after land resumed for motorway upgrade
An Ipswich landholder lodges a $4 million compensation claim with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads saying he has not been compensated for part of his property which was resumed in 2008 to build a major road project.