Updated September 30, 2016 08:22:31 The safety of Queensland bus drivers is under review amid concern over a growing number of assaults on drivers. State Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe announced the review, saying 350 drivers have been assaulted across Queensland in...
Posted September 29, 2016 07:28:40 The parents of a Queensland man who had his testes removed after he died say they have been devastated by the ordeal. Key points: Tony Deane’s partner Leith Patteson applied to have his testes removed and...
Updated September 28, 2016 13:04:54 The Australian Department of Health is not changing its health advice on a defence base contaminant, despite a United Nations (UN) toxins committee ruling the chemical is linked to serious disease. The UN’s Persistent Organic Pollutants...
Scientists and lawyers say the Australian Government can no longer claim that chemicals used on defence bases around Australia had ‘minimal’ health effects. A UN expert committee on toxins has listed the chemical PFOA under an international treaty which bans...
Updated September 27, 2016 12:35:58 The Federal Government is under pressure to acknowledge the scale of a defence base contamination issue after the United Nations linked the contaminant to serious disease. The chemicals PFOS and PFOA have leached into groundwater under...
Updated September 26, 2016 17:18:05 The Queensland Government has secured $3.6 million from failed resources company Linc Energy to begin rehabilitation efforts on the western Darling Downs. Linc Energy, now in liquidation, is accused of contaminating large swathes of prime cropping...
Updated September 26, 2016 12:50:07 The Australian Government is wasting time and money by failing to acknowledge US studies into a toxic foam chemical, a US lawyer who led a class action against the makers of the toxin has said. The...
By Alyssa Betts Posted September 25, 2016 15:15:46 Photo: Queens Park in Toowoomba was in full bloom for the city’s Carnival of Flowers. (ABC News: Alyssa Betts) Map: Toowoomba 4350 A long-kept secret to keeping grass green has helped Bob and...
Posted September 24, 2016 14:21:31 Photo: Scenic Rim residents are campaigning against the growth of massive poultry farms like this. (ABC News: Ellie Sibson) Map: Beaudesert 4285 Objections to the development of large-scale poultry farms are becoming increasingly vocal among land...
Posted September 20, 2016 17:17:28 A senior Catholic official has told the royal commission into child sexual abuse the information he had about a former priest’s “wicked and criminal” conduct was too vague to report to police. The commission heard Father...
