By Melissa Maddison Updated April 27, 2017 17:04:41 Map: Bundaberg 4670 Controversial independent MP Rob Messenger has lost his Burnett seat to the Liberal National Party (LNP) and Labor has been almost wiped out in central Queensland. Mr Messenger was comprehensively...
By Fidelis Rego Updated April 27, 2017 17:04:41 Map: Mount Isa 4825 The Liberal National Party (LNP) has maintained its stranglehold on western Queensland, but Katter’s Australian Party has also made its mark. For the first time in 20 years, a...
When the Sky Muster satellite service is not up to scratch and the NBN seems light-years away, what does a farmer have to do to get online? A south-west Queensland cotton grower has spent the recent school holidays building a 53-metre...
The West End Film Festival has named Calloused Hearts, a short feature that deals with rural domestic violence, a finalist in its 2017 competition. Lawn Mowing Service...
Updated April 21, 2017 17:33:38 The Federal Government has flagged the possibility of phasing out a potentially harmful chemical used in firefighting foam in the wake of a spill from a Qantas hangar into the Brisbane River. Thousands of litres of...
Updated April 20, 2017 16:22:00 External Link: Mungallala is the nation’s third-poorest town Related Story:
Mungallala, Queensland: What it’s like to live in Australia’s poorest town Map: Mungallala 4467 Thousands of kilometres and $170,000 from Australia’s highest average taxable income earners...
Posted April 19, 2017 16:31:55 Photo: Recent rains have helped the water flow in the Balonne River in Queensland’s south west. (Supplied: Debbie Bradfield) Map: St George 4487 Anglers from south west Queensland say conditions have been ideal after recent rains...
Updated April 18, 2017 17:56:39 Photo: Australia could fail to meet its Paris climate commitments due to unmeasured methane leaks. (ABC News: Scott Kyle) A scientific report looking at bubbling methane emissions in a Queensland river has found that the release...
Posted April 13, 2017 17:51:05 Photo: Camping is popular at Easter in Queensland’s national parks. (ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders) Map: Crows Nest 4355 Camp sites in national parks around Queensland are often fully booked weeks in advance at this time...