Updated January 31, 2018 12:00:07 Photo: Joe Baker played for Queensland Rugby League in 1959. (Supplied: Baker family) Map: Warwick 4370 The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia’s great natural treasures, and it is thanks to the vision and tenacity...
Updated January 30, 2018 15:42:54 Linc Energy was aware it was causing environmental damage to parts of Queensland’s Western Downs, but allowed operations to continue, a District Court jury has heard. The gas company has pleaded not guilty to five counts...
Updated January 30, 2018 13:50:57 Queenslanders are more likely to put off accessing potentially life-saving medication than those from other states because of the cost, new data shows. The finding, as part of data released by the Productivity Commission, shows 8...
Updated January 30, 2018 09:58:22 Photo: Linc Energy is charged with five counts of wilfully and unlawfully causing environmental harm at Chinchilla. (ABC News) Map: Chinchilla 4413 A landmark case described by a District Court judge as “unusual” will hear how...
Posted January 29, 2018 19:30:42 Photo: Muscle Garden gym’s Kay Nyenuh says he is not surprised Mackay is the state’s heaviest region. (ABC Tropical North: Rachel Riga) It is the hefty title no-one wants, with the city of Mackay named as...
Updated January 26, 2018 06:46:58 Photo: Raheela Asif and her father Asif Rasheed are excited she can pursue her education in Australia. (ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders) Raheela Asif, 14, is happy she is not preparing for a marriage, but rather...
Updated January 26, 2018 00:30:13 Photo: Sergeant Gerry Thornton’s efforts have now been recognised by the Queensland Police Service. (ABC: Amy Phillips) An outback police officer says his gut feeling led him to investigate a supposedly “freak accident”, which ended with...
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By Sophie Colvin Updated January 20, 2018 10:59:44 Photo: Looking down from the top of Gunlom Falls in the Northern Territory. (ABC Open Contributor Heath Whiley) Map: Jabiru 0886 Australia is blessed with a vast number of stunning swimming holes, lakes,...
