As the world prepares to pause to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended World War I, a replica trench has been made by students at St Paul’s School, on Brisbane’s northside.
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Tragic story of WWI veteran who died alone in the bush
Albert Burke served his country and fought on the Western Front, but when he returned home, he was forced onto a mission and later died in the bush, alone.
Capers prove sweet success for retirees
Growing capers has become a sweet success for one retired couple, as top chefs across the country line up for the edible flower buds.
'Just like pigs and roos': Rob Katter calls for cull to deal with shark 'explosion'
Sharks are no different from pigs, kangaroos and wild horses and culling is the way to deal with their numbers, MP Rob Katter says.
'Older, but not weaker': Comp's oldest competitors claim silver and gold
They’re in their nineties and they’re doing swimmingly — meet the oldest competitors at this week’s Pan Pacific Masters Games.
Cannabis farm vows duty of care to local patients
Months behind schedule, Queensland’s first licensed medicinal cannabis farm has started growing plants and aims to manufacture next year.
Former cop haunted by mysterious 1996 death of Jeffrey Brooks who feared he'd 'cop a bullet'
A former police officer says a Lismore man feared for his life in the weeks leading up to his 1996 death, initially ruled an accidental self-inflicted gunshot to the chest.
Toddler suffers horrific burns from metal plate in Ipswich park
Simone Pickering says her 18-month-old daughter suffered second-degree burns on a metal plate in an Ipswich park. WARNING: Graphic images.
Timber farmhouses given new life as handcrafted bush furniture
The tiny south-west Queensland community of Wallumbilla has a colourful history of “can-do” people and a folk furniture project is attempting to capture that spirit.
Hardy African sheep breed provides opportunity for drought-stricken graziers
An African sheep breed which calls the Kalahari desert home is proving its worth to a growing number of Australia’s drought-stricken graziers.